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The Guard
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The Guard is a 2011 Irish action-comedy film. Starring Brendan Gleeson as Sergeant Gerry Boyle and Don Cheadle as FBI Agent Wendell Everett, it is based in the west of Ireland. When a murder victim turns up, Gerry soon discovers that he was part of a drug smuggling ring. When his rookie partner disappears, Gerry is asked by the man's wife to find out what happened. He then gets embroiled in the dealings of a drug smuggling ring and must crack the case.The directorial debut of John Michael McDonagh. See Martin McDonagh for his brother, writer/director of In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths. | |
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The Sociopath | |
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The Sociopath: O'Leary was actually diagnosed as one in prison and insists on being referred to as such instead of as a psychopath despite not knowing the difference between the two. When the villains need someone killed, he's the one to pull the trigger. | |
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The Beard | |
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The Beard: Gabriella. She's aware Aidan is gay and that their marriage was just cover for him while allowing her to stay in Ireland. It doesn't mean she doesn't care about him. | |
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Wicked Cultured | |
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Wicked Cultured: When we first meet the villains, they're quoting the philosophy of Nietzsche. | |
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Chekhov's Gun | |
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Chekhov's Gun: When Gerry returns the bag of guns to the IRA, a Derringer, a Glock, and a Kalashnikov are missing. Turns out, Gerry kept hold of them and keeps the Derringer in his trousers, which he uses to dispatch O'Leary. The other two guns are used in the final shootout. | |
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Good Guns, Bad Guns | |
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Good Guns, Bad Guns: Inverted. Gerry makes use of a Glock and gives Wendell an AK, both of which have reputations as being the weapons for criminals and terrorists in Ireland. He did take these from the IRA. On the other hand, a few villains make use of revolvers, Cornell favours a SIG-Sauer, which is the pistol issued to armed GardaÃ, and Sheehy uses a Beretta, which has a long history of being a "Good" gun outside Italian media usage as gangster guns.. | |
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Apathetic Citizens | |
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Apathetic Citizens: Wendell tries to get information on the villains by canvassing the locals. Nobody seems willing to help, speak English, or even acknowledge him. In desperation, he even asks a horse. | |
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Funny Background Event | |
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Funny Background Event: When Gerry tells his mother about the cocaine ring and she asks if he can get her some, a priest behind them does a noticeable Double Take as he walks out the door. | |
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Spiritual Successor | |
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Spiritual Successor: To In Bruges. Completely different movies, but they share the same off-the-wall and gleefully politically incorrect style of humour, as well as Brendan Gleeson in a prominent role. Director-screenwriter John Michael McDonagh is the brother of In Bruges director Martin McDonagh, who was an executive producer on The Guard. | |
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Bald of Evil | |
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Bald of Evil: Clive Cornell. What do you expect from a villain played by Mark Strong? | |
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Revolvers Are Just Better | |
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Revolvers Are Just Better: O'Leary's weapon is a Magnum Revolver, which he uses to threaten Gerry and dispatch McBride. | |
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Bury Your Gays | |
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Bury Your Gays: Aidan, the only gay character in the film, gets shot in the back of the head. | |
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Hollywood Law | |
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Hollywood Law: Subverted. "What? C'mon, man. I'm not shooting a Kalashnikov off in the middle of Ireland. It'd be an international fucking incident." | |
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Brilliant, but Lazy | |
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Brilliant, but Lazy: It's hinted early on that Gerry's more intelligent that he lets on, but he can't seem to give a fuck about most things due to his utter discontent and boredom on the job. | |
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Face Death with Dignity | |
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Face Death with Dignity: Sheehy tells Gerry that he won't hear him beg for help as the place burns down around them, while he's too injured to move. He still ends up screaming Boyle's name as the latter departs, though. | |
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Noodle Incident | |
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Noodle Incident: Wendell claims to have been shot three times in the past. No details are revealed. | |
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Trouser Space | |
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Trouser Space: Gerry hides a Derringer in his pants just by his groin. Though it takes some looking for. | |
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Cowboy Cop | |
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Cowboy Cop: Gerry is unconventional in his policing methods. Given that the soundtrack sounds like something out of a western, this trope is pretty much established up from the start. | |
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Wide-Eyed Idealist | |
