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* PlethoraOfMistakes: The BankRobbery starts off smoothly. Things start to unravel when one of the customers gets lippy and Jimmy has to beat him down. Then Wozza knocks himself out attempting to hurdle the counter, and Jimmy as to fetch the GetawayDriver Craig from the car to help him carry out Wozza. This means that Craig is not keeping watch outside the bank and two cops arrive without being spotted. The cops open fire and Craig is killed in the fusillade of shots. Jimmy is forced to dump Wozza in the car, where he groggily comes round and returns fire. Jimmy tries to start the car and get away, but the cops PopTheTires, forcing Jimmy and Wozza to carjack another vehicle before they can escape.
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: In keeping with the working class/criminal nature of the setting, several characters are only ever addressed by their nick name. This includes Alex's brother Rocket, the bank robber Wozza, and the gangsters Pando, Acko and Wally[[note]]Pando's wife calls him Morris, which is probably his given name. Wally could be short for Walter or Wallace, but is also a common Australian nickname for someone who is considered a bit dim.[[/note]]
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: In keeping with the working class/criminal nature of the setting, several characters are only ever addressed by their nick name.nickname. This includes Alex's brother Rocket, the bank robber Wozza, and the gangsters Pando, Acko and Wally[[note]]Pando's wife calls him Morris, which is probably his given name. Wally could be short for Walter or Wallace, but is also a common Australian nickname for someone who is considered a bit dim.[[/note]] [[/note]].
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: In keeping with the working class/criminal nature of the setting, several characters are only ever addressed by their nick name. This includes Alex's brother Rocket, the bank robber Wozza, and the gangsters Pando, Acko and Wally[[note]]Pando's wife calls him Morris, which is probably his given name. Wally could be short for Walter or Wallace, but is also a common Australian nickname for someone who is considered a bit dim.[[/note]]
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* HiddenDepths: Pando is the brutish crime boss who rules Kings Cross, but also knows origami and is an expert Scrabble and chess player.
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* BankRobberyBankRobbery: Jimmy comes up with a plan to pay off the debt by robbing a bank the next day in Bankstown along with two others. The robbery is not without its problems. When returning with the cash bags, one of the men attempts to jump over the bank counter, but fails and lands unconscious on the bank floor. He is dragged by Jimmy into the car, and comes round just as the police begin shooting and returns fire. The getaway driver is killed by the police but the robbery is on the whole successful.
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''Two Hands'' (1999) is an Australian crime film starring Creator/HeathLedger, Creator/BryanBrown and Creator/RoseByrne and directed by Gregor Jordan. It was praised by critics for its humour and the performances of Brown and the then relatively unknown Ledger and Byrne. It cemented Ledger's status as a star in his own country after his introduction to American audiences in ''Film/TenThingsIHateAboutYou''.
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''Two Hands'' (1999) is an Australian crime film starring Creator/HeathLedger, Creator/BryanBrown and Creator/RoseByrne and directed by Gregor Jordan.Creator/GregorJordan. It was praised by critics for its humour and the performances of Brown and the then relatively unknown Ledger and Byrne. It cemented Ledger's status as a star in his own country after his introduction to American audiences in ''Film/TenThingsIHateAboutYou''.
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* AffablyEvil: Pando's transformation from cold gangster to loving father of a five year-old boy and back again is priceless.
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* AffablyEvil: Pando's transformation from cold gangster to loving father of a five year-old boy and back again is priceless. And when he and his gang grab Jimmy and drag him off to kill him, he is genuinely concerned for Alex's safety and gives her $20 so she can get a cab home.
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* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety: Wozza is a professional bank robber who is presumably very familiar with firearms. However, after the robbery, he leaves the loaded guns lying around the lounge room where his kids are playing. And when his young son accidentally fires the shotgun--narrowly missing Jimmy and Deirdre--Wozza's main complaint is that he already has a splitting headache.
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* InstrumentOfMurder: Les grabs some coins out of a busker's case in order to use a pay phone. When the busker objects, Les snatches his saxophone off him and tosses it to the ground; breaking it. Just as Les is about to call Pando, the busker hits him over the head with the broken saxophone; knocking him out.
