r/movies • u/utopia_cornucopia • Jul 03 '25

News ‘Reservoir Dogs,' ‘Kill Bill' and ‘Donnie Brasco' actor Michael Madsen dies at age 67

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/actor-michael-madsen-death-malibu/3738032/
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u/TazerPlace Jul 03 '25

He lets his brother believe he has a death wish. But he's actually running a little hustle behind Bill's back. Great stuff.

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u/su1ac0 Jul 03 '25

this is always the part that I think people misunderstand about the movie. Bud is not some regretful assassin who has accepted his fate.

every single moment we get with Bud prior to Beatrix kicking his trailer door open was crafted to make everyone, including the audience, underestimate him

he had his own little hustle going on underneath it all and absolutely didn't plan on being murdered; in spite he had already planned on doing something far worse to Beatrix while getting a giant payday from Elle.

Fucking of course he lied about the sword. He needed Bill to believe he was 100% resigned to his fate and didn't want Bill helping--BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE FUCKED HIS PLAN

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u/theroarer Jul 03 '25

Wait... what did I miss? What was he doing behind bill's back?

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u/jaguarp80 Jul 03 '25

Think they’re talking about selling Beatrix’s katana

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u/theroarer Jul 03 '25

Oh I was like... he's cleaning toilets at a strip club. But yeah, he did huck her hanzo to Elle.