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Who is the big guy that carries the writer wheelchair ???


Is it a new character that was never introduced until that part of the film or is it someone Alex knows before going to jail?

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It's a new character, but his size along with the writer's obvious thirst for revenge creates a lot of tension. And of course, he was even scarier later on as Luke's dad.

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It was David Prowse who was Darth Vader in the original Star Wars movies. The voice of course was James Earl Jones (a very wise choice since he has a great voice).

Schrodinger's cat walks into a bar, or doesn't.

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Oh ffs it has nothing to do with tension etc etc... It's his loss of own self-worth. It's about taking the 'upper-classes' (which is what this man represents) and how through juvenile delinquency, the man is barely even a part of what he once was. The whole point of that character is support.

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He really filled out a speedo! WOW!

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He was someone extra strong hired by the crippled guy, after he had been injured and had gotten out of the hospital, to help him and carry him around, and protect and serve as his bodyguard.

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Prowse mentioned he had to carry that guy in the wheelchair all day long up and down the stairs.

It's that man again!!

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