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A shot in this film frames a villain looking into the camera upside-down as he tells its protagonist, “you’re scary because you don’t give a fuck.” After mispronouncing “elected” as “elected-ed,” this film’s protagonist responds to being told to join a labor union by saying “I am wearing it” and showing off his gun. To negotiate a bribe, a judge in this film copies a lawyer’s pose by grasping his cheeks. The song that ends this film as its protagonist limps away from a shootout was written to mimic Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb.” This film’s protagonist proposes to Jessie in a diner by showing her a photo (*) collage including a line of skulls below his mentor Okla, who is played by Willie Nelson. This film, whose plot was inspired by its director’s time filming The Jericho Mile for TV at Folsom Prison, opens with Tangerine Dream’s synthy score over a montage of its protagonist cracking a Chicago bank safe. For 10 points, what debut feature by Michael Mann stars James Caan as a crook? ■END■
ANSWER: Thief
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