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Director:
Martin Brest
Writers:
Edward Cannon (story)
Martin Brest (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
December 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Meet three guys with an outrageous plan to beat the system ... more
Plot:
Three friends who are living on the dole decide to organize a bank robbery. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
Actor Art Carney Dies at 85
 (From IMDb News. 11 November 2003)

User Comments:
An excellent movie and cast of actors. more (19 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

George Burns ... Joe

Art Carney ... Al
Lee Strasberg ... Willie
Charles Hallahan ... Pete
Pamela Payton-Wright ... Kathy
Siobhan Keegan ... Colleen
Brian Neville ... Kevin
Constantine Hartofolis ... Boy in Park
Mary Testa ... Teller
Jean Shevlin ... Mrs. Fein
James Manis ... Hot Dog Vendor
Tito Goya ... Gypsy Cab Driver
William Pabst ... Bank Guard
Christopher Wynkoop ... Bank Manager
John McComb ... Businessman in Bank
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Additional Details

Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the scene where Joe (George Burns) is looking through his old photos and other memorabilia, he looks at a photo of a young couple - presumably Joe and his wife - and it makes him start to cry. The photo is actually a picture of George Burns and his real (late) wife Gracie Allen. They were a famous show business team from vaudeville through early television. She died in 1964. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The license plate on the hearse is the same as the license plate on the car in which Art Carney's niece and nephew picks Art Carney up in after they hear the unfortunate news. more
Quotes:
Willie: What if we get shot?
[silence]
Joe: What's the difference?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Remington Steele: Steele Blue Yonder (#4.15)" (1986) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
An excellent movie and cast of actors., 20 January 1999
10/10
Author: anonymous from Midland, TX

The movie is well thought out and acted. One can't condone their method to break their bored lifestyle but the movie does it in such a way as to be funny and, in a way, understandable. My only complaint is that a musical soundtrack wasn't made available.

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