The bar hostess is implied to be a prostitute. There is a scene of implied male nudity in the shower room; there is a homosexual innuendo around the character Tiny when he flogs Nutsy with a wet towel. Cleavage, implied infidelity and sexual innuendo also.

There is a fist fight in a bar. During the montage, it is implied Bobo assaults a man; when he later hears a man was strangled, he fears he killed a man while drunk. A sexual assault takes place behind closed door. A woman is badly beaten off screen.

The movie opens in a bar/tavern and alcohol is the main subject matter to start. Everyone is ordering drinks and many are smoking. Protagonist drinks until blacked out. Cigarette smoking is rampant.

An ominous mood pervades the odd mix of characters along the waterfront. A suicide attempt by drowning is interrupted.