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Wide-Eyed Idealist: Aidan McBride. It gets him killed early on. | |
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FilmOfTheBook | |
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Film of the Book: Discussed. After the climax, the photographer wonders if Wendell will write a book and further ponders the idea of a big screen adaptation, even lampshading a couple of tropes used by the film in the process. | |
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Surrounded by Idiots | |
| The Guard / int_43a46119 | comment |
Surrounded by Idiots: Between the Dirty Cop's who debate a little about counting the money, the Dumb Muscle locals they end up firing, and ocassinally O'Leary Cornell feels a little bit of this. | |
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Ask a Stupid Question... | |
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Ask a Stupid Question...: Wendell is repeatedly confounded with these. Towards the end, Boyle even asks him if getting shot hurts. | |
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Worthy Opponent | |
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Worthy Opponent: The drug traffickers respect Gerry's integrity. Of course, this means that they decide that he must die for it. Cornell is even impressed with Gerry's marksmanship when he shoots him. | |
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Screw the Money, I Have Rules! | |
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Screw the Money, I Have Rules!: Gerry refuses Sheehy's bribe instead keeping up the investigation. | |
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Affably Evil | |
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Affably Evil: All three of the drug traffickers are this to a certain extent. Sheehy in particular, as he offers Gerry the chance to just walk away and even respects his ideals, even though he knows full well that he now has to die. | |
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The Dragon | |
| The Guard / int_53f5119f | comment |
Cornell's last words after being shot by Boyle are "Good shot." When Boyle plays the shooting game in pub earlier, each time Boyle fires the gun, the computer also said "Good shot." | |
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Villain Respect | |
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Villain Respect: After McBride refuses to turn around and forces O’Leary to shoot him In the Back, the drug runners all admit that took guts. | |
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First Day from Hell | |
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First Day from Hell: Aidan is murdered by the gangsters at the end of his first day in town. | |
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Citizenship Marriage | |
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Citizenship Marriage: Aidan is a Closet Gay and Gabriella needs citizenship papers to stay in the country. | |
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My God, You Are Serious! | |
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My God, You Are Serious!: Stanton asks Everett if the term "liquidating" in reference to killing someone is literal. Everett chuckles for a moment, then notices Stanton still staring at him and has a moment to blink before responding in astonishment. | |
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Author Appeal | |
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Author Appeal: Almost all the characters are well-read and cultured, including several of the villains. Given Ireland's trend toward higher learning, this isn't too much of a stretch. | |
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Explain, Explain... Oh, Crap! | |
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Explain, Explain... Oh, Crap!: When Gerry questions the point of Sheehy blackmailing him. | |
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Casting Gag | |
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Casting Gag: Dubliners are mocked a lot, especially by Gerry. Brendan Gleeson is himself a Dubliner. | |
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Turn in Your Badge | |
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Turn in Your Badge: Subverted. Stanton tells Gerry he can consider himself under suspension for a variety of snarky remarks at a briefing. Gerry simply tells him that he won't in brazen fashion and then proceeds to tell him that one of the men he's looking for is already dead. | |
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Noble Bigot with a Badge | |
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Noble Bigot with a Badge: Gerry makes openly racist comments towards Wendell and initially assumes that the attractive Eastern European woman who comes to his door is a prostitute and not his missing partner's wife. With Wendell, he's mostly trying to get a rise out of him. In the end, Wendell is the only one he can trust, since the rest of the gardai have been bribed. | |
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Hooker with a Heart of Gold | |
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Hooker with a Heart of Gold: Aoife downplays this given that she is forced to participate in a blackmailing scheme against Gerry, but she seems to genuinely like him and is a nice woman overall. | |
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HardGay | |
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Hard Gay: The reason that the IRA have a Derringer in their weapon stash. Apparently, they were the only ones able to successfully infiltrate MI5. | |
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Closet Gay | |
| The Guard / int_7b71737e | comment |
Closet Gay: Aidan. There's no clue about it until Gabriella mentions it to Gerry, since she married him for the visa and he married her to appear to be straight. And he's already dead by this point, though Sheehy implies that he knows before O'Leary shoots him. | |
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I Coulda Been a Contender! | |
| The Guard / int_7f0f19e5 | comment |
I Coulda Been a Contender!: Gerry claims that he came fourth in the Seoul Olympics as a swimmer. He does demonstrate ability as a strong swimmer and may have used this skill in the climax to escape. | |
