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3 | ''Aloha, Bobby and Rose'' is a 1975 American road drama film written and directed by Floyd Mutrux. |
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5 | Bobby Eckert (Paul Le Mat) is a directionless auto mechanic who spends his free time playing pool and racing cars. Rose Miller (Dianne Hull) is a young woman who lives with her mother (Martine Bartlett) and her five-year-old son Erick (Erick Hines). On their first date, Bobby plays a prank which unintentionally gets a teenage cashier killed. Bobby goes on the run, and Rose leaves her family to join him. They meet Texans Buford (Creator/TimMcIntire) and Donna Sue (Leigh French), who invite them to go to Mexico with them. Things don't go as planned. |
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8 | !!''Aloha, Bobby and Rose'' contains examples of: |
9 | * BrandishmentBluff: Bobby pokes a jerky stick into the cashier's back, pretending it's a gun, to scare him and amuse Rose. Unfortunately, the store owner comes out at that moment, brandishing a real shotgun. Rose hits him on the head with a vase, causing him to fall over. The gun goes off, hitting the cashier. |
10 | * CryIntoChest: Rose cries into Bobby's chest because she misses Erick, and later because [[spoiler:her plan to take Erick with them didn't work]]. |
11 | * DisappearedDad: Rose's dad never came back from UsefulNotes/TheKoreanWar. Also, Erick's father walked out on them four years ago. |
12 | * FlippingTheBird: Buford flips off some jerks in a truck who damaged his car and almost got in a fight with him. |
13 | * HowDadMetMom: The movie opens with Rose's mother telling her about how she quit her job and then met Rose's father. He was strikingly handsome, and she describes their romantic first date. |
14 | * ICallItVera: Buford introduces his gun as Uncle Frank. |
15 | * ShootHimHeHasAWallet: [[spoiler:Cops see Bobby reaching for his belt. One of them shouts, "He has a gun!" and shoots him dead.]] |
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