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Post by jazzguy on Jan 12, 2021 1:24:08 GMT -5
Always liked the movie but could never figure that out. The innerwebz say everything from "cause he could" to he was showing off, he was afraid of putting it in drive for fear of triggering a car bomb.
Anyone know the definitive answer?
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 12, 2021 8:07:42 GMT -5
Backing down a one way street is a very New York gangster thing to do, as if that makes it ok. We see it all the time here.
Not sure if that was the intention, but as a New Yorker, it didn’t even strike me as odd.
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Post by thumbpicker on Jan 14, 2021 21:44:09 GMT -5
It was the bomb thing ..
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 14, 2021 22:02:03 GMT -5
Definitely not. If that was the case, he wouldn’t have loaned Calogero the car for his date. After which, Sonny said the car wouldn’t start, and then they found something on the engine. It was starting the car he was worried about. Had there been an issue with driving forward and having to drive in reverse, Somny would have either told Calogero this or would not have given him the car. I’m pretty sure my theory is right. I’ve grown up among these guys, driving in reverse on a one way street is a known phenomenon. And I checked the movie, at least some of the street in that scene was one way in the other direction. |
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Post by jazzguy on Jan 14, 2021 22:13:12 GMT -5
Definitely not. If that was the case, he wouldn’t have loaned Calogero the car for his date. After which, Sonny said the car wouldn’t start, and then they found something on the engine. It was starting the car he was worried about. Had there been an issue with driving forward and having to drive in reverse, Somny would have either told Calogero this or would not have given him the car. I’m pretty sure my theory is right. I’ve grown up among these guys, driving in reverse on a one way street is a known phenomenon. And I checked the movie, at least some of the street in that scene was one way in the other direction. I didn't see any street signs, but there were cars parked in the street in both directions. And yeah that was only a block away drive, doubt Sonny was doing all of his driving in reverse. |
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 14, 2021 22:16:36 GMT -5
1:08, after the turn, clearly cars facing one direction, no center line, clear one way street.
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Post by LTB on Jan 19, 2021 0:07:45 GMT -5
Backing down a one way street is a very New York gangster thing to do, as if that makes it ok. We see it all the time here. Not sure if that was the intention, but as a New Yorker, it didn’t even strike me as odd. That would be a bit weird in Texas at least in the 60's and 70's but now nothing strikes me odd anymore |
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Post by thumbpicker on Jan 20, 2021 19:06:04 GMT -5
Definitely not. If that was the case, he wouldn’t have loaned Calogero the car for his date. After which, Sonny said the car wouldn’t start, and then they found something on the engine. It was starting the car he was worried about. Had there been an issue with driving forward and having to drive in reverse, Somny would have either told Calogero this or would not have given him the car. I’m pretty sure my theory is right. I’ve grown up among these guys, driving in reverse on a one way street is a known phenomenon. And I checked the movie, at least some of the street in that scene was one way in the other direction. Or would he? Honestly I remember them talking about the driving down the street in reverse and the bomb connotations as well... but I haven't seen the movie in years |
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Post by rickyguitar on Jan 21, 2021 5:16:08 GMT -5
To get yo the other side.
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 21, 2021 12:29:09 GMT -5
It’s such a New York thing that I can’t even understand how it’s a question.
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Post by K4 on Jan 21, 2021 16:19:29 GMT -5
Pretty clever if you ask me. I might have to try it next time I'm in Covington.
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Post by LTB on Jan 21, 2021 18:25:07 GMT -5
Pretty clever if you ask me. I might have to try it next time I'm in Covington. Back in the day ( late 70’s) at DFW Airport we couldnt figure how this one guy always seem to get to a downed train first nearly everytime as we had to leave a terminal area turn right and take one way service road and loop around to it. One day I rode with him. We got a call and he left terminal and turned right as he should, got over in left lane of the 2 lane service road, stopped, slammed it in reverse, floored it and backed down to it with emergency lights on and cars moving around him. I thought he was crazy but it worked great. No mystery after that. 😂 |
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