Tough Men See Red is a short film which premiered on YouTube in October of 2018.
Ostensibly about a pair of criminal "Repo men for hire", Tough Men See Red starts off as a Action/Comedy about Gideon, the shorter, smart-mouthed brains of the operation, and Jacob, the taller, brawn of the duo. The film starts with them going about their workday, albeit while bickering like an old married couple. When they get to the last job on their list though, a Genre Shift into Action/Horror happens as they find they're dealing with more than they bargained for with their latest mark.
The entire short film can be viewed Here
"Tough Men See Red" contains examples of:
- Bottomless Magazines: Averted, with Gideon's pistol running out of ammo, and him having to borrow Jacob's revolver.
- Creator Cameo: Brody Trollope, the writer/director, plays the poor, cat-napping sap getting his head dunked in the toilet by Gideon and Jacob.
- Deadpan Snarker: Both the leads spend most of the runtime hurling insults, barbs, and heavy-handed sarcasm at each other.
- Double Tap: Both the leads fire multiple times when shooting enemies.
- Dramatic Gun Cock: Gideon does this twice. The first, when threatening a sword-wielding mark who has gotten the best of Jacob. And the second, when preparing to give the Coup de Grâce to the Big Bad .
- Hand Cannon: Jacob's massive six-inch .357 Magnum Colt Python.
- Jump Scare: The Man popping up to pull Gideon back into the house.
