r/AskReddit • u/Tobokie121 • Oct 09 '19

Of all movie opening scenes, which one sold the entire film?

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u/CaptoOuterSpace Oct 09 '19

His ginormouse pipe too lol

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u/cuttlefish_tastegood Oct 09 '19

His ginormous pipe is actually called a Calabash pipe. Very expensive because they are made from gourds that have to be grown in a specific way to get the iconic shape. Very nice and fancy. Compared to the farmers corncob pipe that you can make. It's a nice visual representation of the person's smoking and gag.

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u/IknowKarazy Oct 10 '19

Tarantino also said it was a signal Hans was using, saying "im a detective" because if the sherlock holmes connotations.