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* RuralGangsters: Mary Ann is a Slaughterhouse owner and mob boss in Kansas City, who lives on a cattle farm, has minions who dress in bib overalls and turns people who upset him into sausages. He likewise runs a particularly brutal HumanTrafficking scheme where he gets vulnerable orphaned girls addicted to drugs and then sells them as [[SexSlave Sex Slaves]] in a manner deliberately designed to resemble livestock sales (with him even mockingly renaming the girls after prize-winning cows just to twist the knife further). He's contrasted against [[NobleDemon Nick Devlin]], a gangster from the IrishMob in Chicago (who likewise has a much more professional, [[WickedCultured refined]] and urban aesthetic) who comes to collect an outstanding debt from him, after Mary killed the previous two guys who came for the money.
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''Prime Cut'' is a 1972 neo-[[FilmNoir noir]] crime film directed by Michael Ritchie, starring Creator/LeeMarvin, Creator/GeneHackman and Creator/SissySpacek.

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''Prime Cut'' is a 1972 neo-[[FilmNoir noir]] crime film directed by Michael Ritchie, Creator/MichaelRitchie, starring Creator/LeeMarvin, Creator/GeneHackman and Creator/SissySpacek.
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* BigBad: The FauxAffablyEvil CorruptHick Mary Ann has his enemies murdered and ground into sausage meat.

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* BigBad: The FauxAffablyEvil CorruptHick Mary Ann has his enemies murdered and ground into sausage meat.
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''Prime Cut'' is a 1972 neo-{{noir}} crime film directed by Michael Ritchie, starring Creator/LeeMarvin, Creator/GeneHackman and Creator/SissySpacek.

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''Prime Cut'' is a 1972 neo-{{noir}} neo-[[FilmNoir noir]] crime film directed by Michael Ritchie, starring Creator/LeeMarvin, Creator/GeneHackman and Creator/SissySpacek.

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Prime Cut is a 1972 film starring Creator/LeeMarvin, Creator/GeneHackman and Creator/SissySpacek. Irish gangster Nick Devlin (Marvin) travels to Kansas to collect an outstanding debt from the violent slaughterhouse owner Mary Ann (Hackman).

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Prime Cut [[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/prime_cut_1972.jpeg]]

''Prime Cut''
is a 1972 neo-{{noir}} crime film directed by Michael Ritchie, starring Creator/LeeMarvin, Creator/GeneHackman and Creator/SissySpacek. Creator/SissySpacek.

Irish gangster Mob enforcer Nick Devlin (Marvin) travels from Chicago to Kansas City to collect an outstanding debt from the violent slaughterhouse owner Mary Ann (Hackman). (Hackman).
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After Poppy's friend Violet is raped and beaten we never see her again.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After Poppy's friend Violet is raped and beaten we never see beaten, she's only seen in the background of the orphanage scene, making her again.very easy to miss.

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* TheDragon: Weenie, Mary Ann's mentally retarded brother. Also crosses over with TheBrute because Weenie is very large and strong.
* CoolCar: Devlin and his three henchmen travel in a black Cadillac.

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* %%* TheDragon: Weenie, Mary Ann's mentally retarded brother. Also crosses over with TheBrute because Weenie is very large and strong.
* %%* CoolCar: Devlin and his three henchmen travel in a black Cadillac.



* ChivalrousPervert: Devlin takes Poppy to dinner in a transparent dress, and then grins like a DirtyOldMan when the other customers stare at her. On the other hand, he is very protective of her and she returns his affections.

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* ChivalrousPervert: Devlin takes Poppy to dinner in a transparent dress, and then grins like a DirtyOldMan when the other customers stare at her. On the other hand, he He is still very protective of her and she returns his affections.



* FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit: Mary Ann resembles a psychopathic, murderous version of Boss Hogg.

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* %%* FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit: Mary Ann resembles a psychopathic, murderous version of Boss Hogg.



* GameOfChicken: The Irish gangsters in their limo try this against the combine harvester that is pursuing Devlin. The car is totally destroyed.

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* %%* GameOfChicken: The Irish gangsters in their limo try this against the combine harvester that is pursuing Devlin. The car is totally destroyed.



* Advertising/GotMilk: At the fair Devlin enjoys a glass of milk from a fiberglass cow.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: The previous hits Devlin carried out to earn his reputation as the best
* IOweYouMyLife: Shea took four slugs in the stomach during the war, but Devlin refused to let him die.
* InnocenceLost: Poppy's backstory as an orphan sold into prostitution.

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* Advertising/GotMilk: At the fair Devlin enjoys a glass of milk from a fiberglass cow.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: The previous hits Devlin carried out to earn his reputation as the best
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%%* IOweYouMyLife: Shea took four slugs in the stomach during the war, but Devlin refused to let him die.
* %%* InnocenceLost: Poppy's backstory as an orphan sold into prostitution.



* KidSidekick: O'Brien to Devlin.
* LoveTriangle: Between Devlin, Poppy and Mary Anne's wife.
* MayDecemberRomance: The 50 year old Devlin falls in love with teenage prostitute Poppy (Spacek).

