Once Were Warriors

[MORELLO]

'Jake the Muss' - lead character in this classic, - what does 'the Muss' mean?

[stoo_pid]

Muscles

[MORELLO]

Is that a guess, or is he referred to that in the film & I missed it?

[ARSENAL]

Jake The Muscle. I don't think it actually says in the film - but basically he portrays a charecter who is a big fella and dishes out a few beatings - including his missus. It is a cracking film.

[stoo_pid]

When I first saw the film I just assumed it was actually Muscle (singular). Some time after that I read a review and it said it stood for Muscles. Having just googled, it would appear it could be either:

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