Tough Guys

I’ve been watching movies featuring Hollywood tough guy Lawrence Tierney.

Lawrence Tierney
Lawrence Tierney (1919-2002)

Tierney reminds me of a guy I knew in college, named Tom, who was a year ahead of me during my freshman year. Tom and his roommate were in the dorm room directly above myself and my two roommates.

We were a nerdy trio, while Tom was a tough guy majoring in Criminal Justice. He was also a major pain in the butt, taking delight in giving us a hard time. When I’d finally had enough of him harassing us, my roommates literally had to hold me back from taking him on. Tom seemed content that I would dare to challenge him, and from then on we were okay.

Tom is introduced a few moments into this video, and you will hear how he put his Criminal Justice degree to good use.

https://youtu.be/cpnU1tKpTKU?t=4336

One of the last screen appearances of Lawrence Tierney was in Quentin Tarantino’s first movie, Reservoir Dogs.

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