Plot for myself——Thousand Nets Crisis (Baidu Encyclopedia)

Martina 2022-01-13 08:01:48

In Los Angeles, the 25-year-old Roy is a salesman on the surface, but actually makes a living by cheating. His girlfriend Myra is a prostitute who intends to cheat with Roy, but Roy refuses. One time Roy failed to deceive and was beaten up. His mother Lily came to visit her son and guessed that Roy was following in her footsteps as a liar, so she begged her son to forgive her past and persuade him Diverted. Myra proposed to Roy to run a big business in partnership. After being rejected again, she angrily accused Roy of falling in love with her mother. Lily got some money scammed when registering a bet, but Myra knew about it, so she informed the big liar Bobo Justus. Lily, who was terrified of Bobo, fled to a motel in a car filled with swindled money. Unexpectedly, Myra followed him... Roy was summoned by the police to identify his mother’s unrecognizable body, Roy recognized The body is Myra, but he said nothing. Lily tried to flee with the money Roy obtained by fraud, but was caught by her son on the spot. Lily told Roy: She killed Myra out of self-defense because Myra wanted to strangle her. Roy ignored her mother's plea and insisted that she surrender herself. In desperation, Lily was even willing to have sex with her son, provided that the son would give her money. When Roy flinched, Lily, who scolded her son, accidentally smashed the glass he was holding. Roy, who was stabbed in the throat by the shards, fell to the ground and died. After crying bitterly, Lily collected the money that had fallen on the floor and fled the scene.

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  • Kennedy 2022-03-25 09:01:16

    Neo noir, lighting controls. IMDB7.0

  • Omari 2022-03-24 09:03:04

    A film about a liar starring John Cusack and Annette Bening, which won 4 Oscars for Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 63rd (1991) Academy Awards nominate. I don't see how good the movie is.

The Grifters quotes

  • Lilly Dillon: You're working some angle, and don't tell me you're not because I wrote the book!

    Roy Dillon: What about you? You still handling playback money for the mob?

    Lilly Dillon: THAT's me. That's who I am. You were never cut out for the rackets, Roy.

    Roy Dillon: How come?

    Lilly Dillon: You aren't tough enough.

    Roy Dillon: Not as tough as you, huh?

    Lilly Dillon: Get off the grift, Roy.

    Roy Dillon: Why?

    Lilly Dillon: You haven't got the stomach for it.

  • Lilly Dillon: I was hoping we could play it straight with one another.

    Roy Dillon: I guess not.

    Lilly Dillon: I guess you won't be getting a straight job, either.

    Roy Dillon: Not this week.

    Lilly Dillon: Not ever.

    Roy Dillon: It's up to me. I'm strictly short con. It's nothing but small time stuff. I can walk away from it anytime I want.

    Lilly Dillon: Where have I heard that before?

    Roy Dillon: Yeah, but I'm in control.

    Lilly Dillon: Sure. You're only 25 years old, already you can lay down four grand without even turning a hair. Grift's like anything else, Roy. You don't stand still. You either go up or down. Usually down, sooner or later.

    Roy Dillon: Well, I'll let it be a surprise, then.