So what kind of acid was it that the “Cleaner” (Harvey Keitel) was using on the bodies in the tub?
I'm thinking Hydrochloric?
Was it his intention to dissolve the bodies all together, sending them down the drain, or using the acid to cover-up the cause of death, or remove any evidence?
I would think that using acid to entirely dissolve the bodies would be very difficult, and he’d need a lot more that just those few bottles.
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It was sulfuric acid. I'm surprised he didn't wear gloves on his hands while hefting that heavy container.
shareSend the bodies down the drain? LMAO
The point is just to get rid of evidence (facial, finger prints, hair and cause of death)
If he brought a ribber liner or cut the bodies up and put them in a rubber container, this could work. It could have been done in a couple hours, and she was supposed to be getting her hair done, so it makes sense.
Yeah, but in the movie he was just pouring it on their heads, which was just nasty. No wet works.
The whole point of sending a "cleaner" to destroy the facial characteristics of the woman and her two bodyguards (plus the hotel security guard) makes no sense to me. Surely the hotel manager and other hotel employees knew the identity of the woman who lived in the penthouse with two bodyguards and could have given that information to the police later.
shareIts not quite apparent why the Cleaner used the acid, prob to make him look dangerous/professional.
Probably done, as you surmised, to cover up the cause of death or other evidence. I've seen this done in another movie so the criminal would make identifying the dead that much harder, by buring the face and teeth, fingers.
Maybe he was bored?
Also, why do they have the same cleaner in Pulp Fiction. He died.
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