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Mr. Pink's Madonna Theory

from Reservoir Dogs

Written by Quentin Tarantino

Reservoir Dogs

Mr. Pink delivers a crude and highly specific deconstruction of Madonna's 'Like a Virgin' to a group of professional criminals. He argues that the song is not about romance, but rather a metaphor for the physical pain of a sexual encounter with a well-endowed man.

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MR. PINK: "Like a Virgin" is all about a girl who digs a guy with a big dick. The whole song is a metaphor for big dicks. It's not about a nice girl who meets a sensitive boy. Now granted that's what "True Blue" is about, no argument about that. Let me tell ya what "Like a Virgin"'s about. It's abou

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CharactersMr. Pink
Duration1-2 minutes
Age Range30s-50s
Gendermale
Genrecrime
PeriodContemporary
Formatmonologue
SourceReservoir Dogs
Toneargumentative, confident, vulgar, humorous
AccentAmerican
Suitable Fordrama school audition, agent showcase, self tape, general practice
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