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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)

R 115 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Crime  -   2 September 1974 (Sweden)
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With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist.

Director:

Michael Cimino
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clint Eastwood ...
Jeff Bridges ...
Geoffrey Lewis ...
Eddie Goody
Catherine Bach ...
Melody
Gary Busey ...
Curly (as Garey Busey)
Jack Dodson Jack Dodson ...
Vault Manager
Gene Elman Gene Elman ...
Tourist
Burton Gilliam Burton Gilliam ...
Welder
Roy Jenson Roy Jenson ...
Dunlop
Claudia Lennear Claudia Lennear ...
Secretary
Bill McKinney Bill McKinney ...
Crazy Driver
Vic Tayback Vic Tayback ...
Mario Pinski
Dub Taylor Dub Taylor ...
Station Attendant
Gregory Walcott Gregory Walcott ...
Used Car Salesman
Erica Hagen Erica Hagen ...
Waitress
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Storyline

Seven years after a daring bank robbery involving an anti-tank gun used to blow open a vault, the robbery team temporarily puts aside their mutual suspicions to repeat the crime after they are unable to find the loot from the original heist, hidden behind a school chalkboard. The hardened artilleryman and his flippant, irresponsible young sidekick are the two wild cards in the deck of jokers. Written by <booda@datasync.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Heist | Preacher | Stolen Car | Chase | Raccoon  | See more »

Taglines:

He has exactly seven minutes to get rich quick! See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

Die Letzten beißen die Hunde See more »

Filming Locations:

Choteau, Montana, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$25,000,000 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Malpaso Company, The See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

According to several sources including Steven Bach's 'Final Cut', Clint Eastwood perceived himself to be upstaged by Jeff Bridges. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Thunderbolt is delivering his sermon in the church, his hair is heavily oiled but it appears quite dry when he emerges from the church, chased by Dunlop. See more »

Quotes

Lightfoot: [Arriving at the site of what was supposed to be the old schoolhouse, now replaced with a modern new school] Are you sure this is the spot?
John Doherty: Yeah.
Lightfoot: What? I didn't hear what you said.
John Doherty: I said, yeah, this is it.
Lightfoot: Well, what happened to it?
John Doherty: I don't know... Progress.
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Soundtracks

"Hallelujah! What a Savior!"
by Philip Paul Bliss
(hymn sung in church in opening scene) See more »