20 Things You Somehow Missed In The Usual Suspects

19. Kint Looks At Kujan's Coffee Mug

Ususal Suspects
Gramercy Pictures

There are many, many hints throughout the film to its big twist, that the identity of Keyser Söze is in fact Verbal Kint (Kevin Spacey).

We get a subtle early nod towards Kint's ingenious deception when he's brought in for interrogation, and both himself and Agent Kujan (Chazz Palminteri) are served coffee by Sergeant Rabin (Dan Hedaya).

Once Kujan asks Kint to tell him what happened after the line-up, Singer focuses on Kint as he stares at the base of Kujan's coffee mug, foreshadowing that he will use elements from the interrogation room - including the Kobayashi-branded mug - to spin his convoluted tale.

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