Who was Tuco shooting at in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly?
In the final showdown in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, we learn after the shoot out scene that Tuco's gun was empty. But Tuco didn't know that. Who was he trying to shoot at?
In this question Who was Angel Eyes trying to shoot first? the TS assumes it was Angel Eyes. But if Blondie would trust Tuco to shoot at Angel Eyes, he wouldn't have needed to remove Tuco's bullets from his gun. (Although Blondie uses the situation to his advantage later too to make Tuco do the digging and protect himself from potential dirty tricks from Tuco's part.) Also, if Tuco assumed that it were to become a "last man standing" situation, he must have realized that he was the worst shot of the trio and his most sensible choice would then be to shoot Blondie just after Blondie would have killed Angel Eyes.
I cannot tell from the movie scene who Tuco was aiming at. His body seems to be oriented towards where Angel Eyes was standing, but because he is trying to get his gun to fire, it is not entirely clear whether he was also trying to fire in that direction. Is there any evidence in or outside the movie that shows who Tuco was trying to shoot?
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Who was Tuco shooting at?
Nacho tells the story of when Tuco killed one of his closest friends, Dawg Paulson, by shooting him in the face with a shotgun, only because he slightly suspected the man was ripping him off.What happened to Tuco in The Good The Bad and The Ugly?
Always one step ahead, Blondie reveals that he emptied Tuco's revolver the previous night. He also never wrote down the treasure's location, betting that he could deal with Angel Eyes. However, he doesn't kill Tuco. Instead, he leaves Tuco hanging from a noose with only a precarious foothold holding him up.What does Tuco yell at the end?
Blondie smiles and rides off as Tuco, who has his gold but still has his hands tied [along with his empty gun and before he can get his horse (See in background)], curses him in rage by shouting "Hey Blondie! You know what you are?What did Tuco call Blondie at the end?
As Tuco curses him, Blondie offers a final ironic shot: " Tsk, tsk, such ingratitude after all the times I've saved your life." The final title card arrives naming Blondie as "The Good" of the title.The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (10/12) Movie CLIP - When You Have to Shoot, Shoot (1966) HD
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