TCOM.. Gives Vincent his Bushka?!

[PickPocket]

Ok, I do really appreciate this flick, I've watched it more than others, it's my go-to.

The thing that STILL gets me is why on earth Eddie would "Give" Vincent HIS "BUSHKA"?! I GET wanting to entice/allure him into what the game could be from HIS vantage point. Get him Hooked & than teach him the hustle etc.

Why not let him just use it, than perhaps have something made/ordered and present that to him as HIS OWN. KEEP YOUR "Bushka"!

He ends up with it in the end, but WOW what a gamble! At any point Vincent could have just quit & skated with it. Bye. Done.

That Cue MUST have meant a great deal to Eddie for him to keep it around through his "retirement years".

Just random thoughts..

 

[Black-Balled]

Have you ever stared in his eyes? You would do the same.

 

[skor]

He played him, gave him a Joss that looks nothing like a Balabushka and still got from him what he wanted.
Still a good cue, the rest of the cast got McDermotts....

 

[Ken_4fun]

Lighten up, Its just a movie.

 

[Chopdoc]

Ok, I do really appreciate this flick, I've watched it more than others, it's my go-to.

The thing that STILL gets me is why on earth Eddie would "Give" Vincent HIS "BUSHKA"?! I GET wanting to entice/allure him into what the game could be from HIS vantage point. Get him Hooked & than teach him the hustle etc.

Why not let him just use it, than perhaps have something made/ordered and present that to him as HIS OWN. KEEP YOUR "Bushka"!

He ends up with it in the end, but WOW what a gamble! At any point Vincent could have just quit & skated with it. Bye. Done.

That Cue MUST have meant a great deal to Eddie for him to keep it around through his "retirement years".

Just random thoughts..

You're post said it.

It was a gamble.

 

[JAM]

Have you ever stared in his eyes? You would do the same.

Speaking of eyes! Just last night, Keith (McCready) and I were talking about TCOM and eyesight. We're both dealing with the changes in our eyes that come with aging, and somehow the conversation turned to Paul Newman's eyes.

He recalled how striking Paul's eyes were, saying they were the bluest he'd ever seen, almost crystal-clear blue, that when you were standing right in front of Paul, talking face-to-face, you couldn't help but notice just how blue they were. He always figured those unforgettable blue eyes had a lot to do with Paul's appeal to the ladies, and he might be right. The eyes have it!

 

[straightline]

It's a metaphor for giving Vincent his Bushka.

 

[WildWing]

Didn't look anything like a Bushka.

 

[skip100]

No way. Next thing you’ll tell me the 250 GT California in Ferris Bueller wasn’t real either?

 

[garczar]

No way. Next thing you’ll tell me the 250 GT California in Ferris Bueller wasn’t real either?

A guy here in town had one of those 'Faux-rrari's' Made by a co. in Calif. Had a built hi-po 302 in it. Nice ride but no real 250GT.