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* BookDumb: While it's not that evident in the film, the real life Lucas was functionally illiterate. Nonetheless, he could still tell how much money there was in a stack just by weight.
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* BookDumb: While it's not that evident in the film, the real life Lucas was functionally illiterate. Nonetheless, he could still tell how much money there was in a stack just by weight. It's implied when the ending of the Vietnam War catches Lucas completly off-guard despite it winding down would been obvious for months if he paid attention to the news.
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** Frank himself being caught off-guard by the ending of the Vietnam War [[spoiler:thus cutting off his supply line with no dead US servicemen to smuggle the heroin in their coffins]] when it should been obvious it would end eventually.
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* TemptingFate: Tango does this when Frank pulls a gun and puts it against Tango's head at a streetside market, daring Frank to shoot him over money that Tango owes Frank. Tango [[YouWouldntShootMe assumes that Frank won't pull the trigger]], because there are hundreds of witnesses nearby. [[BoomHeadshot Tango assumes incorrectly]].
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* TemptingFate: Tango does this when Frank pulls a gun and puts it against Tango's head at a streetside market, with Tango daring Frank to shoot him over money that Tango owes Frank. some owed money. Tango [[YouWouldntShootMe assumes that Frank won't pull the trigger]], because there are hundreds of witnesses nearby.nearby that would see Frank shoot him. [[BoomHeadshot Tango assumes incorrectly]].
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* ConspicuousConsumption: Frank does his best to avoid this, and the one time he breaks this rule, wearing a fancy fur coat in public because his wife bought it for him, it attracts attention from the wrong people.
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* ConspicuousConsumption: Frank does his best to avoid this, and the one time he breaks this rule, wearing a fancy fur coat in public because his wife bought it for him, it attracts attention from the wrong people.police.
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* ConspicuousConsumption: Frank does his best to avoid this, and the one time he breaks this rule, wearing a fancy fur coat in public because his wife bought it for him, it attracts attention from the wrong people.
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* HistoricalRelationshipOverhaul: The real-life Richie and his first wife never had a child together, meaning the film's EstablishingCharacterMoment (being revealed to have an ongoing bitter custody battle with his wife, which is influencing his work-life balance) was completely fabricated for the film. Roberts would later go on to tell the New York Post in an interview years later that the portrayal of his life was "offensive".
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* WouldHitAGirl: In the resulting chaos of a police raid, Richie ends up kicking the woman in charge of distribution ''in her face'' without as much as a blink.
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* WouldHitAGirl: In the resulting chaos of a police raid, Richie ends up kicking the woman in charge of distribution ''in her face'' without as much as a blink. Trupo also slaps Eva when she threatens him.
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* TemptingFate: Tango does this when Frank pulls a gun and puts it against Tango's head at a streetside market, daring Frank to shoot him. Tango [[YouWouldntShootMe assumes that Frank won't pull the trigger]], because there are hundreds of witnesses nearby. [[BoomHeadshot Tango assumes incorrectly]].
-->'''Tango:''' Oh, what the fuck you gonna do, Frank, hm? What you doin'? You gonna shoot me? In front of everybody? Huh? Come on-- (''bang'')
-->'''Tango:''' Oh, what the fuck you gonna do, Frank, hm? What you doin'? You gonna shoot me? In front of everybody? Huh? Come on-- (''bang'')
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* TemptingFate: Tango does this when Frank pulls a gun and puts it against Tango's head at a streetside market, daring Frank to shoot him.him over money that Tango owes Frank. Tango [[YouWouldntShootMe assumes that Frank won't pull the trigger]], because there are hundreds of witnesses nearby. [[BoomHeadshot Tango assumes incorrectly]].
-->'''Tango:''' Oh, what you gonna do? What the fuck you gonna do,Frank, hm? What you Frank? Huh? Whatchu doin'? You gonna shoot me? In front of everybody? Huh? Come on-- (''bang'')''(bang)''
-->'''Tango:''' Oh, what you gonna do? What the fuck you gonna do,
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* ArtisticLicenceHistory: [[ArtisticLicenceHistory/AmericanGangster Now has its own subpage]].
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* ArtisticLicenceHistory: [[ArtisticLicenceHistory/AmericanGangster ArtisticLicenseHistory: [[ArtisticLicenseHistory/AmericanGangster Now has its own subpage]].
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* ArtisticLicenceHistory: [[ArtisticLicenceHistory/AmericanGangster Now has its own subpage]].
