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{{Quote|The rain was coming down like all the angels in Heaven decided to take a piss at the same time. When you're in a situation like mine, you can only think in metaphors.|Dick Justice<ref>[[The Depths of My Brain]], [[The Darkness Inside]], ''[[Max Payne 2]]''</ref>}} |
{{Quote|The rain was coming down like all the angels in Heaven decided to take a piss at the same time. When you're in a situation like mine, you can only think in metaphors.|Dick Justice<ref>[[The Depths of My Brain]], [[The Darkness Inside]], ''[[Max Payne 2]]''</ref>}} |
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[[File:Dick Justice Intertitle.jpg|right|250px]] |
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| − | '''''Dick Justice''''' is an American [[Wikipedia:Blaxploitation|blaxploitation]] crime TV show airing in |
+ | '''''Dick Justice''''' is an American [[Wikipedia:Blaxploitation|blaxploitation]] crime TV show airing in 2003. The show's story parallels [[Max Payne]]'s own tragedy and life experiences of the 2001 [[Valkyr Case]]; one former cop-turned squatter mentions that the ''Dick Justice'' series is based on a case that happened a while back. |
| + | ==Synopsis== |
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| − | The main protagonist in the series is a detective named [[Dick Justice (character)|Dick Justice]]. Dick's wife |
+ | The main protagonist in the series is a detective named [[Dick Justice (character)|Dick Justice]]. Dick's wife, Sharon Justice, is killed by an unknown assailant and Dick is framed for her murder. Justice then goes rogue in an attempt to figure out who framed him for her killing and to get revenge. After dark, the criminals of the city come out and Dick Justice goes on a killing spree, apparently to draw out those responsible for his wife's death and subsequent setup. |
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| − | It is also mentioned that video games have been made of the show. |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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===Transcript #1=== |
===Transcript #1=== |
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| − | Sharon Justice: [Crying] |
+ | Sharon Justice: [Crying] Please! |
[Gunshots] |
[Gunshots] |
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| − | + | Killer: Die! Die! |
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| − | Sharon Justice : |
+ | Sharon Justice : Ah! Ahhh... |
| + | [Sharon dies] |
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hardboiled, fugitive cop, framed for the murder of his wife. |
hardboiled, fugitive cop, framed for the murder of his wife. |
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| − | On a quest for |
+ | On a quest for vengeance through the criminal underworld in the |
| − | city's heart of darkness. |
+ | city's heart of darkness. |
| − | Dick Justice: |
+ | Dick Justice: The rain was coming down like all the angels in heaven had decided to take a piss at the same time. In a situation |
| − | I decided to take a piss at the same time. In a situation |
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like mine, you can only think in metaphors. They had killed |
like mine, you can only think in metaphors. They had killed |
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| − | the love of my life. They were going to pay. |
+ | the love of my life. They were going to pay. |
===Transcript #2=== |
===Transcript #2=== |
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| − | Announcer: |
+ | Announcer: Stranded in the dark and violent night, Dick Justice, a lone, |
hardboiled, fugitive cop, framed for the murder of his wife. |
hardboiled, fugitive cop, framed for the murder of his wife. |
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| − | On a quest for |
+ | On a quest for vengeance through the criminal underworld in the |
| − | city's heart of darkness. |
+ | city's heart of darkness. |
| − | Dick Justice: |
+ | Dick Justice: The night was grim as death. I felt right at home. |
Dope-peddling murderers in their expensive suits were crawling out of the woodwork all around me. |
Dope-peddling murderers in their expensive suits were crawling out of the woodwork all around me. |
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| − | The only suits they were going to wear after tonight were body-bags. |
+ | The only suits they were going to wear after tonight were body-bags. |
| − | + | Criminal: It's Dick Justice! Get him! Get the freaking cop! |
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[Gunshots] |
[Gunshots] |
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| − | Dick: |
+ | Dick: Your trial will be held at the city morgue. |
[Gunshots] |
[Gunshots] |
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| − | + | Criminal: Ahh! |
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| − | Dick Justice: |
+ | Dick Justice: I had a permanent, constipated grimace on my face. |
| − | I was revenge personified. |
+ | I was revenge personified. |
| + | ==Trivia== |
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| − | ==Behind the scenes== |
