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Rig - Gay subtext? (possible spoilers)

posted 20 years ago by katie-130
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When Rig is in the bar burning Nick Beam's business card, he seems unhappy. He certainly isn't enjoying himself with all the women around. Then when Rig and Charlie are in the car, Rig tells Chalie that he's a handsome man and any woman would go for him. His constant mockery of T. and Nick led me to believe that maybe this guy was repressing his gay orientation. I kind of feel bad for him.
Anyone else get this feeling or have any evidence against it?

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[–] philZman 20 years ago

I'd say Nick hit the nail when he told him he's a bully being all mean cause he had problems in his childhood, and I think he wanted revenge more than anything. He wasn't enjoying himself because he was about to burst out of anger thinking of Nick, but then later when they caught them they found so much money on them that they let it slide (Nick wasn't in the hotel, he would have probably killed him if he was) and tried to flee with the money.