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* InstrumentOfMurder: ImprovisedWeapon: Les grabs some coins out of a busker's case in order to use a pay phone. When the busker objects, Les snatches his saxophone off him and tosses it to the ground; breaking it. Just as Les is about to call Pando, the busker hits him over the head with the broken saxophone; knocking him out.
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* InstrumentOfMurder: Les grabs some coins out of a busker's case in order to use a pay phone. When the busker objects, Les snatches his saxophone off him and tosses it to the ground; breaking it. Just as Les is about to call Pando, the busker hits him over the head with the broken saxophone; knocking him out.
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* NonProtagonistResolver: [[spoiler:Jimmy returns to Pando's office to pay off his debt, but thinking he has a gun the gang once again attempt to kill him. He is able to give them the money, and is offered more work by Pando as a result. Jimmy leaves in disgust after pulling a gun on Pando. As Jimmy leaves, Helen the street kid passes Jimmy, and in retaliation for the death of her friend Pete she shoots Pando and his gang dead.]]
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* PopTheTires: During the botched BankRobbery, one of the cops shots out both rear tyres on the getaway car. This causes the tyres to shred when they try to take off, rendering the car useless and forcing them to abandon it.
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* PopTheTires: During the botched BankRobbery, one of the cops shots shoots out both rear tyres on the getaway car. This causes the tyres to shred when they try to take off, rendering the car useless and forcing them to abandon it.
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* PopTheTires: During the botched BankRobbery, one of the cops shots out both rear tyres on the getaway car. This causes the tyres to shred when they try to take off, rendering the car useless and forcing them to abandon it.
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* PistolWhipping: During the BankRobbery, one of the customers tries to get off the floor and Jimmy slams him in the gut with the butt of the shotgun.
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* ChevhovsGunman: Helen, the young girl who took the money with her friend, is a Chevhov's gunman. She shows up towards the end and [[spoiler:guns down Pando and his men as revenge for running over her friend. One thug manages to fire back, but his gun suffers a ConvenientMisfire]].
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* ChevhovsGunman: ChekhovsGunman: Helen, the young girl who took the money with her friend, is a Chevhov's gunman. She shows up towards the end and [[spoiler:guns down Pando and his men as revenge for running over her friend. One thug manages to fire back, but his gun suffers a ConvenientMisfire]].
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** The young girl who took the money with her friend is a Chevhov's gunman. She shows up towards the end and [[spoiler:guns down Pando and his men as revenge for running over her friend. One thug manages to fire back, but his gun is the one in the example above]].
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** The young girl who took the money with her friend is a Chevhov's Chekhov's gunman. She shows up towards the end and [[spoiler:guns down Pando and his men as revenge for running over her friend. One thug manages to fire back, but his gun is the one in the example above]].
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* CementShoes: The car thief who steals Acko's [[ThePreciousPreciousCar beloved Ford Falcon]] gets sent to the bottom of the harbpur with an engine block chained to his feet.
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* CementShoes: The car thief who steals Acko's [[ThePreciousPreciousCar beloved Ford Falcon]] gets sent to the bottom of the harbpur harbor with an engine block chained to his feet.
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* ChevhovsGunman: Helen, the young girl who took the money with her friend, is a Chevhov's gunman. She shows up towards the end and [[spoiler:guns down Pando and his men as revenge for running over her friend. One thug manages to fire back, but his gun suffers a ConvenientMisfire]].
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* GroinAttack: When Jimmy breaks loose from Pando and his thugs, he kicks Pando in the nuts as he is escaping.
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* ThePreciousPreciousCar: Acko's beloved ford Falcon that he loves more than anything else in the world. Pando makes him loan it to Jimmy to make the delivery, and Acko threatens him with grievous bodily harm if it acquires a single dent or scratch. After Jimmy screws up the job and loses Pando's money, he abandons the car in a lane way, where it is promptly stolen.
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* LookBothWays: The street kids Pete and Helen go on a spending spree with the money they stole off Jimmy. When they are returning, they start to cross the road and Pete gets run down by Acko. Helen watches in disbelief as Acko simply picks the dead boy's body off the street and dumps it in the gutter, concerned more about the damage to his car.
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* CementShoes: The car thief who steals Acko's [[ThePreciousPreciousCar beloved Ford Falcon]] gets sent to the bottom of the harbpur with an engine block chained to his feet.
