Blatant Lies: "A nothing witness to a nothing trial".Not so averted with Blakelock in the backstory. Attempted Rape: Played straight (in that it was attempted, but stopped by Shockley) with the biker gang. The phrase just becomes more and more sarcastic as Shockley and Malley become victim of the Mafia's outright insane attempts to eliminate them. Arc Words: Several times it's mentioned that the mission to bring Malley to court in Phoenix is a mission to being "a nothing witness to a nothing trial".which raises an interesting question: how did Shockley himself learn to ride so well? All Bikers Are Hell's Angels: Played absolutely straight with the group of bikers Shockley and Malley encounter at two points, which are louts who are not above raping Malley and beating up Shockley (a cop) to a pulp (although Shockley did stole one of their bikes at gunpoint).Malley herself is no good in a fight, although she manages to blow away Blakelock via headshot at the end. Action Survivor: Eastwood's Shockley is so much a subversion of Dirty Harry-type Cowboy Cops that it's almost Playing Against Type (or Decon-Recon Switch).And this figure has employed Shockley's own boss, the corrupt Police Commissioner Blakelock ( William Prince), to ensure that neither of them return to Phoenix.Ĭompare 16 Blocks, in which Bruce Willis must also escort a witness to trial while struggling against Dirty Cops. However, Mally is convinced that Shockley was only sent so they could get rid of him, and, after a few incidents involving a racehorse bet and the destruction of Mally's own house (with them in it), Shockley learns that Mally not only has mob ties, but also has incriminating evidence against a high figure in Phoenix society. Which, of course, means that he's the one being chosen to escort a prostitute named Augustina "Gus" Mally ( Sondra Locke) across state lines to a "nothing" trial at which she is to testify. (Poster art by Frank Frazetta)Ĭlint Eastwood's Deconstruction of his own Cowboy Cop image, released in 1977.īen Shockley (Eastwood) is a Phoenix cop whose dream of hitting "the big case" has been ruined by a few too many glasses of Jack Daniels. If you are having any issues, shoot us an email, Contact MPGH Support.Ten million bullets. Ads are removed, almost completely ad free browsing.Let your voice be heard! You can post, reply, and share whatever is on your mind.Active marketplace for gamers and people like you, with thousands of contributors and over half a million posts.Interact with our great community, and make new friends with our members.Free access to tutorials, resources, information, tools, trainers, cheats and hacks.
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