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  • 03-14-2007, 09:14 PM
    PeruvianSkies
    Avatar Trivia...
    Does anyone know who my Avatar is a picture of???
  • 03-15-2007, 05:03 AM
    GMichael
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by PeruvianSkies
    Does anyone know who my Avatar is a picture of???
    That's my evil brother George. Keep him away from me!

    :incazzato:
  • 03-17-2007, 04:47 PM
    Gerald Cooperberg
    Quote:
    Does anyone know who my Avatar is a picture of???
    So tell us, already. I'm dying to know... I can't quite read that writing, but it looks like it says The Killers...? I haven't seen any of the myriad films with that title.

    -Coop
  • 03-17-2007, 08:10 PM
    PeruvianSkies
    The Killers...
    This is a picture of Clu Gulager from the film THE KILLERS (1964) and he plays the sidekick hitman to Lee Marvin. Both are the main inspiration to the outfits worn in two Tarantino films, essentially the hitmen characters in PULP FICTION (played by Samual L and Travolta) as well as the RESERVOIR DOGS gang.

    If you have NOT seen the 1964 version of THE KILLERS based on Ernest Hemingway you must!!! If for no other reason than to see Ronald Reagan as a pimp.
  • 03-17-2007, 08:13 PM
    ForeverAutumn
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by PeruvianSkies
    If you have NOT seen the 1964 version of THE KILLERS based on Ernest Hemingway you must!!!
    Can you elaborate on the Hemingway connection? Thanks.
  • 03-17-2007, 08:49 PM
    PeruvianSkies
    Sure thang...
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
    Can you elaborate on the Hemingway connection? Thanks.
    The 1964 Version of THE KILLERS is a remake of the 1946 film of the same title. Both are based on a short story by Ernest Hemingway, I believe it was called THE MATADORS from 1927.
  • 03-18-2007, 06:33 AM
    ForeverAutumn
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by PeruvianSkies
    The 1964 Version of THE KILLERS is a remake of the 1946 film of the same title. Both are based on a short story by Ernest Hemingway, I believe it was called THE MATADORS from 1927.
    Thanks. I've read all of Papa's novels but I'm not very familiar with his short stories.

    After a quick Wikipedia search...the short story is also called The Killers.

    Cheers!