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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is a 1976 film by John Cassavetes.Cosmo Vittelli (Ben Gazzara) is the owner of a burlesque nightclub. As the film opens he is handing off his last payment to the Mafia loanshark who helped finance the place. Cosmo is a surprisingly Benevolent Boss who is friendly with all the strippers in his employ; one of them, a tall, gorgeous black woman named Rachel, is his girlfriend.Cosmo, in a celebratory mood after paying off his loan, goes to a high-stakes poker game. This proves to be a major mistake because, quicker than you can blink, Cosmo is once again in debt to the Mafia for $23,000, and he doesn't have it. The Mafiosi, led by a boss named Flo, demand immediate payment in services. Specifically, they demand that he kill a certain Chinese bookie.Originally released in a 135-minute cut; later edited down to 108 minutes, which was the version most commonly available until The Criterion Collection released the original cut on home video.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_2'); }) | |
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Burlesque: What Cosmo's nightclub offers, not straight-up pole stripping, but comic burlesque skits in which the girls appear in skimpy clothing while Mr. Sophistication sings songs. | |
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Bittersweet Ending: Cosmo kills all the mafia goons in the shootout and survives—probably. But he seems to have lost Rachel after Rachel's mom, who calls the shots, refuses to let her have anything more to do with Cosmo. And there's still the open question of the bullet in his side and whether or not it still might kill him, since he can't go to the doctor. | |
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Camp Gay: Terry aka "Mr. Sophistication", who appears in the burlesque skits with the strippers. He wears more makeup than they do. | |
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Chiaroscuro: Many dark and shadowy shots in the nightclub. One particularly noteworthy shot comes early in the film, with Cosmo in a very dark bar, but lit so that his white sports coat practically gleams. | |
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