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Cultured Badass | |
| The Guard / int_86bb7d97 | comment |
Cultured Badass: The villains like to spend car journeys discussing their favorite philosophers and have a fondness for Jazz music. Gerry's got a bit of this too, being well-versed in classic literature. | |
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Three-Way Sex | |
| The Guard / int_8c00d310 | comment |
Threeway Sex: Gerry has offscreen sex with two prostitutes who are both dressed as Gardai officers. | |
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Mistaken Nationality | |
| The Guard / int_8e3980c7 | comment |
Mistaken Nationality: Gabriella McBride is Croatian. Everybody thinks she's Romanian. Also, the first suspect in the murder case only looks Italian. | |
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Crazy Enough to Work | |
| The Guard / int_8f9f71a8 | comment |
Crazy Enough to Work: Gerry's sheer unpredictability and outlandish behavior are key to his success. | |
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The Informant | |
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The Informant: The kid who turns up from time to time informs Gerry about the stash of guns. And tries to keep the Derringer for himself. | |
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Major Injury Underreaction | |
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Major Injury Underreaction: Cornell's death. He's actually kind of impressed with Gerry's marksmanship. | |
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Arc Number | |
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Arc Number: Two subversions occur: O'Leary scrawls 5 1/2 onto a wall after killing the man who kicks off the plot. Turns out there was no real reason for it and he was just locked when he did it. The value of the drugs is constantly being stated as half a billion. They're only worth 200 million. | |
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Defiant to the End | |
| The Guard / int_966da803 | comment |
Defiant to the End: McBride, cornered, refuses to turn around for the drug traffickers, deciding to show them for the cowards they are. They shoot him, then comment on how well he took it. "He was very philosophical about it." | |
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Villains Out Shopping | |
| The Guard / int_9ae0ead1 | comment |
Villains Out Shopping: Sheehy, Cornell and O’Leary are first introduced trying to outdo each other with quotes, and show up later hanging out in an aquarium discussing their hopes for love lives. | |
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Foreshadowing | |
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Foreshadowing: Gerry takes his mom to a carehouse after she's diagnosed with a disease that leaves her a little time left before her death. The person in charge is a black man whom he doesn't disparage or insult, which is odd considering he belittles Everett later on. It's a hint of Gerry's underlying intelligence and general badassery, as well as discontent with his job as a policeman. | |
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Fetish | |
| The Guard / int_9dadfaee | comment |
Fetish: Invoked. Gerry has a thing for his prostitutes dressing as guards with ludicrously short skirts. He even asks them to bring handcuffs the next time. | |
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One-Man Army | |
| The Guard / int_9e943076 | comment |
One-Man Army: Gerry manages to kill most of the drug traffickers himself. However, he is clever enough to get Wendell to cover him from long range. | |
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Little Useless Gun | |
| The Guard / int_9f87b4fb | comment |
Little Useless Gun: Averted by the derringer. Gerry kills O'Leary with it, though it takes him quite some time to die. | |
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Sexy Discretion Shot | |
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Sexy Discretion Shot: Gerry is about to have sex with the prostitutes, then the scene shifts to something else, and this returns after they've done it. | |
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Bittersweet Ending | |
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Bitter Sweet Ending: The drug operation is definitively put down, but it is ambiguous as to whether Gerry survived the boat explosion. Though it is implied he has faked his death and moved on. note and maybe set up with one of the hookers he had had a regular tryst with, most likely Aoife. | |
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Da Chief | |
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Da Chief: Inspector Stanton is a particularly incompetent version. Also he's corrupt. | |
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Instant Death Bullet | |
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Instant Death Bullet: Averted in the cases of Sheehy and O'Leary. | |
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Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy | |
| The Guard / int_a796d2a6 | comment |
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy: The drug smugglers suffer from this hugely in the film's climax. Cornell shoots at Boyle Guns Akimbo and one Mook fires Gangsta Style. Gerry takes a round to the arm and takes his time with his aim and takes out most of them. | |
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Obfuscating Stupidity | |
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Obfuscating Stupidity: Gerry. Wendell lampshades this. | |
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Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass | |
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Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: | |
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Chekhov's Skill | |
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Chekhov's Skill: Gerry is seen playing a light gun game in the pub and is later seen out swimming. Both play major parts in the climax. | |
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Nice Job Fixing It, Villain | |
| The Guard / int_acf33d00 | comment |
