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Philo Gant |
'Strange Days'
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| Set in Los Angeles in a 1999 which is rather different from the one that we've just experienced, in technology anyway, Philo Gant (Michael Wincott) is a record producer / talent agent who is addicted to digital recordings of real life events where the user experiences all the feelings of the person who has been recorded. He is involved in a sleazy and ruthless world of 'blackjacks' - recordings of death. Philo Gant is not one of Michael's most likeable character in my opinion, but some would, I'm sure, disagree with me - each to their own I guess! Still the movie is certainly worth a watch, and also stars Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett and Juliette Lewis. |
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| When one of his clients is found murdered, Philo Gant tells the press that a great man has been lost. His involvement in this is not known as yet, as he convinces the press of his sincerity. |  |
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Lenny Nero (Ralph Fiennes) turns up at a nightclub looking for Faith (Juliette Lewis), his ex-girlfriend. She has left him for Philo and is at the club with him. Nero warns her about Philo, but is quickly seen off. |
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| A suspicious and paranoid Philo warns Faith to keep her mouth shut and not to associate with anyone. |  |
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Gant is incensed when Lenny Nero turns up at his home looking for Faith again. He gives Faith the option of staying with him or leaving with Nero. Faith stays, fearing that Nero's life could be in danger if she were to leave Philo. |
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| Satisfied with Faith's decision to stay, Philo angrily warns Nero to keep away or he will suffer the consequences. He later takes out his fury on Faith, telling her that the only time a whore should open her mouth is when she's giving head! |  |
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With things closing in on him Philo burns the disk that holds the evidence that could lead to trouble for him. |
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| Convinced that he is in the clear, Philo appears relaxed and happy at a New Year's Eve party. He has sent Faith upstairs to wait for him. The feelings between them are anything but amicable, and Philo has made it clear that he cares little for her. |  |
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When Lenny turns up at the party, Philo is ready for him and lashes out angrily. He then goes upstairs to find Faith. |
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| Philo walks in on Faith with Max (Tom Sizemore) a colleague, and realises that he's been betrayed. He finds out too late that Max is the killer, and is unable to defend himself against the bigger man. Max places the playback device on Philo's head and over does it, leaving Philo completely cabbaged. |  |
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