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| − | At the end of the [[Take Me to Cold Steel]] chapter of ''[[Max Payne (game)|Max Payne]]'', the player can eavesdrop on a conversation between two guards about their personal attachment to their weapons. One of them named his gun "Dick Justice." |
+ | *At the end of the [[Take Me to Cold Steel]] chapter of ''[[Max Payne (game)|Max Payne]]'', the player can eavesdrop on a conversation between two guards about their personal attachment to their weapons. One of them named his gun "Dick Justice." A video of the exchange can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tbh7RF43eI here.] |
| + | *At some point in ''[[Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne|Max Payne 2]]'', it is mentioned that video games based on ''Dick Justice'' have been made. |
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| + | *What could have been an inspiration for Dick Justice, prior to the first game premiere, [[James McCaffrey]], the voice actor for the character of Max Payne, played a main role in the TV show ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115380/ Swift Justice]'' created by [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0937725/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr2 Dick Wolf] and [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2746212/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr1 Richard Albarino]. In an [https://archive.is/20130410201916/http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/722951/max-payne-3s-james-mccaffrey-on-wild-experience-of-resurrecting-an-icon/ interview], James admitted, that he had seen similarities between the game and the show, emphasizing however that Max as a character was not directly based on any particular figure. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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*''[[Max Payne 2]]'' |
*''[[Max Payne 2]]'' |
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+ | ==Video== |
| + | [[File:Dick_Justice_-_Both_Episodes|thumb|left|425px]] |
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| + | ==Reference== |
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Revision as of 05:12, 14 June 2020
- "The rain was coming down like all the angels in Heaven decided to take a piss at the same time. When you're in a situation like mine, you can only think in metaphors."
- ―Dick Justice[1]
Dick Justice is an American blaxploitation crime TV show airing in 2003. The show's story parallels Max Payne's own tragedy and life experiences of the 2001 Valkyr Case; one former cop-turned squatter mentions that the Dick Justice series is based on a case that happened a while back.
Synopsis
The main protagonist in the series is a detective named Dick Justice. Dick's wife, Sharon Justice, is killed by an unknown assailant and Dick is framed for her murder. Justice then goes rogue in an attempt to figure out who framed him for her killing and to get revenge. After dark, the criminals of the city come out and Dick Justice goes on a killing spree, apparently to draw out those responsible for his wife's death and subsequent setup.
Plot
Transcript #1
Sharon Justice: [Crying] Please!
[Gunshots]
Killer: Die! Die!
Sharon Justice : Ah! Ahhh...
[Sharon dies]
Dick Justice: Freeze! [Gunshots] Oh no.. no, no, oh, God, Sharon, baby! Noooooooooo!
Announcer: Stranded in the dark and violent night, Dick Justice, a lone, hardboiled, fugitive cop, framed for the murder of his wife. On a quest for vengeance through the criminal underworld in the city's heart of darkness.
Dick Justice: The rain was coming down like all the angels in heaven had decided to take a piss at the same time. In a situation like mine, you can only think in metaphors. They had killed the love of my life. They were going to pay.
Transcript #2
Announcer: Stranded in the dark and violent night, Dick Justice, a lone, hardboiled, fugitive cop, framed for the murder of his wife. On a quest for vengeance through the criminal underworld in the city's heart of darkness.
Dick Justice: The night was grim as death. I felt right at home. Dope-peddling murderers in their expensive suits were crawling out of the woodwork all around me. The only suits they were going to wear after tonight were body-bags.
Criminal: It's Dick Justice! Get him! Get the freaking cop!
[Gunshots]
Dick: Your trial will be held at the city morgue.
[Gunshots]
Criminal: Ahh!
Dick Justice: I had a permanent, constipated grimace on my face. I was revenge personified.
Trivia
- At the end of the Take Me to Cold Steel chapter of Max Payne, the player can eavesdrop on a conversation between two guards about their personal attachment to their weapons. One of them named his gun "Dick Justice." A video of the exchange can be found here.
- At some point in Max Payne 2, it is mentioned that video games based on Dick Justice have been made.
- What could have been an inspiration for Dick Justice, prior to the first game premiere, James McCaffrey, the voice actor for the character of Max Payne, played a main role in the TV show Swift Justice created by Dick Wolf and Richard Albarino. In an interview, James admitted, that he had seen similarities between the game and the show, emphasizing however that Max as a character was not directly based on any particular figure.
Appearances
Video
Dick Justice - Both Episodes
Reference
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