Entries Tagged as 'Heist'
The General (1998)
Screenplay by John Boorman, based on the book by Paul Williams
Directed by John Boorman
Produced by Merlin Films/ J&M Enterainment
Running time: 124 minutes
What the *&#! Is This About?
Emerging from his home on the southside of Dublin, Martin Cahill (Brendan Gleeson) is shot in his driveway. Moving back in time, a young Cahill (Eamonn Owens) [...]
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Tags: Based on book · Gangsters and hoodlums · Heist · Hitman · Interrogation
Hudson Hawk (1991)
Screenplay by Steven E. de Souza and Daniel Waters, story by Bruce Willis & Robert Kraft
Directed by Michael Lehmann
Produced by Silver Pictures/ TriStar Pictures
Running time: 100 minutes
Synopsis
Upon completion of a ten year prison sentence, the “world’s greatest cat burglar” Eddie “Hudson Hawk” Hawkins (Bruce Willis) emerges from Sing Sing to reunite with [...]
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Tags: Heist · Hitman · Interrogation · Museums and galleries · Music
November 22nd, 2008 · 7 Comments
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In the city of Hermosa Beach, gun smuggler Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson) entertains dim-witted prison buddy Louis Gara (Robert DeNiro) with his knowledge of the firearms trade. Ordell’s girlfriend – an insolent, bong loving beach bunny named Melanie (Bridget Fonda) – is hardly impressed. “He’s just repeating shit he overheard. He ain’t any [...]
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Tags: Based on novel · Cult favorite · Femme fatale · Gangsters and hoodlums · Heist · Interrogation · Midlife crisis · Unconventional romance
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Emerging from Folsom State Prison after six years, Max Dembo (Dustin Hoffman) returns to Los Angeles. He spends his first night of freedom eating a hot dog and wandering the city streets. Checking in the next day with his parole officer, Earl Frank (M. Emmet Walsh), Max is verbally reprimanded for failing to show [...]
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Tags: Ambiguous ending · Based on novel · Cult favorite · Gangsters and hoodlums · Heist · Interrogation · Unconventional romance