History Theatre / AmericanBuffalo

* TheDragon: Teach, to Don. Borders on DragonInChief given Teach's ControlFreak tendencies.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Donny [[spoiler:after Teach's assault on Bobby.]]

* NiceMeanAndInBetween: Bobby, Teach, and Don, respectively.

* SirSwearsALot: Don and Teach, but especially Teach. It '''''is''''' a David Mamet play.
* StupidCrooks: The cast consists of them.

* VillainProtagonist: All three characters, who are low-lifes trying to hustle their way into the American Dream.
* VillainousBSOD: Teach [[spoiler:upon finding out that his and Don's planning was AllForNothing.]]

* SirSwearsALot: Don and Teach, but especially Teach. It is a David Mamet play.

* VillainsOutShopping: The whole play is three low-lifes eating, discussing random minuitae, and ''talking'' about committing a crime.
%%* WhamLine: [[spoiler: "Donny, I missed him!"]]

* WhamLine: [[spoiler: "Donny, I missed him!"]]

%%* ArcWords: Business.

%%* ButtMonkey: Poor Bobby.
%%* TheDragon: Teach, to Don.

%%* NaiveNewcomer: Bobby.
%%* NiceMeanAndInBetween: Bobby, Teach, and Don, respectively.

%%* SirSwearsALot: Everyone, but especially Teach.

%%* VillainProtagonist: All three characters.

%%* WhamLine: [[spoiler: "Donny, I missed him!"]]

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''American Buffalo'' is a three-man play by Creator/DavidMamet, adapted into a 1996 film starring Creator/DustinHoffman, Dennis Franz, and Sean Nelson. The story follows Don, Teach, and Bobby, a trio of ne'er-do-wells who are plotting to steal another man's rare coin collection. As the time of the heist approaches, tensions rise, and the would-be robbers start to mistrust and turn on each other.

''American Buffalo'' is a three-man play by DavidMamet, adapted into a 1996 film starring Creator/DustinHoffman, Dennis Franz, and Sean Nelson. The story follows Don, Teach, and Bobby, a trio of ne'er-do-wells who are plotting to steal another man's rare coin collection. As the time of the heist approaches, tensions rise, and the would-be robbers start to mistrust and turn on each other.

'''''American Buffalo''''' is a three-man play by DavidMamet, adapted into a 1996 film starring Creator/DustinHoffman, Dennis Franz, and Sean Nelson. The story follows Don, Teach, and Bobby, a trio of ne'er-do-wells who are plotting to steal another man's rare coin collection. As the time of the heist approaches, tensions rise, and the would-be robbers start to mistrust and turn on each other.

!This work provides examples of:

* ArcWords: Business.
* BadGuyBar: The Riverside serves as this.
* ButtMonkey: Poor Bobby.
* TheDragon: Teach, to Don.

* NaiveNewcomer: Bobby.
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: Bobby, Teach, and Don, respectively.

* SirSwearsALot: Everyone, but especially Teach.

* VillainProtagonist: All three characters.

* WhamLine: [[spoiler: "Donny, I missed him!"]]

'''''American Buffalo''''' is a three-man play by DavidMamet, adapted into a 1996 film starring Creator/DustinHoffman and Dennis Franz. The story follows Don, Teach, and Bobby, a trio of ne'er-do-wells who are plotting to steal another man's rare coin collection. As the time of the heist approaches, tensions rise, and the would-be robbers start to mistrust and turn on each other.

''American Buffalo'' is a three-man play by DavidMamet, adapted into a 1996 film starring Creator/DustinHoffman and Dennis Franz. The story follows Don, Teach, and Bobby, a trio of ne'er-do-wells who are plotting to steal another man's rare coin collection. As the time of the heist approaches, tensions rise, and the would-be robbers start to mistrust and turn on each other.

* Foreshadowing: The characters debate about whether it's going to rain later (it does).

* HeManWomanHater: Teach has some serious woman issues. He's also the only character in the play to use words like bitch, dyke, and [[CountryMatters cunt]].

* BadGuyBar