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You can have the money and the hammer or you can walk out of here… scene question?


Let’s say for the sake of argument the guy in the blue jacket who Sam let walk out unharmed had been in serious debt with Nicky or other loan shark types and his life depended on that money, and had hypothetically chosen the money and hammer option, do you think Sam would have given him the $100,000.00 after crippling his hand? Was that a legitimate offer from Sam? Seems fairly generous to be honest, to give someone that choice.
I can buy that Sam was being sincere but I’m also curious as to what y’all think.

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No, it was rethorical.
Had he been that stupid or greedy, he would have gotten the hammer only.

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Appreciate your perspective, I’m always thinking about how alternate scenarios might play out in films that I like.

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Sure, it was an interesting question to reply to.

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