Breaking In (1989)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Bill Forsyth

Writer (WGA):

John Sayles (written by)

Release Date:

13 October 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

An amateur thief and a professional robber team up for an outrageous comic heist.

Plot:

Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart"...

Plot Keywords:

Thief | Teaching | Independent Film

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Burt Reynolds	...	Ernie Mullins
Casey Siemaszko	...	Mike Lafeve
Sheila Kelley	...	Carrie aka Fontaine
Lorraine Toussaint	...	Delphine the Hooker
Albert Salmi	...	Johnny Scot, Poker Player
Harry Carey Jr.	...	Shoes, Poker Player (as Harry Carey)
Maury Chaykin	...	Vincent Tucci, Attorney
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	District Attorney
Richard Key Jones	...	Lou, Bob's Tire & Body
Tom Lasswell	...	Bud, Bob's Tire & Body
Walter Shane	...	Bob's Tire & Body Manager
Frank A. Damiani	...	Waiter
David Frishberg	...	Nighclub Singer
John Baldwin	...	Sam the Apostle
Eddie Driscoll	...	Paul the Apostle

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Oaks Amusement Park - 7805 SE Oaks Park Way, Portland, Oregon, USA

Company:

Act III

Trivia:

Final film of Albert Salmi.

Quotes:

Carrie aka Fontaine: What would I do with your balls, were they mine? