I just saw the movie and was confused about a scene where one of Brad Whitewood Sr's gang members (Tony Pine)was shown in a bed and was in pain, such that he had to put a rag in his mouth. Was he shooting up? I did not understand that scene. Anyone have any idea's?
shareI think he was having an epileptic fit.
shareYeah, I thinks that's what it had to be. It really was out of nowhere, though. Definitely wasn't necessary to show.
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Well, it wasn't really from "out of nowhere" - earlier in the film when Brad Sr. was introducing the gang to Brad Jr., he says: "And this is Tony Pine, he's epileptic". I think they put that in the film because it was starting to get tense in the gang due to all the f-ups.
shareYeah, you're right. It definitely upped the intensity. I guess I more-so meant that it seemed more was going to happen, but he just started freaking out, then bit a towel.
"The saddest thing in life is wasted talent."
The towel is to keep himself from swallowing his tongue during the seizure, or to prevent him from biting it.
shareHe was having a seizure. As a side note, you should never put anything into the mouth of someone having a seizure -- it increases the risk of aspiration and of blocking the airway. It is physically impossible to swallow your tongue and it's better to bite it than to interfere with breathing.
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Definately an epi fit.
Rag was used because individuals tend to bite down and could bite his tongue off.
Stress, anxiety, lack of sleep, severe depression can all be triggers for epileptic seizures, so it does make sense that they would show that.
shareI thought it was someone in Brad's prison cell, and he was trying to kill himself, since he had something in his mouth and was moving around uncontrollably, i couldnt tell who he was or what he was doing as it shows him in the dark.
Was tony pine in the cell with brad, as i think brad was still in prison at that point ?
That character was based on the real life Ricky Mitchell, who was an epileptic among other things. A rather loathsome according to the detectives/agents who had to work with him (he ended up turning against the Johnston brothers).
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