CHAPTER III RESEARCH FINDINGS
In this chapter, the writer describes two main discussions, they are; data description and data analysis.
A. Data Description
In this description of data, the writer discusses the phenomenon of crime in American Gangster movie. Here the writer tries to tabulate the collected data through the following table:
b. The types of crime
c. The indicators of each type
d. The corpus as the evidence of analysis
In this section, the writer limits the discussion about the phenomenon of crime that were performed in American Gangster the movie based on Montero and McDowell’s approach,
they are Juvenile delinquency, victimless crime, white-collar crime, organized crime and violent crime. But in this study, the writer only focuses on the kinds of crime that most often appeared in
this movie; victimless crime, white-collar crime, organized crime and violent crime. The tabulated data are described as follows:
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Table 1, the Tabulated Data
No Types of Crime
Indicator Corpus
1. Victimless Crime
Prostitutes, drug addicts, misuse of
narcotics, sex offences 00:21:40, Frank’s Family and
Colleagues were injecting heroin at each other in their own hidden post.
The Boy: Thanks Girl, it is America. The Girl: Thank Frank
The Boy: Thanks Frank While looking at Frank who was sitting beside him
The Girl: Just relax , you have to do this several times. Vice hauled down its
quality and then sell it.
The Boy: I don’t wanna say anything because the price is right, but the heroin
in Vietnam is better for me.
00:37:15: The newest version of heroin which is called “Blue magic” that was
bought by Frank from Vietnam was spread widely and rapidly in America.
Peoples use it freely in their party.
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2. White-collar Crime
the malfeasance of public officials,
corruption, graft, payoffs, and a general
abuse of political power.
00:20:13; in the International Chemical Bank Frank gave the bribe to the man
Bumpy’s banker
Frank: get yourself a new suit while gave him a lot of money
00:29:06; Frank gave the bribe money to Nate
Nate: Fifty grand. In advance, that’ll cover them, the pilots and the guys on the
other end.
Frank: Give them a hundred. Nate: Fifty, to cover them all.
Frank: a hundred. And it’s all I got left. So if that dope doesn’t arrive, for
whatever reason embraced Nate and whispered. Cousin no cousin – don’t let
me down.
He holds out a business envelope fat with money. Nate hesitates, knowing Frank
has just said he’ll kill him if things don’t go right, and then takes it.
Nate: I’ll let you know when it is in the air.
00:23:49 Frank: bribed Johny Law the police is
important, it’s no problem. I have paid on the police since I was ten years old,
but my money could send more their children to school than National
Marriage Award, it was different while arranged the Christmas tree.
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3. Organized crime
illegal enterprises include gambling
probably its primary source of income,
narcotics, prostitution, pornography, and
business and labor racketeering.
00:27:47; Frank Lucas entered the Bamboo dwelling in opium farm in the
back country of Bangkok. He talked with the General and explained his purpose of
coming then doing the transaction of heroin trading.
General: How would you get it into the states?
Frank: what do you care? General: who do you work for in there?
Frank: what do you care? General: who are you really?
Frank: it says right there, Frank Lucas. General: I mean, who do you represent?
Frank: Me. The man doesn’t believe it, but lets it go.
General: you think you are going to take a hundred kilos of heroin into the US and
you don’t work for anyone? Someone is going to allow that?
Frank shrugs; the general regards one of men. Chinese, subtitled:
General: I don’t believe a word of this. The General regards the cash and
paperwork again for a moment. And, to Frank:
General: after this first purchase, if you’re not killed by Marseilles importers
– or their people in the States – then what?
Frank: Then there’d be more. On a regular basis, though I’d rather not have
to drag my ass all the way up here every time.
The man regards frank for a long
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moment, the cash and paperwork again. Finally –
General: of course not. 00:46:05, Frank and the Family is
walking down the street. Frank told them about his business organization that has
been existed for many years.
Frank: Man I worked for managed the biggest organization in New York city
and even more than sixty years. 15 Years, 8 Months, 9 Days I worked for him,
protected him, kept him and learn about many things from him. Bumpy was rich
but not as rich as white man. He thought that organization was belong to him, but
he was just organized it.
00:04:56; Detective Trupo rebuked Frank Lucas to remind him about the
production sharing of their Business organization which they have done
corporately.
The Lincoln and security cars and Trupo’s Shelby parked.
Frank: stay in the car say to Ana As Frank and Doc climb out, Frank
motions to his other security men to remain calm, he’ll handle this.
Trupo: Hello, Frank. If Frank is surprised Trupo knows his
name, he doesn’t show it, or anything else except an air of professional
courtesy.
Frank: detective. Trupo looks in at Ana in the back seat,
smiles at her. She turns her away and closes the door. Trupo leads Frank away
for a private conversation.
Trupo: are you sure you done the right
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thing? She’s beautiful girl – there’s no question – but she’s got an attitude on
her –
Frank: Listen to me. Before you say another word – about her – or me –
remember that you’re saying iot on the most important fuckin day of my life.
Trupo: man walks around in a fifty thousand dollar chinchilla coat and he
never even bought me a cup of coffee? Something wrong there.
Frank: I don’t know what you’re talking about.
Trupo: you pay your bills, Frank? Frank: you want to keep talking; talk to
my lawyer, here’s his card. You call him, because we’re done here. –
Trupo: do you pay your bills, I asked you. Frank: if you’re not getting your share,
it’s not my fault; go ask the chief of police.
Trupo: what’s my share? You don’t even know me. Maybe I’m special.
Frank: No, you’re all the fuckin same.
00:37:25 the doer of free sex in the institution of prostitution in Harlem
4. Violent crime
Robbery, aggravated assault, rape, and
murder. 00:01:15; After flushed by kerosene,
Bumpy and Frank burned the man’s body then fired a pistol right on the man’s
head.
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00:48:04; Frank fired the pistol right on the Tango’s head.
Tango: Go away from here, what fuck you gonna do Frank?, you gonna shut me
in front of every body? Hah? Come on..
Frank directly shut the pistol right on the Tango’s head The Tango now is
fucking dead.
00:26:29; a man tried to kill Frank and his wife when both of them in front of the
restaurant for having dinner.
Doc: hey, are you alright? Walked to help Frank
Frank: Oh, shit While hold his wife’s body. Are you alright baby?, come on
While got up and help his wife to get up and back home.
00:16:452; Huey Frank’s cousin was stroked by Frank because of hiding some
heroin in the baggage to be sold to get the profit for himself.
Huey: I’m sorry Frank Frank: never mind, get into the car
With his cold and angry face
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B. Data Analysis
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