TONY
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What is Tony's last name (US) / surname (UK)?
He is a famous pianist.
What is Don Shirley's job?
Decade during which the movie takes place.
What are the 1960s?
It means "un surnom" in French.
What is a nickname?
It is the name of the nightclub where Tony works in.
What is the Copacabana?
He plays classical music.
What type of music does Don Shirley play?
These laws were implemented in the South of the USA back then.
What were the Jim Crow laws?
It means "un videur" in French.
What is a bouncer?
Italian
What is Tony's nickname?
He has 5 doctorates so he holds the title.
Why is Don Shirley called a "doctor"?
It is a famous concert venue in Manhattan and Don Shirley lives above it.
What is Carnegie Hall?
Musicians do this when they perform in several cities.
What is to go on a concert tour?
...because he speaks his mind.
Why is Tony's nickname: Tony Lip?
...because he needs protection in the segregated South.
Why does Don Shirley hire Tony?
These were towns in the U.S. where Black people and other minorities were not allowed to stay after sunset.
What were the sundown towns?
It evolved over time, but at first, it was tense.
What kind of relationship did Tony and Don Shirley have at first?
This is why Tony is hired by Don Shirley.
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Why is Tony the toughest bouncer of the
Copacabana?
B1 adjective used to describe Don Shirley's attitude towards Tony at first.
He was/is condescending.