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* %%* KidSidekick: O'Brien to Devlin.
* %%* LoveTriangle: Between Devlin, Poppy and Mary Anne's wife.
* MayDecemberRomance: The 50 year old Devlin falls in love with teenage prostitute Poppy (Spacek).Poppy.



* OlderHeroVSYoungerVillain: Devil (played by Lee Marvin, who was born in 1924) vs Mary Ann (played by Gene Hackman, who was born in 1930).

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* %%* OlderHeroVSYoungerVillain: Devil (played by Lee Marvin, who was born in 1924) vs Mary Ann (played by Gene Hackman, who was born in 1930).



* ThePatriarch: The BadassGrandpa Devlin acts like AFatherToHisMen and attempts to keep them alive until the end of the mission.

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* ThePatriarch: The BadassGrandpa Devlin acts like AFatherToHisMen and attempts to keep them alive until the end of the mission.



* PeopleFarms: On Mary Anne's farm, orphaned girls are sold into prostitution like cattle being auctioned for their meat.
** The girls are also named after prize winning cows, like Poppy, Violet or Clarabelle.
* RedIsHeroic: O'Brien has red hair.

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* PeopleFarms: On Mary Anne's farm, orphaned girls are sold into prostitution like cattle being auctioned for their meat.
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meat.The girls are also named after prize winning cows, like Poppy, Violet or Clarabelle.
* %%* RedIsHeroic: O'Brien has red hair.



* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The hillbillies do this to Violet.
* RealMenEatMeat: Mary Ann thinks eating beef is a patriotic duty.
* ShootTheDog: O'Brien is murdered by Mary Anne's {{Mooks}} while trying to protect Devlin and Poppy.

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* %%* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The hillbillies do this to Violet.
* %%* RealMenEatMeat: Mary Ann thinks eating beef is a patriotic duty.
* %%* ShootTheDog: O'Brien is murdered by Mary Anne's {{Mooks}} while trying to protect Devlin and Poppy.

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* GameOfChicken: The Irish gangsters in their limo try this against the combine harvester that is pursuing Devlin. The car is totally destroyed.

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* GameOfChicken: The Irish gangsters in their limo try this against the combine harvester that is pursuing Devlin. The car is totally destroyed.FauxAffablyEvil: Mary Ann hides his vicious nature behind a friendly and civilized facade.



* GameOfChicken: The Irish gangsters in their limo try this against the combine harvester that is pursuing Devlin. The car is totally destroyed.



* OlderHeroVSYoungerVillain: Lee Marvin was born in 1924 and Gene Hackman was born in 1930.

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* OlderHeroVSYoungerVillain: Devil (played by Lee Marvin Marvin, who was born in 1924 and 1924) vs Mary Ann (played by Gene Hackman Hackman, who was born in 1930.1930).

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* BlackAndGreyMorality: Devlin is a very dangerous man, but Mary Ann is involved with HumanTrafficking, pimping, murder, and much worse.



* FromCamouflageToCriminal: Devlin and Shea were soldiers before becoming gangsters.



* KidSidekick: O'Brien to Devlin.

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* KidSidekick: O'Brien GoodHairEvilHair: Mary Ann's redneck henchmen have bowl cuts, and Weenie has the BaldOfEvil.
* Advertising/GotMilk: At the fair Devlin enjoys a glass of milk from a fiberglass cow.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: The previous hits Devlin carried out
to Devlin.earn his reputation as the best
* IOweYouMyLife: Shea took four slugs in the stomach during the war, but Devlin refused to let him die.


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* KidSidekick: O'Brien to Devlin.


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**The girls are also named after prize winning cows, like Poppy, Violet or Clarabelle.
* RedIsHeroic: O'Brien has red hair.


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* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The hillbillies do this to Violet.
* RealMenEatMeat: Mary Ann thinks eating beef is a patriotic duty.


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* WickedCultured: Devlin is accustomed to eating in fine restaurants.
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Prime Cut is a 1972 film starring Film/LeeMarvin, Film/GeneHackman and Film/SissySpacek. Irish gangster Nick Devlin (Marvin) travels to Kansas to collect an outstanding debt from the violent slaughterhouse owner Mary Ann (Hackman).

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Prime Cut is a 1972 film starring Film/LeeMarvin, Film/GeneHackman Creator/LeeMarvin, Creator/GeneHackman and Film/SissySpacek.Creator/SissySpacek. Irish gangster Nick Devlin (Marvin) travels to Kansas to collect an outstanding debt from the violent slaughterhouse owner Mary Ann (Hackman).

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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Shea volunteers for the hit because Devlin saved his life during the war.



* OldSoldier: Devlin's BadAssDriver is a World War II veteran. Devlin is one of the longest serving enforcers in TheIrishMob.

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* OldSoldier: Devlin's BadAssDriver Shea is a World War II veteran. Devlin is one of the longest serving enforcers in TheIrishMob.
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* WardensAreEvil: The old woman who runs the OrphanageOfFear.

