After another chase trying to catch Richard, Samuel Gerard chats with his marshals about the situation.
Biggs says 'Hinky' and Gerard replies what the hell does that mean, I don't even know what that means?
Was this reference of 'Hinky' a nod to Tommy Lee Jones character 'Walter Henke' in The Package (1989)?
I think it's supposed to be spelled, "Hinky."
Kind of like saying, "Did you see the look on his face? It looked a little hinky."
"Thanks, guys." "So long, partner."
- Toy Story 3 (9/10)
It is said by that guy in the movie that it means strange or weird. To which Gerard says, "Why don't you just say strange or weird? Why Hinky? It has no meaning!"
"No officer! I swear!" Al, Toy Story 2
Checking the subtitles confirms that it is "Hinky".
But then one day I wondered if maybe it was actually meant as a play on words.
Both to indicate "Hinky" and also as a nod to the character of "Henke" from The Package.
Consider that this scene appears almost directly after the scene where Richard is found using a fake ID belonging to Desmondo Hose Ruiz.
Compare the similiarity with The Package
Or maybe I am just reading too much into the scene!
You're reading too much into the scene. Hinky is used by law enforcement officers and some military types to mean strange or weird, just as the character says.
It's just a type of slang that's a little bit more exclusive to certain lines of work.
"From now on I don't want you using words around me I don't understand." Just classic Gerard with that response.
shareIt's a great scene. Probably improvised? It sounds more like Tommy Lee Jones ad-libbing just for the fun of it. Like "What the hell are you even talking about?" It's a little gem of an interplay, it's things like that that makes this film magic.
desmondo "hose" ruiz? lmfao!
"i like your movies man, you got a great penis"