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Thieves fall out when over a half million dollars goes missing after the daring and carefully planned robbery of the Los Angeles Coliseum during a football game, each one accusing the other ... Read allThieves fall out when over a half million dollars goes missing after the daring and carefully planned robbery of the Los Angeles Coliseum during a football game, each one accusing the other of having the money.Thieves fall out when over a half million dollars goes missing after the daring and carefully planned robbery of the Los Angeles Coliseum during a football game, each one accusing the other of having the money.
Priscilla Ann
- Daughter
- (uncredited)
Thordis Brandt
- Police Clerk
- (uncredited)
Calvin Brown
- Guard Charlie
- (uncredited)
Antony Carbone
- Man
- (uncredited)
Dee Carroll
- Payroll Clerk
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaWhile promoting this film, Jim Brown told critic Roger Ebert "What I want to do is play roles as a black man, instead of playing black man's roles. You know? The guy in 'The Split,' for example, could be any color. And I don't make a big thing out of my race. If you try to preach, people give you a little sympathy and then they want to get out of the way. So you don't preach, you tell the story. I have a theory, an audience doesn't need to get wrapped up in blackness every time they see a Negro actor. And a movie doesn't have to be about race just because there's a Negro in it. If there's a bigot in the audience, he has to keep reminding himself, that's a black man, that's a Negro, because the story line has left him 'way behind, man. Away behind. Just tell the story, and before you know it, that cat will be identifying with you, and he won't even know how it happened."
- GoofsDuring the car chase scenes between McClain and Kifka, they are mainly on dirt roads, but tires are heard squealing - which does not happen on unpaved roads.
- Quotes
Dave Negli: Listen, Marty, the last man I killed I did it for $5000. For $85,000 I'd kill you 17 times.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Jim Brown: All American (2002)
Featured review
All of the ingredients for greatness but comes up short
This movie had everything necessary for a great movie but fell short while still an entertaining flick.
The amazing cast features early performances by Jim Brown, Gene Hackman and Donald Sutherland. Other stars include Ernest Borgnine, Jack Klugman and Julie Harris.
How could this go wrong?
The plot centers around a heist which is reminiscent of The Killing but replaces the racetrack with a football stadium (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum).
The action is mostly good though perhaps slightly overboard at times.
The story is largely believable though the scenes with Brown's girlfriend are at times problematic though not insurmountable.
There are some other issues with the script but not major dealbreakers. Things get a little sloppy in the second half and the director tries to tie it all together in a rushed knot at the end which brings the movie down a notch.
This is really must-see for any Gene Hackman fan since it is one of his earlier roles and he shows all of the character traits which made him a great star.
Mostly, this film has some appealing parts namely in the way of its stars but too many little flaws which are emblematic of the time period when films were getting sloppier.
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- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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