Who was trying to kill Noodles in Once Upon a Time in America?
At the beginning of Once Upon a Time in America, there are some gangsters that try to kill Noodles, kill Eve and beat up Fat Moe. Is it implied anywhere in the movie who are they working for? Was it the Union or Max trying to get revenge?
Best Answer
Frankie Monaldi. Or Max
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after Max, Patsy, and Cockeye all supposedly die, he has his henchman go on the lookout for Noodles, killing his girlfriend Eve in the process, as well as brutalizing Fat Moe, and attacking a couple at the Chinese opium theater
However, the police, which was on Max's payroll and helped him fake his death, would of course have informed him about Noodles calling them. Max would have been unaware about the actual good intentions behind that "betrayal" (to send him to jail to prevent him getting killed in a Federal Reserve Bank robbery he was longing to do), and would have taken that as a real betrayal by Noodles. Hence, while being officially dead, he would have ordered him killed.
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Why did Max betray Noodles?
In Noodles's dream, Max conspired to fake his death so he could reinvent himself into a great and wealthy man. In the end, Max wants Noodles to kill him and get revenge for ruining his life. Noodles views himself as loyal and the better man so he refuses to even call him Max let alone kill him.What happened to Noodles in Once Upon a Time in America?
After forming a gang with his friend Max (Rusty Jacobs, then James Woods) when they were still up-and-coming near-kids on the Lower East Side, Noodles is arrested for stabbing a local boss. By the time Noodles is released, the gang has blossomed into a successful bootlegging operation.Why did Noodles go to jail in Once Upon a Time in America?
Character Analysis As kids, \u201cNoodles\u201d and his friends made money by working for a small-time hustler named Bugsy. However, when the teenagers start their own operation, Noodles and Bugsy are forced into a deadly confrontation. Not even twenty at the time, Noodles is promptly sent to prison for Bugsy's murder.Why did Noodles do that to Deborah?
When Noodles realises she is choosing Hollywood rather than him, he destroys their relationship forever by brutally raping her. By doing this he also violently asserts his choice (yet again) of Max and the life of crime over her.Once Upon A Time In America - Noodles, I slipped ( Sergio Leone )
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