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: If O'Leary hadn't been sent to kill Boyle, Wendell and Boyle would not have learned the real location of where the boat was landing. Hell, if he didn't kill McBride or the initial victim in the first place, the entire operation could have been kept under wraps. | |
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Deadpan Snarker | |
| The Guard / int_ae3d6438 | comment |
Deadpan Snarker: Gerry Boyle. It is an Irish movie with the lead played by Brendan Gleeson, after all. Wendell also gets in a few good quips. Clive also gets his share of lines: "When I signed up for the part of international drug runner, it didn't say anything about heavy lifting". Gerry seems to have inherited his snarkiness from his mother. | |
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Take That! | |
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Take That!: In the film’s very politically-incorrect sense of humour, Colin says there were plenty of gay men in the IRA, as it was the only way to infiltrate MI5. Gerry also aims a jab or two at the IRA. | |
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Hypocritical Humor | |
| The Guard / int_b707726f | comment |
The drugs are estimated to be 500 million dollars worth. Gerry calls bullshit on that, stating that's more than what he pays for in the street. In the film's climax, Sheehy incredulously states that it's only for 200 million. | |
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Blood Knight | |
| The Guard / int_b7c53a22 | comment |
Blood Knight: Cornell is revealed to have a little bit of this when he jumps at the chance to join in the final battle: "You kidding me? This is better than fucking Christmas!" | |
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Teeny Weenie | |
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Teeny Weenie: Gerry (perhaps jokingly) says his penis is very small before having sex with two prostitutes. | |
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Anti-Hero | |
| The Guard / int_beb9a361 | comment |
Anti-Hero: Gerry is a Pragmatic Hero. | |
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Mistaken for Prostitute | |
| The Guard / int_c30b3981 | comment |
Mistaken for Prostitute: When Gabriella first turns up on his doorstep, Gerry assumes that she's a hooker who has turned up on the wrong night. She doesn't seem too insulted by it and explains that she's looking for his help. | |
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CorruptCop | |
| The Guard / int_cd70c3dc | comment |
Corrupt Cop: Gerry is amazingly corrupt, in that he frequents prostitutes, steals evidence, drinks and takes drugs on shift, and even returns guns to the IRA. Amazingly, he's one of the few guards in the film not on the villains' payroll. They try to bribe and blackmail him, but he simply doesn't give a shit. | |
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Refuge in Audacity | |
| The Guard / int_d45c0b86 | comment |
Refuge in Audacity: Everything Gerry says at the briefing. Wendell notes that he has some balls on him for speaking to Stanton in the manner that he does. | |
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Eagleland Osmosis | |
| The Guard / int_d56c9b8d | comment |
Eagleland Osmosis: McBride speaks and acts much like an American cop. Boyle lampshades this. | |
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Vitriolic Best Buds | |
| The Guard / int_d7fc9fd0 | comment |
Vitriolic Best Buds: Gerry and Wendell, mostly due to Gerry's constant racist remarks. Though, he may be just trying to get a rise out of him. | |
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Insistent Terminology | |
| The Guard / int_e563bf09 | comment |
Insistent Terminology: O'Leary isn't a psychopath, he's a sociopath. Though, he doesn't actually know what the difference is. He was simply told this in prison. | |
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Only a Flesh Wound | |
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Only a Flesh Wound: Gerry says this about his shoulder wound. | |
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Never Found the Body | |
| The Guard / int_f516f938 | comment |
Never Found the Body: Gerry's body is never found, leaving it ambiguous as to whether he survived. | |
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Running Gag | |
| The Guard / int_f9f2c33 | comment |
Running Gag: "They got that man over from the FBI." "Oooh, Behavioral Science Unit?" "...No, Drugs." Apparently the BSU's training reputation internationally precedes it. | |
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Heroic Neutral | |
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Heroic Neutral: Sums up Gerry to a tee. He just wants to enjoy his day off, and his taking on the drug traffickers is motivated partially by irritation that they killed his partner, partially because a drug trafficking case is just too much boring work | |
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Wouldn't Hit a Girl | |
| The Guard / int_fc45bac0 | comment |
Wouldn't Hit a Girl: Boyle is incensed when one of his prostitute friends is beaten up. Sheehy, for his part, agrees, and tries to pass the blame off onto his associates. | |
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Brick Joke | |
| The Guard / int_fe0330fb | comment |
Brick Joke: The drugs are estimated to be 500 million dollars worth. Gerry calls bullshit on that, stating that's more than what he pays for in the street. In the film's climax, Sheehy incredulously states that it's only for 200 million. Devaney is mistaken for an Italian early in the film. When watching the CCTV footage of him beating another man with a blunderbuss later on, Wendell asks "The Italian guy?" Gerry asks Wendell if being shot hurts, to which Wendell responds yes. Gerry himself takes a round to the arm with little damage in the climax. | |
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Pet the Dog | |
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Pet the Dog: Gerry takes the time to look after his mother, who is dying of cancer. When Gabriela, Aiden's wife, comes by Gerry's house since her husband's disappearance, he puts some effort by preparing some tea and comforting her. | |
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