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I wish I had a gun on me, then I could have shot the gasoline tank on the truck.
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That wouldn't do much, except spill the contents of the tank, which, in turn, would make the truck lighter and swifter and faster on the road. I used to think that a fired bullet at a gas tank would inevitably cause an explosion, but that myth, well turned out to be a myth
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Such an American solution. Gun solves problem. What about other people on the road. What about getting busted for endangering people? No more fun to shoot a gun.
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I'm imagining you as an indistinct european man, wearing a beret, and smoking a cigarette while saying that.
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Maybe ditch the car and hitch a ride to a bus terminal or train station and go home. However, the trucker would somehow get his address from his license plate and show up at his house. That would have sent me over the edge. LOL. I can't think of anything else I would have done. Great movie.
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I'd repair the goddamn radiator hose!
He's going in to your room, it's you he wantsoffer him yourself!!
He's going in to your room, it's you he wantsoffer him yourself!!
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How about turn around and go another way?
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Get out and walk off road.
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I would have been out of that car immediately, and risk walking across wild terrain if necessary.
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I think he thought about stopping or turning around, but after awhile he got into the 'game' or the 'duel' and wanted to triumph over the trucker at any cost. And yes, it is hard to think on the move and realize mistakes that were made along the way. I think Mann thought he outsmarted the trucker that one time by waiting and then oh crap he was waiting for him the whole time.
I wonder why no one has made a remake of this. I recommend reading the short story this was based on. Entertaining.
I wonder why no one has made a remake of this. I recommend reading the short story this was based on. Entertaining.
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He could have got into the truck at Chuck's Cafe and either driven it off, or removed wiring to disable it
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I would have just stood up in the diner/caf and just said something along the lines "Look, who's truck is that out the front" - If nobody answers I would just call the cops or kick up enough fuss so the cops are called. Mann knew at that point his life was in danger but he still decided to carry on the 'Duel'.
Great movie though.
Great movie though.
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That's what I was thinking. He just sits there trying to figure it out, and guesses the wrong guy. It's better to just ask. And being nice about it, starting with an apology, like he imagined himself doing, is showing weakness, and wouldn't help the situation. The truck driver looks like he doesn't have the guts to face him man-to-man anyway.
Also, start messing with the truck, and see who comes out to stop him.
Also, start messing with the truck, and see who comes out to stop him.
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Surprise the truck driver on the passenger side of the door, get in and punch him.
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I always think that no business meeting is ever that important. I would have turned round a lot sooner and headed back to civilization. Mann was intelligent, he should have gotten right away. Why be stuck out in the lonely desert with a psycho intent on killing you?
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Make a better effort to call the police.
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Stay in the diner and call the Police. Don't order the cheese sandwich.
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I would try to drive in his blind spot so he would keep on truckin' looking for me until he had to stop to refuel. Then get a good look at him and get the hell out of there.
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That is a really, really dumb idea.
You don't want to be anywhere near the murderer.
Hey, find out if a mass shooting is happening and run in there with no gun and no protection!
Yeah, great idea, you ****ing moron.
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You don't want to be anywhere near the murderer.
Hey, find out if a mass shooting is happening and run in there with no gun and no protection!
Yeah, great idea, you ****ing moron.
"Please vote to preserve the unique character of Warren…" - Robert Duvall
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Kissed my ass goodbye.
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What would you do if you were in Mann's position?