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* MushroomSamba: The mortally-wounded Tim is left alone in the nightclub and takes some special tabs of acid he has been saving: presumably both to kill the pain and because this is probably his last opportunity. He starts tripping, and while doing so, [[DeleriousMisidentification thinks Billy is the Angel of Death]] and [[SelfOffense tries to shoot him]].

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* MushroomSamba: The mortally-wounded Tim is left alone in the nightclub and takes some special tabs of acid he has been saving: presumably both to kill the pain and because this is probably his last opportunity. He starts tripping, and while doing so, [[DeleriousMisidentification [[DeliriousMisidentification thinks Billy is the Angel of Death]] and [[SelfOffense tries to shoot him]].
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* MushroomSamba: The mortally-wounded Tim is left alone in the nightclub and takes some special tabs of acid he has been saving: presumably both to kill the pain and because this is probably his last opportunity. He starts tripping, and while doing so, [[DeleriousMisidentification thinks Billy is the Angel of Death]] and [[SelfOffense tries to shoot him]].
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* MilesGloriousis: Deke relates an account of his robbery which paints himself as badass action hero and Gina as a DamselInDistress. The tale keeps growing as he tells it until he is taking down multiple gunmen and a kung fu master armed with nunchuks. None of the other thieves belive him, and the fuming Gina looks ready to shoot him.

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* MilesGloriousis: MilesGloriosus: Deke relates an account of his robbery which paints himself as badass action hero and Gina as a DamselInDistress. The tale keeps growing as he tells it until he is taking down multiple gunmen and a kung fu master armed with nunchuks. None of the other thieves belive him, and the fuming Gina looks ready to shoot him.
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* MilesGloriousis: Deke relates an account of his robbery which paints himself as badass action hero and Gina as a DamselInDistress. The tale keeps growing as he tells it until he is taking down multiple gunmen and a kung fu master armed with nunchuks. None of the other thieves belive him, and the fuming Gina looks ready to shoot him.

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* ExtremelyShortTimespan: Takes place over a single night.



* HighVoltageDeath: In the tunnel between the nightclub and the hotel, Deke kills one of Dominic's goons by shooting a high-voltage electrical cable so it falls on him.



* RecklessGunUsage: While he and Billy are robbing the diner, George is sitting at the counter having a SeinfeldianConversation about milkshake flavours and gesturing wildly with his revolver--causing the hostages to duck for cover every time the barrel sweeps past them--and occasionally banging it on the counter.

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* RecklessGunUsage: While he and Billy are robbing the diner, George is sitting at the counter having a SeinfeldianConversation about milkshake flavours and gesturing wildly with his revolver--causing the hostages to duck for cover every time the barrel sweeps past them--and occasionally banging it on the counter. Later in the same scene, Billy shoots himself in the leg.

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* NothingUpMySleeve: During the MexicanStandoff, Dominic gloats to Jack that he is last man standing as he is the only one who does not have a gun pointed at him. Jack responds by flicking his arm and a spring-loaded holster pops a second gun into his off-hand, which he proceeds to point at Dominic's face.

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* NothingUpMySleeve: During the MexicanStandoff, Dominic gloats to Jack that he is last man standing as he is the only one who does not have a gun pointed at him. Jack responds by flicking his arm and a spring-loaded holster sleeve rig pops a second gun into his off-hand, which he proceeds to point at Dominic's face.


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* SelfOffense: When Billy arrive back at the nightclub late, Tim--who is tripping on acid--thinks he is the Angel of Death come for him and shoots him.
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Crooked nightclub owner Jack (Roberts) plots to take mob boss Dominic (Curtis) for millions. To do so, Jack assembles a mismatched group of eight strangers--all of them small time crooks--willing to participate in a complicated and dangerous series of heists. Jack teams them up in unusual pairs (black man and white racist; Ivy Leaguer and simpleton; woman and a sexist; and a gay man and a homophobe) and sends them out to commit a series of robberies at businesses owned by Dominic. They rendezvous at Jack's nightclub only to find that a double-cross awaits. During an extended standoff in a nightclub, the four pairs of would-be thieves find themselves locked in a bloody gunfight with an unfazed Dominic and his ruthless henchmen.

