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Dillinger (1973)
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A 1973 biopic/gangster film chronicling the life of Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger. Directed by John Milius, the film focuses of the Dillinger gang's crime spree through the Midwest during the early 1930s and FBI agent Melvin Purvis' dogged pursuit of the criminal.Warren Oates portrays the gangster as a larger-than-life celebrity who is both feared and revered by the public. Dillinger is an egotistical mastermind who believes his own press and views himself as an immortal force of nature, the "best damn bank robber" around. On the flip side, Ben Johnson plays FBI agent Purvis, who sees it as both his duty to apprehend the notorious criminal as well as a personal quest to seek vengeance for the Kansas City Massacre, a violent attack that left several federal agents and police officers dead. Cloris Leachman portrays brothel owner Anna Sage, who agrees to finger Dillinger for Purvis in the hopes of preventing her deportation from the U.S.The film also stars former The Mamas & the Papas singer Michelle Phillips as Dillinger's girlfriend Billie Frechette, and features early performances by Richard Dreyfuss and Steve Kanaly in meaty supporting roles.Compare the 1945 Dillinger made by Monogram Pictures, which unlike this version's more realistic portrayal, has the title character as a blood-thirsty maniac. The big-budget Michael Mann-directed Public Enemies (2009) would also cover similar territory, somewhat glossing over Dillinger's character. Milius later wrote two made-for-TV sequels, Melvin Purvis: G-Man and The Kansas City Massacre, starring Dale Robertson as Purvis. (Steve Kanaly appears in the first film, but as a different character.) | |
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More Dakka | |
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More Dakka: At the start of the film, the gang members seem content using Tommy Guns, handguns and shotguns for pulling off their bank jobs. As law enforcement and civilians become more violent toward them, many switch to the heavy-hitting BAR M1918 automatic rifle. | |
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Guns Akimbo | |
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Guns Akimbo: Purvis takes on killer Wilbur Underhill while dual-wielding two Colt 1911s. Pretty Boy Floyd also prefers to use two 1911s in gunfights. Nelson faces down FBI agent Sam Cowley with a Tommy gun in one hand and a pistol in the other. This doesn't end well for either of them. | |
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Hair-Trigger Temper: Baby Face Nelson has this in spades. Mows down an entire street full of people during a robbery because he's pissed the bank's alarm has been tripped. Spends a considerable amount of the film screaming and threatening to shoot people. Truth in Television, as Nelson was notorious for wanton and unnecessary violence. | |
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Screw the Rules, I Make Them! | |
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Screw the Rules, I Make Them!: Pretty much Purvis' attitude toward the legality of FBI agents killing Dillinger, who up until that point hadn't violated federal law. | |
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Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking | |
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Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: John Dillinger was an infamous bank robber and killer during his day, but because of limitations in federal laws at the time, the FBI was not able to pursue him. He eventually broke one law that allowed the feds to chase him: driving a stolen car across state lines. | |
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Badass Boast | |
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Badass Boast: Dillinger is known to deliver these on occasion. | |
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Bank Robbery | |
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Bank Robbery: John Dillinger's claim to fame, and by his own admission, what he's the very best at. | |
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Villain Protagonist: Despite being the main characters, Dillinger and his gang are flagrant thieves and killers. | |
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There Is No Kill Like Overkill | |
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There Is No Kill like Overkill: How Pretty Boy and Homer Van Meter go down. | |
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Take That! | |
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Take That!: A few negative comments toward fellow bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde by Floyd and Dillinger could be taken to be a subtle snipe at the earlier film. This might also have basis in reality; Dillinger was rumored to have despised the pair due to their extreme violence. | |
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Too Dumb to Live | |
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Too Dumb to Live: Van Meter, who's normally one of the more moderate members of the gang, foolishly opens fire on a town filled with farmers. Unfortunately for him, every shop in town has NRA posters on the front windows... | |
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Only I Can Kill Him | |
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Only I Can Kill Him: Purvis says he swears personal vengeance on several criminals, with Dillinger as he personal Arch-Nemesis. During the stakeout at the Biograph movie theater, Purvis instructs his men that when he identifies Dillinger leaving the theater, he'll light a cigar, which is the signal to swoop in and arrest him. Despite this, he walks up to Dillinger and goads him into going for his gun before personally gunning down the gangster himself. | |
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Finish Him! | |
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Finish Him!: Nelson's cruel but probably smart recommendation when a gutshot Carroll is crying out in the hotel. | |
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The Ken Burns Effect | |
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The Ken Burns Effect: The whole opening credit sequence plays over a montage of photos from the Great Depression, as the camera pans and scans them. The effect keeps going over the beginning of Purvis's narration, with photos of the Kansas City Massacre as Purvis talks about how he swore vengeance. | |
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Historical Villain Upgrade | |
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Historical Villain Upgrade: Dillinger and his gang are shown to be the ones committing the Kansas City Massacre, which to this day the participants of have not been proven. While the FBI claimed that Pretty Boy Floyd was present (something that Floyd denied to his dying breath), the FBI never accused Dillinger for the Massacre. | |
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Call-Forward | |
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Call-Forward: "One of these days, a broad's going to let him down." Anna Sage did just that. | |
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Not Quite Dead | |
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Not Quite Dead: Baby Face Nelson seems to be in the standard Dies Wide Open position on the ground. But as the FBI guys approach him, his chest heaves and he squeezes off one last burst from his machine gun. | |
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Composite Character: This movie's Melvin Purvis is closer to the old-school Western lawmen-turned-FBI agents like Charles Winstead and Herman Hollis than the real man, an educated, well-connected bureaucrat from South Carolina. | |
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Damn, It Feels Good to Be a Gangster! | |
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Damn, It Feels Good to Be a Gangster!: All of the robbers tend to have this outlook on life, until the shooting starts... | |
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Inspector Javert | |
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Inspector Javert: Purvis' whole relationship with criminals, particularly Dillinger. Has an obsession with hunting down those he feels are responsible for the Kansas City Massacre. | |
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Would Hit a Girl: This Dillinger is a meaner version than the dashing cavalier played by Johnny Depp. He punches Billie in the face. | |
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Historical Beauty Update: Inverted with Melvin Purvis, who was considerably younger than he is portrayed here. Averted with Dillinger himself, as Warren Oates bears an uncanny resemblance to the real Dillinger. | |
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