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* The reason Ron is the town drunk in ''[[The Warrior's Way]]''. |
* The reason Ron is the town drunk in ''[[The Warrior's Way]]''. |
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* The protagonist of British [[World War Two]] movie ''[[Ice Cold in Alex]]'' starts out the film drinking heavily as a result of the stress he's been put under during the campaign in Africa, and the plot is driven by his yearning for a cold beer 300 miles away. |
* The protagonist of British [[World War Two]] movie ''[[Ice Cold in Alex]]'' starts out the film drinking heavily as a result of the stress he's been put under during the campaign in Africa, and the plot is driven by his yearning for a cold beer 300 miles away. |
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* ''[[The Untouchables]]'' has two ironic examples, seeing as it centers around Prohibition: |
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** During the whiskey raid at the Canadian border, Oscar Wallace sneaks a mouthful from a shot-up barrel once the gunfire has stopped. |
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** In the final scene, with Al Capone finally behind bars, Eliot Ness is understandably exhausted as he packs up his office and thinks about Malone. When a reporter mentions that Prohibition is due to be repealed and asks Ness what he might do then. Ness responds, "I think I’ll have a drink." |
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== Literature == |
== Literature == |