Lassiter (1984)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Roger Young

Writer:

David Taylor (writer)

Release Date:

17 February 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Mystery

Tagline:

The 'Magnum' Man Hits the Big Screen with a Vengeance!

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...

Plot Keywords:

Jewel Thief | 1930s | Art Theft | Female Nudity | Knee In Groin

Cast

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)
Brian Coburn	...	Burto Gunz
Jane Wood	...	Mrs. Mary Becker
Tristram Jellinek	...	Phipps
David Warbeck	...	Muller
Michael Howarth	...	Commander
Nicholas Bond-Owen	...	Freddie
Eleanor Fazan	...	Rehearsal Choreographer
George Malpas	...	Old Man
Fanny Carby	...	Old Lady
Desmond Barrit	...	Cop 1
Terence Mountain	...	Cop 2
Jürgen Andersen	...	German Guard
Richard Ridings	...	German Guard
Peter McNamara	...	German Guard
Bill Leadbitter	...	German Guard
Elliott Johnson	...	Becker's Son
Scott Johnson	...	Becker's Son
Clive Curtis	...	Boxer 1 (Black)
George Lane Cooper	...	Boxer 2 (White) (as George Cooper)
Dinny Powell	...	Referee
Cryss Jean Healey	...	Dancer (as Chryss Healey)
Debbie Estell	...	Dancer
Christine Cartwright	...	Dancer
Carol Beddington	...	Dancer
Gaynor Martine	...	Dancer (as Gayna Martine)

Directed by
Roger Young

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Taylor		writer

Produced by
Raymond Chow	....	executive producer
Andre Morgan	....	executive producer
Frederick Muller	....	associate producer
Albert S. Ruddy	....	producer

Original Music by
Ken Thorne

Cinematography by
Gilbert Taylor		(as Gil Taylor)

Film Editing by
Benjamin A. Weissman

Casting by
Rose Tobias Shaw

Production Design by
Peter Mullins

Art Direction by
Brian Ackland-Snow
Alan Tomkins

Set Decoration by
Jack Stephens

Costume Design by
Barbara Lane

Makeup Department
Lon Bentley	....	makeup artist: Tom Selleck
Graham Freeborn	....	head makeup artist
Betty Glasow	....	hair stylist
Stephanie Kaye	....	hair stylist
Jane Royle	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Claude Gresset	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris Brock	....	second assistant director
Patrick Clayton	....	first assistant director
Callum McDougall	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Gari Bacon	....	props
Peter Hancock	....	head floor propman
Dave Jordan	....	property master (as David Jordan)
Michael Murchan	....	construction manager
Ray Perry Sr.	....	head dressing propman
Peter Rutherford	....	property buyer
Frank Walsh	....	art department

Sound Department
Gerry Humphreys	....	dubbing mixer
Gerry Humphreys	....	sound re-recording mixer
Teddy Mason	....	sound editor
Robert Risk	....	assistant sound editor
George Stephenson	....	sound mixer
Colin Wood	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Arthur Beavis	....	special effects
David Beavis	....	special effects supervisor (as Dave Beavis)
Terry Glass	....	special effects

Stunts
Marc Boyle	....	stunt coordinator
Paul Weston	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Kenneth Atherfold	....	key grip
David Budd	....	focus puller
Emilio Lari	....	still photographer
Gary Spratling	....	clapper loader
Peter Taylor	....	camera operator
Les Weighell	....	best boy
Micky Wilson	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brian Cox	....	wardrobe master

Editorial Department
Graham Farrow	....	first assistant editor
Richard Hiscott	....	film editor: UK
Allan Jacobs	....	supervising editor
Christopher Kennedy	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Dick Lewzey	....	music recording mixer
Peter Owen	....	music advisor
James D. Young	....	music editor

Other crew
Ann Edwards	....	continuity
Eleanor Fazan	....	choreographer
Ray Freeborn	....	location manager
Brian Gibbs	....	production controller
Pauline Granby	....	assistant accountant
Carolyn Hall	....	production accountant
Alex Matcham	....	assistant accountant
Marilyse Morgan	....	production coordinator
Adele Nadel	....	assistant to producer
David Schilling	....	hats: Lauren Hutton
Ann Tasker	....	unit publicist

Production Companies

• Golden Harvest Company
• Pan Pacific Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1984) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1986) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• F.J. Lucas (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Twickenham Film Studios  sound recording
• Berman's and Nathan's  costumes (as Bermans & Nathans)
• Wig Creations of London  wigs (as Wig Creations)
• 1st Unit Caterering  catering
• Grip House  grip equipment (as Grip House)
• Bapty Ltd.  arms and ammunition
• D & D  transportation
• Location Facilities  caravans (as Location Facilities)
• C.T.S. Studios  music recording
• Optical Film Effects Ltd.  titles
• Joe Dunton & Company  camera equipment provided by
• Lee Lighting  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

The Magnificient Thief (Philippines: English title)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | USA:R | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly, London, England, UK

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Trivia:

Brian Coburn was dubbed by David de Keyser.

Quotes:

Kari Von Fursten: Have you ever killed anyone, Mr. Lassiter?
Nick Lassiter: Tell me about Berlin.
Kari Von Fursten: Berlin... for me it is the only city. Well Shangai can be pretty interesting.
[pauses]
Kari Von Fursten: Who did you kill?
Nick Lassiter: Intersting in what way?
Kari Von Fursten: In diversions. In amusements of a particular nature. Women with animals, drugs, little boys, pleasure... and pain.
Kari Von Fursten: [fixing Lassiter] Do I shock you?
Nick Lassiter: I don't know. Is my hair turn white?
[they both laugh]
[...]

Soundtrack:

Let's Face the Music and Dance

The best Tom Selleck movie.

This is the first movie I ever reviewed in my hobby/career as a movie critic. When I first viewed it, I wasn't impressed. It's one of those movies that you'll find is better with a second viewing. It has interesting characters and while it has a copycat scene right out of 'The Sting', it is still an entertaining romp set in pre World War II Europe with impressive sets, costumes and the Nazi element thrown in as villains for great conflict. A worthwhile movie to view and to be taken for what it is. Selleck is very good but the best character in the film is an English police officer played by Bob Hoskins.