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Vee Quiva
03-17-2005, 10:31 AM
Who is the character DJ based on? He's the one who runs the bluff with the 2-7 off suit and later helps Stuey get clean.
GreywolfNYC
03-17-2005, 11:49 AM
I think the character is based on Jack Strauss, if I remember correctly.
GrandmaStabone
03-17-2005, 05:53 PM
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I think the character is based on Jack Strauss, if I remember correctly.

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TheJackal
03-17-2005, 06:04 PM
I thought it was TJ Cloutier, the characters name is DJ Cutter, but I'm probably wrong.
Hold'me
03-17-2005, 06:09 PM
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I thought it was TJ Cloutier, the characters name is DJ Cutter, but I'm probably wrong.

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Rick Nebiolo
03-17-2005, 06:24 PM
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I think the character is based on Jack Strauss, if I remember correctly.

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He sure looked like Strauss, but Jack died many years before Ungar died. In the movie it seemed the character was close to Stu until the end.

Perhaps this could be a combination of two characters. I believe this a common movie technique.

~ Rick
GrandmaStabone
03-17-2005, 07:42 PM
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I think the character is based on Jack Strauss, if I remember correctly.

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He sure looked like Strauss, but Jack died many years before Ungar died. In the movie it seemed the character was close to Stu until the end.

Perhaps this could be a combination of two characters. I believe this a common movie technique.

~ Rick

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For craps sake, I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THIS IS AN EXACT HAND THAT JACK STRAUSS PLAYED. PLEASE do not make me dig it up.
Rick Nebiolo
03-18-2005, 05:09 AM
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[For craps sake, I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THIS IS AN EXACT HAND THAT JACK STRAUSS PLAYED. PLEASE do not make me dig it up.

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I agree about the hand but it is still possible that they combined characters to streamline the plot.

~ Rick