Heist Movie Review 2001

Hackman is Joe, a master thief who's planning to retire after his latest job, but fence Bergman (DeVito) has other ideas, holding Joe's payoff until he agrees to a big-time gold heist. And just to make things interesting, Bergman sends his nephew Silk (Rockwell) along. This complicates things even more, especially with Joe's wife, Fran (Pidgeon). In classic Mamet fashion, doublecrosses, plot twists, misdirection, great dialogue and perfect casting convene to create an excellent caper film. Lindo and Jay add plenty of spark as Joe's loyal crew members.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 107 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Heists: Gold/Precious Metals, One Last Job, Betrayal, Marriage, Doublecross!

Screenplay

David Mamet

Cast

Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, Sam Rockwell, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay, Patti LuPone, Jim Frangione

Cinematography

Robert Elswit

Director

David Mamet

Music

Theodore Shapiro

Other

Patrick Rousseau, Barbara Tulliver, Isabelle Guay, Renee April, David Wasco

Producer

Art Linson, Elie Samaha, Andrew Stevens, Morgan Creek Productions, Franchise Pictures, Indelible Pictures, Warner Bros.