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Lassiter (1984)

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User Rating: 5.7/10 (628 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Roger Young
Writer:
David Taylor (writer)
Release Date:
17 February 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Mystery more
Tagline:
The 'Magnum' Man Hits the Big Screen with a Vengeance! more
Plot:
Lassiter is a handsome jewel thief operating in London in the late 1930s. One day he is arrested and told that if he wishes to avoid prison... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Could have been great, still entertaining more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tom Selleck ... Nick Lassiter

Jane Seymour ... Sara Wells

Lauren Hutton ... Kari Von Fursten

Bob Hoskins ... Inspector John Becker

Joe Regalbuto ... Peter Breeze
Ed Lauter ... Smoke
Warren Clarke ... Max Hofer
Edward Peel ... Sgt. Allyce
Paul Antrim ... Askew
Christopher Malcolm ... Quaid
Barrie Houghton ... Eddie Lee
Peter Skellern ... Pianist
Harry Towb ... Roger Boardman
Belinda Mayne ... Helen Boardman

William Morgan Sheppard ... Sweeny (as Morgan Sheppard)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Magnificient Thief (Philippines: English title)
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
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Brian Coburn was dubbed by David de Keyser. more
Quotes:
Smoke American Car Thief: Hey, you know, kiddo, I like London. You know I did my research before I came. I came because I found out it was my kind of town. I mean the cops don't carry guns. Now the cops still try and chase the bad guys; but they don't find it necessary to kill him when they catch him. I call that civilized. That's one of the reasons I left New York to come here. more
Soundtrack:
Let's Call The Whole Thing Off more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Could have been great, still entertaining, 14 March 2004
Author: grendelkhan from Xanadu

Lassiter has all the ingredients of a great film: a great caper, good leads, an interesting setting, action, and romance. What it didn't have was a budget to do the production justice, and an overabundance of tv actors.

Lassiter is basically an attempt to cash in on Tom Selleck's fame on Magnum PI, and his loss of the role of Indiana Jones. The film is set in the same time period as Raiders of the Lost Ark, with the same villains, the Nazis. Instead of a swashbuckling archaeologist, Selleck is a slick jewel thief, Nick Lassiter. Instead of being recruited by the government to recover a treasure, he is blackmailed. However, this is no ode to the Republic serials; no, this is an ode to the caper films of yesterday, with a little To Catch a Thief thrown in for good measure.

Selleck's Nick Lassiter is an American jewel thief, living and operating in London. When not stealing from high society, he enjoys the good life. Selleck looks good in his period costumes, like he belongs. He brings charm and humor to the role, the perfect blend for a gentleman thief.

Jane Seymour is his love interest, a dancer. Seymour is beautiful as always and makes the most of a limited role.

Lauren Hutton gets the juicier role of the Nazi courier and kinky assassin. Hutton plays this decadent role to the hilt, if a bit over the top.

Finally, Bob Hoskins is a London cop who concocts the frame-up that forces Lassiter to attempt to steal Nazi diamonds. This is one of Hoskins earlier film roles and he easily steals the movie. He's not a likable character, but he keeps your interest.

The rest of the cast is filled primarily with tv actors, like Joe Regalbuto and Ed Lauter. They are fine actors, but don't bring the same level to their character roles that the better film actors do. Their appearance has more to do with budget than talent.

The film was co-financed by Raymond Chow, of Golden Harvest, which explains the low budget. Had this been a bigger studio picture, with stronger supporting characters, it could have been a great hit. Instead, it is an entertaining minor film, which appears to steal from James Bond and Indiana Jones. It looks like it was made for tv, and works better on the small screen. The music is of the period, and makes a welcome change from more modern music. The end credits feature a song from Taco. For those not acquainted with 80's New Wave, Taco was an odd performer who mixed New Wave sounds with Cole Porter and other Jazz Age songs. He had the perfect voice for those songs, but the end result was more amusing than memorable.

This is a fine film to watch on a rainy Saturday afternoon, or when sick in bed. It brings a smile to your face, as long as your expectations aren't too high.

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