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Crooked nightclub owner Jack (Roberts) plots to take mob boss Dominic (Curtis) for millions. To do so, Jack assembles a mismatched group of eight strangers--all of them small time crooks--willing to participate in a complicated and dangerous series of heists. Jack teams them up in unusual pairs (black man and white racist; Ivy Leaguer and simpleton; woman and a sexist; and a gay man and a homophobe) and sends them out to commit a series of robberies at businesses owned by Dominic. They rendezvous at Jack's nightclub only to find that a double-cross awaits. During an extended standoff in a nightclub, the four pairs of would-be thieves find themselves locked in a bloody gunfight with an unfazed Dominic and his ruthless henchmen.
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No connection to [[Literature/TheImmortals the fantasy series of the same name]], or the 2011 fantasy film ''Film/{{Immortals}}''.

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''The Immortals'' is a 1995 action thriller film produced by Elie Samaha, directed by Brian Grant, and Creator/EricRoberts, Creator/TiaCarrere, Creator/JoePantoliano, Creator/ChrisRock, Creator/WilliamForsythe, Creator/ClarenceWilliamsIII and Creator/TonyCurtis.

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''The Immortals'' is a 1995 action thriller film produced by Elie Samaha, directed by Brian Grant, and starring Creator/EricRoberts, Creator/TiaCarrere, Creator/JoePantoliano, Creator/ChrisRock, Creator/WilliamForsythe, Creator/ClarenceWilliamsIII and Creator/TonyCurtis.



* GunsAkimbo: Several of thieves wind up wielding a a gun in each hand during the running firefight through the nightclub. Most notable is Billy, who has a large revolver in each hand while staging a rear guard action for the rest of the crew.



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: What happened to Deke's mother, who was last seen asleep in his car?

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* VillainProtagonist: The protagonists are a [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits mismatched crew of petty criminals]] assembled to pull off a [[OneLastJob one time big score]] by RobbingTheMobBank.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: What happened to Deke's mother, who was last seen asleep in his car?car?

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* MenAreTheExpendableGender: the surviving male thieves works together to ensure that Gina, [[TheSmurfettePrinciple the sole woman on the crew, escapes by sending her out disguised as a hostage. [[spoiler:That she is pregnant is a driving factor for them.]]

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* MenAreTheExpendableGender: the The surviving male thieves works work together to ensure that Gina, [[TheSmurfettePrinciple the sole woman on the crew, crew]], escapes by sending her out disguised as a hostage. [[spoiler:That she is pregnant is a driving factor for them.]]



* OneLastJob: An interesting variation because while this is the crew's first job, it is also their last [[spoiler:because each of them has a terminal illness]]. They are doing the job because they have nothing lose and beacuse the money Jack promises them [[spoiler:will either set their families up or let them do whatever they want in their last days]].

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* OneLastJob: An interesting variation because while this is the crew's first job, it is also their last [[spoiler:because each of them has a terminal illness]]. They are doing the job because they have nothing to lose and beacuse the money Jack promises them [[spoiler:will either set their families up or let them do whatever they want in their last days]].


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* SecondFaceSmoke: Tim blows smoke from his expensive cigar into Gina's face, apparently thinking this is an effective pick up technique.
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* GangstaStyle: Deke holds his revolver like this when threatening Gina. Justified because Deke, like most of the crew, knows nothing about guns and is a loudmouth fool who thinks he is 'ghetto', so he undoutedly thinks it looks cool.


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* OneLastJob: An interesting variation because while this is the crew's first job, it is also their last [[spoiler:because each of them has a terminal illness]]. They are doing the job because they have nothing lose and beacuse the money Jack promises them [[spoiler:will either set their families up or let them do whatever they want in their last days]].
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Crooked nightclub owner Jack (Roberts) plots to take mob boss Dominic (Curtis) for millions. To do so, Jack assembles a mismatched group of eight strangers--all of them small time crooks--willing to participate in a complicated and dangerous series of heists. Jack teams them up in unusual pairs (black man and white racist, Ivy Leaguer and simpleton, etc.) and sends them out to commit a series of robberies at businesses owned by Dominic. They rendezvous at Jack's nightclub only to find that a double-cross awaits. During an extended standoff in a nightclub, the four pairs of would-be thieves find themselves locked in a bloody gunfight with an unfazed Dominic and his ruthless henchmen.