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* WardensAreEvil: The old woman EvilOrphanageLady who runs the OrphanageOfFear.

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Prime Cut is a 1972 film starring Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman and Sissy Spacek. Irish gangster Nick Devlin (Marvin) travels to Kansas to collect an outstanding debt from the violent slaughterhouse owner Mary Ann (Hackman).


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Prime Cut is a 1972 film starring Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman Film/LeeMarvin, Film/GeneHackman and Sissy Spacek.Film/SissySpacek. Irish gangster Nick Devlin (Marvin) travels to Kansas to collect an outstanding debt from the violent slaughterhouse owner Mary Ann (Hackman).

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* BigBad: The CorruptHick Mary Ann has his enemies murdered and ground into sausage meat.

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* BigBad: The FauxAffablyEvil CorruptHick Mary Ann has his enemies murdered and ground into sausage meat.



* CoolOldGuy: TeamDad Devlin wears sharp suits and plays it cool in dangerous situations.
* ChivalrousPervert: Devlin takes Poppy to dinner in a transparent dress, and then grins like a DirtyOldMan when the other customers stare at her. On the other hand, he is very protective of her and she returns his affections.



* IAmAHumanitarian: It is hinted that girls who have outlived their usefulness are ground into mincemeat and sold to unsuspecting customers.
* LoveTriangle: Between Devlin, Poppy and Mary Anne's wife.



* PeopleFarms: On Mary Anne's farm, orphaned girls are sold into prostitution like cattle.

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* OlderHeroVSYoungerVillain: Lee Marvin was born in 1924 and Gene Hackman was born in 1930.
* OrphansOrdeal: Poppy endures a traumatic childhood of neglect and physical abuse before being sold into prostitution when she came of age.
* ThePatriarch: The BadassGrandpa Devlin acts like AFatherToHisMen and attempts to keep them alive until the end of the mission.
* ParentalSubstitute: Poppy falls for Devlin because she never had a father of her own.
* PeopleFarms: On Mary Anne's farm, orphaned girls are sold into prostitution like cattle.cattle being auctioned for their meat.


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* ShootTheDog: O'Brien is murdered by Mary Anne's {{Mooks}} while trying to protect Devlin and Poppy.


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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After Poppy's friend Violet is raped and beaten we never see her again.

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* BriefcaseBlaster: Devlin carries a leather attache case containing a sub-machine gun.



* FateWorseThanDeath: Devlin refuses to kill a wounded Mary Ann, and leaves him to die on his back.

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* FateWorseThanDeath: Devlin refuses to kill a wounded Mary Ann, and leaves him to die on his back.back in the pig pen.
* FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit: Mary Ann resembles a psychopathic, murderous version of Boss Hogg.



* KidSidekick: O'Brien to Devlin.
* InnocenceLost: Poppy's backstory as an orphan sold into prostitution.



* PrettyBoy: O'Brien is barely 20 and still lives with his mother.



* Vaporwear: Poppy is given a transparent green dress by Devlin.

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* Vaporwear: VaporWear: Poppy is given a transparent green dress by Devlin.Devlin.
* WardensAreEvil: The old woman who runs the OrphanageOfFear.
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Prime Cut is a 1972 film starring Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman and Sissy Spacek. Irish gangster Nick Devlin (Marvin) travels to Kansas to collect an outstanding debt from the violent slaughterhouse owner Mary Ann (Hackman).

*BigBad: The CorruptHick Mary Ann has his enemies murdered and ground into sausage meat.
*TheDragon: Weenie, Mary Ann's mentally retarded brother. Also crosses over with TheBrute because Weenie is very large and strong.
*CoolCar: Devlin and his three henchmen travel in a black Cadillac.
*FateWorseThanDeath: Devlin refuses to kill a wounded Mary Ann, and leaves him to die on his back.
*GameOfChicken: The Irish gangsters in their limo try this against the combine harvester that is pursuing Devlin. The car is totally destroyed.
*FedToPigs: Mary Ann feeds the remains of his enemies to the pigs to dispose of the evidence, and improve the flavor of the meat.
*GoingCommando: Poppy wears nothing under her dress.
*InnocentFanserviceGirl: Poppy blushes when the other restaurant patrons stare at her cleavage.
*MayDecemberRomance: The 50 year old Devlin falls in love with teenage prostitute Poppy (Spacek).
*OldSoldier: Devlin's BadAssDriver is a World War II veteran. Devlin is one of the longest serving enforcers in TheIrishMob.
*PeopleFarms: On Mary Anne's farm, orphaned girls are sold into prostitution like cattle.
*TheDogBitesBack: Poppy knocks out the brothel madam who abused her at the orphanage.
*VehicularAssault: A mook in a combine harvester tries to crush Devlin.
*Vaporwear: Poppy is given a transparent green dress by Devlin.
*YoungGun: O'Brien, the youngest of Devlin's men, is eager to prove himself despite being very inexperienced.

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