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The Brink's Job (1978)

PG 104 min  -  Comedy | Crime | Drama  -   8 December 1978 (USA)
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After a long time of bad luck, the little criminal Tony and his gang successfully rob one of Brink's security transport... See full summary »

Director:

William Friedkin

Writers:

Noel Behn (book), Walon Green
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Falk ...
Peter Boyle ...
Joe McGinnis
Allen Garfield ...
Vinnie Costa (as Allen Goorwitz)
Warren Oates ...
Specs O'Keefe
Gena Rowlands ...
Mary Pino
Paul Sorvino ...
Jazz Maffie
Sheldon Leonard ...
Gerard Murphy Gerard Murphy ...
Sandy Richardson
Kevin O'Connor Kevin O'Connor ...
Stanley Gusciora
Claudia Peluso Claudia Peluso ...
Gladys
Patrick Hines Patrick Hines ...
H.H. Rightmire
Malachy McCourt Malachy McCourt ...
Mutt Murphy
Walter Klavun Walter Klavun ...
Daniels
Randy Jurgensen Randy Jurgensen ...
FBI agent
John Brandon John Brandon ...
FBI agent
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Storyline

After a long time of bad luck, the little criminal Tony and his gang successfully rob one of Brink's security transport, taking $30,000. Surprisingly their coup doesn't make the press. Curious Tony checks out their headquarters and finds out that their security standard is low beyond belief. Now a really big coup is prepared... Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>  

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Plot Keywords:

Criminal | Security Transport | Card | Caper | Robbery  | See more »

Taglines:

The greatest true comedy robbery of all time!

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | History

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Big Stickup at Brink's See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$9,400,000 (USA) (31 December 1980)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

During production, a Boston Resident was paid to remove the air conditioner from his window so they could film on that particular street for a shot. The next day when they arrived to continue filming, every window on the street had an air conditioner See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Tony is visiting Brink's headquarters, he is shown in a medium length shot standing next to a chute. Bags of money start coming down the chute and land on a table at its base but one of the bags lands on the floor. Next it cuts to a long shot but now all the money bags are on the table. See more »

Quotes

Tony Pino: Joe, you need some underwear.
Joe McGinnis: Maybe later.
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Connections

References Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) See more »

Soundtracks

"In the Mood"
by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
Courtesy of RCA Records See more »