``PUT YOUR BODY IN CASH'' was Kubrick's Hollywood debut that made his talent known to the world.

Non-linear storyline that influenced Tarantino

What was groundbreaking about ``PUT YOUR BODY IN CASH'' was its non-linear storyline, which also influenced Quentin Tarantino's ` `Reservoir Dogs '' (1992) and `` Pulp Fiction '' (1994). . The method of not telling the story linearly, but depicting the situation three-dimensionally by changing tenses was fresh and innovative. Let's take a look at the timeline, focusing on the day the heist plan takes place.

■07:30 George (Elisha Cook) and Sherry (Marie Windsor) have breakfast. Sherry persistently checks to see if today is the day the robbery plan will be carried out. The constant ticking of a clock heightens the sense of urgency.

■05:00 The target horse, Red Lightning, is fed.

■07:00 Johnny visits Marvin (Jay C. Flippen), the investor in the plan. Then move to the airport.

■08:15 Johnny stopped by the flower shop and then moved to the motel. Pick up the machine gun.

■08:45 Johnny moves to the bus stop. Hide a machine gun in a locker.

■09:20 Johnny moves to Mike's (Joe Sawyer) apartment. Put the locker key in the mailbox.

■11:15 Mike goes out. Take the key out of the mailbox.

■11:29 Mike moves to the bus stop. Take out the machine gun from the locker.

■12:10 Mike arrives at the racetrack. Hide a machine gun in a changing locker.

■15:32 Randy (Ted DeCorcia) calls the police. I lie and say there's something wrong with the radio. Proceed to the racetrack.

■14:30 Maurice (Cola Quagliani) moves from the chess arena to the racetrack.

■16:23 Maurice lashes out at a police officer and is arrested.

■11:40 Nicky (Timothy Carrie) moves to the parking lot with a rifle.

■16:24 Nicky shoots favorite horse Red Lightning in race 7. As he tries to run away, he is shot and killed by a police officer.

■14:15 Johnny moves to the racetrack.

■16:23 Johnny takes advantage of Maurice's rampage with the police and infiltrates the entrance reserved for those involved. They pick up the machine gun that Mike has hidden and break into the safe.

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There is also an anecdote that during the test preview, Kubrick re-edited the story so that it would progress in a straight line, and the story became even more confusing. In other words, the non-linear time series had a structure that was easier to understand. This is proof of how carefully calculated this work was.

However, the studio wanted to make the story easier to understand, and despite Kubrick's vehement objections, extra narration was added to the film.

A breakthrough work whose talent was recognized by Kirk Douglas