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Crooked nightclub owner Jack (Roberts) plots to take mob boss Dominic (Curtis) for millions. To do so, Jack assembles a mismatched group of eight strangers--all of them small time crooks--willing to participate in a complicated and dangerous series of heists. Jack teams them up in unusual pairs (black man and white racist, racist; Ivy Leaguer and simpleton, etc.) simpleton; woman and a sexist; and a gay man and a homophobe) and sends them out to commit a series of robberies at businesses owned by Dominic. They rendezvous at Jack's nightclub only to find that a double-cross awaits. During an extended standoff in a nightclub, the four pairs of would-be thieves find themselves locked in a bloody gunfight with an unfazed Dominic and his ruthless henchmen.

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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The hostage in the Egyptian costume is only referred to as 'Cleopatra', and is identified as such in the credits.



* TheSnackIsMoreInteresting: During the Mexicanstandoff in the kitchen where everyone in both gangs has at least one gun pointed at them, Jack is calmly eating a plate of salad.

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* TheSnackIsMoreInteresting: During the Mexicanstandoff MexicanStandoff in the kitchen where everyone in both gangs has at least one gun pointed at them, Jack is calmly eating a plate of salad.
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* NothingUpMySleeve: During the MexicanStandoff, Dominic gloats to Jack that he is last man standing as he is the only one who does not have a gun pointed at him. Jack responds by flicking his arm and a spring-loaded holster pops a second gun into his off-hand, which he proceeds to point at Domini's face.

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* NothingUpMySleeve: During the MexicanStandoff, Dominic gloats to Jack that he is last man standing as he is the only one who does not have a gun pointed at him. Jack responds by flicking his arm and a spring-loaded holster pops a second gun into his off-hand, which he proceeds to point at Domini's Dominic's face.
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* NothingUpMySleeve: During the MexicanStandoff, Dominic gloats to Jack that he is last man standing as he is the only one who does not have a gun pointed at him. Jack responds by flicking his arm and a spring-loaded holster pops a second gun into his off-hand, which he proceeds to point at Domini's face.
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* ClickHello: When Dominic and his henchmen have Jack and the others at gunpoint in the kitchen, Kerry sneaks up behind Dominic's group and cocks the hammer on his revolver: getting their attention and suddenly shifting the balance of power, leading to the massive MexicanStandoff.
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* TheSnackIsMoreInteresting: During the Mexicanstandoff in the kitchen where everyone in both gangs has at least one gun pointed at them, Jack is calmly eating a plate of salad.
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* ItWorksBetterWithBullets: Pete reveals why he isn't scared when he and Jack have guns pointed at each others' heads:
-->''I counted the holes in the wall. There are six. That gun holds six bullets, and you haven't had time to reload.''
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* MenAreTheExpendibleGender: the surviving male thieves works together to ensure that Gina, [[TheSmurfettePrinciple the sole woman on the crew, escapes by sending her out disguised as a hostage. [[spoiler:That she is pregnant is a driving factor for them.]]

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* MenAreTheExpendibleGender: MenAreTheExpendableGender: the surviving male thieves works together to ensure that Gina, [[TheSmurfettePrinciple the sole woman on the crew, escapes by sending her out disguised as a hostage. [[spoiler:That she is pregnant is a driving factor for them.]]



* TheSmurfettePriciple: Gina is the only woman among the eight thieves Jack recruits.

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* TheSmurfettePriciple: TheSmurfettePrinciple: Gina is the only woman among the eight thieves Jack recruits.
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* MenAreTheExpendibleGender: the surviving male thieves works together to ensure that Gina, [[TheSmurfettePrinciple the sole woman on the crew, escapes by sending her out disguised as a hostage. [[spoiler:That she is pregnant is a driving factor for them.]]


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* TheSmurfettePriciple: Gina is the only woman among the eight thieves Jack recruits.
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* SunglassesAtNight: Billy wears a pair of sunglasses at all times, including while driving at night.

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* SunglassesAtNight: Billy wears a pair of sunglasses at all times, including while driving at night.night.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: What happened to Deke's mother, who was last seen asleep in his car?
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* DeleriousMisidentification: The mortally wounded Tim is tripping on acid and thinks the returning Billy is the Angel of Death and attempts to shoot him.

