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Who did he steal the money from?

posted 11 years ago by movie_nazi
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I'm confused as to who he stole the money from because he was being chased my cops yet a gangster was collecting the money. Was it a job that Gibson's character was hired to do by the gangster?

[–] benman46 11 years ago

You must have nodded off during the movie, he stole from Frank. Obviously.

[–] movie_nazi 11 years ago

You must have nodded off during the movie, he stole from Frank. Obviously.

Yeah no s*&t but COPS were chasing him. So Frank is powerful enough to have cops chase someone who stole his illegitimate money?

[–] benman46 11 years ago

We don't know how the money was stolen, just that the money belonged to Frank. He spent the whole movie trying to get it back which would indicate that the money belonged to him. The fact that he said " where's my money" and variations thereof was another clue. The cops could have been in his pocket or not but we didn't know how the money was stolen.

[–] zebrahead1976 8 years ago

That's defiantly a possible theory. Frank is a boss, what boss doesn't have cops on their payroll. It happens often, in fictional movies and reality

[–] KutWrite 9 years ago

I sometimes over-think things, but I thought Driver stole the money in a caper for Frank, an uber-crook. Then, he double-crossed Frank and took the money for himself.

Thus, if it was, say, a bank-robbery masterminded or underwritten by Frank, he'd want the money, plus the hides of those who double-crossed him. The cops would be involved via a phone call from whoever was robbed, or even an anonymous "tip" from Frank.

In other words, this could've been a twist on the plot of Steve McQueen's "The Getaway," in which the master-mind tries to double-cross the hero.

[–] movie_nazi 9 years ago

I sometimes over-think things, but I thought Driver stole the money in a caper for Frank, an uber-crook. Then, he double-crossed Frank and took the money for himself.

Thus, if it was, say, a bank-robbery masterminded or underwritten by Frank, he'd want the money, plus the hides of those who double-crossed him. The cops would be involved via a phone call from whoever was robbed, or even an anonymous "tip" from Frank.

In other words, this could've been a twist on the plot of Steve McQueen's "The Getaway," in which the master-mind tries to double-cross the hero.

Pretty good analysis. I appreciate your input and seems to make sense.

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[–] hobartz 8 years ago

Anybody who manages to work the double cross of "Getaway" into a discussion of "Get the Gringo" gets two thumbs up! Three if you can also work in the multiple double crosses in "Charley Varrick".