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Writer:
John Milius (written by)
Release Date:
20 July 1973 (USA)
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Tagline:
...he was the gangster's gangster.
Plot:
John Dillinger and his gang go on a bank robbing spree across the midwest, but one G-Man is determined to bring him down. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
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(53 articles)
Interview: An Ice Cream Social With Oscar Winner Richard Dreyfuss
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 23 September 2009, 8:46 PM, PDT)
Public Enemies – Video Review
(From Scorecard Review. 6 July 2009, 2:47 PM, PDT)
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 23 September 2009, 8:46 PM, PDT)
Public Enemies – Video Review
(From Scorecard Review. 6 July 2009, 2:47 PM, PDT)
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John Milius scores with a great gangster flick
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Warren Oates | ... | John Dillinger |
 | Ben Johnson | ... | Melvin Purvis |
| Michelle Phillips | ... | Billie Frechette |
 | Cloris Leachman | ... | Anna Sage |
 | Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Homer Van Meter |
 | Geoffrey Lewis | ... | Harry Pierpont |
| John P. Ryan | ... | Charles Mackley (as John Ryan) |
 | Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Baby Face Nelson |
| Steve Kanaly | ... | Pretty Boy Floyd |
 | John Martino | ... | Eddie Martin |
| Roy Jenson | ... | Samuel Cowley |
| Read Morgan | ... | Big Jim Wollard |
| Frank McRae | ... | Reed Youngblood |
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107 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Norway:16 (video rating) |
UK:18 |
West Germany:18 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-18 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
USA:R |
Norway:(Banned) (1973-2003) (cinema release)
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J. Edgar Hoover protested this film being made and demanded that changes be made to the script to depict the FBI in a better light (see below). Shortly before his death he recorded a disclaimer to the film; it can be heard after the closing credits. The film depicts John Dillinger being shot outside the Biograph after he pulls his gun; in fact, Dillinger never pulled a gun that night. The FBI decided they were going to kill Dillinger rather than attempt to take him alive; they announced their presence, he turned to run, and was shot six times in the back.
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the scene where Harry Pierpont gets shot and falls off of the bridge, his cries for "Mary!" are clearly laid over the top of his scream as he falls from the bridge.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "All in the Family: Edith's Conversion (#4.9)" (1973)
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Soundtrack:
We're in the Money
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This is one of the best gangster movies of the 70's, if not all time. Great action sequences abound with guns blazing and blood-splattering detail.
Warren Oates is the titular villain, who won both public support and revulsion with his daring bank robberies as well as the lengths he took to escape justice. Ben Johnson also gives a stellar performance as Mel Purvis, the dedicated FBI agent determined to kill him and the rest of his murderous gang.
But one of the biggest surprises in the movie is the performance of a very young Richard Dreyfuss as notorious robber/killer Lester "Baby Face" Nelson. Dreyfuss's usually lovable charm only further compounds the nature of Nelson's seemingly innocent yet deadly as the plague persona.
Director John Milius, best known for directing the cult classics CONAN THE BARBARIAN and RED DAWN has excellent cinematography and crisp dialogue, which he himself wrote. His real-life conservative politics shine through from time to time, especially concerning G-Man Purvis, but he tries to show both sides of the story, and he does a fairly reasonable job.
This is definitely a movie to watch one night when nothing is on. Its got action, suspense, humor, and good use of scenery. A class act all the way.