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* DeleriousMisidentification: DeliriousMisidentification: The mortally wounded Tim is tripping on acid and thinks the returning Billy is the Angel of Death and attempts to shoot him.
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* DeleriousMisidentification: The mortally wounded Tim is tripping on acid and thinks the returning Billy is the Angel of Death and attempts to shoot him.

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Crooked nightclub owner Jack (Roberts) plots to take mob boss Dominic (Curtis) for millions. To do so, Jack assembles a mismatched group of eight strangers--all of them small time crooks--willing to participate in a complicated and dangerous series of heists. Jack teams them up in unusual pairs (black man and white racist, Ivy Leaguer and simpleton, etc.) and sends them out to commit a series of robberies at businesses owned by Dominic. They rendezvous at Jack's nightclub only to find that a double-cross awaits. During an extended standoff in a nightclub between Jack and his band of thieves and Dominic's henchman, the four pairs of would-be thieves find themselves locked in a bloody gunfight with an unfazed Dominic and his ruthless henchmen.

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Crooked nightclub owner Jack (Roberts) plots to take mob boss Dominic (Curtis) for millions. To do so, Jack assembles a mismatched group of eight strangers--all of them small time crooks--willing to participate in a complicated and dangerous series of heists. Jack teams them up in unusual pairs (black man and white racist, Ivy Leaguer and simpleton, etc.) and sends them out to commit a series of robberies at businesses owned by Dominic. They rendezvous at Jack's nightclub only to find that a double-cross awaits. During an extended standoff in a nightclub between Jack and his band of thieves and Dominic's henchman, nightclub, the four pairs of would-be thieves find themselves locked in a bloody gunfight with an unfazed Dominic and his ruthless henchmen.


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* BlastOut: During the huge MexicanStandoff in the nightclub kitchen, everything hits the fan when an InnocentBystander drops some plates. Most of the good guys somehow make it out alive (if wounded), even though everyone involved in the shootout were standing only a few feet away from each other.
* EveryCarIsAPinto: Billy rams a police car off the road and it explodes into flame as it crashes through some garbage cans.
* MexicanStandoff: A huge one occurs. The leaders of two gangs direct about a dozen people each on who they should be covering, every one with GunsAkimbo. [[BlastOut It all hits the fan]] when an InnocentBystander drops some plates. Most of the good guys somehow make it out alive (if wounded), even though everyone involved in the shootout were standing only a few feet away from each other.
* RailingKill: During the shootout in the nightclub, Billy shoots one of Dominic's men standing on the lighting platform who is about to shoot Gina, who topples over the railing and crashes to the floor.
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* RobbingTheMobBank: Jack tells his thieves that the cash they are stealing belongs to a shady real estate developer. It actually belongs to local mob boss Dominic.
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* RecklessGunUsage: While he and Billy are robbing the diner, George is sitting at the counter having a SeinfeldianConversation about milkshake flavours and gesturing wildly with his revolver--causing the hostages to duck for cover every time the barrel sweeps past them--and occasionally banging it on the counter.
* SunglassesAtNight: Billy wears a pair of sunglasses at all times, including while driving at night.
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''The Immortals'' is a 1995 action thriller film produced by Elie Samaha, directed by Brian Grant, and Creator/EricRoberts, Creator/TiaCarrere, Creator/JoePantoliano, Creator/ChrisRock, Creator/WilliamForsythe, Creator/ClarenceWilliamsIII and Creator/TonyCurtis.

Crooked nightclub owner Jack (Roberts) plots to take mob boss Dominic (Curtis) for millions. To do so, Jack assembles a mismatched group of eight strangers--all of them small time crooks--willing to participate in a complicated and dangerous series of heists. Jack teams them up in unusual pairs (black man and white racist, Ivy Leaguer and simpleton, etc.) and sends them out to commit a series of robberies at businesses owned by Dominic. They rendezvous at Jack's nightclub only to find that a double-cross awaits. During an extended standoff in a nightclub between Jack and his band of thieves and Dominic's henchman, the four pairs of would-be thieves find themselves locked in a bloody gunfight with an unfazed Dominic and his ruthless henchmen.

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