"Stranger on a Train" Movie Notes

Darron 2022-03-21 09:01:40

At 07:39, Bruno said "I'd do anything for you" and at 09:30, after Bruno said "you do my murder, I do yours", the train whistle sounded in the background.

At 15:17, when Guy yells at the phone: "I want to break her neck", there is also the sound of a train passing in the background, suggesting that Bruno strangled Miriam for Guy in the follow-up development; then the next shot cuts to Close-up of Bruno's hands.

16:13, Bruno rubs his mother's palm affectionately. Alluding to its Oedipus complex. The mother treats Bruno like a child—cuts his nails, cares about his “vitamins,” and says, “You’re a naughty bastard, Bruno!” Bruno is in his thirties.…

At 28:55, the old man on Guy's train is singing "He loves that goat...", implying that Guy will be Bruno's scapegoat (scapegoat) and Bruno's gay complex with Guy

44:35, when Bruno calls Guy, the White House is behind him, corresponding to what Bruno said before "blowing up white house!"

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Strangers on a Train quotes

  • Senator Morton: I'll have him called up immediately.

    Barbara Morton: Obstructing the wheels of justice, Daddy?

  • Guy Haines: Doesn't that bloodhound ever relax? He sticks so close he's beginning to grow on me - like a fungus.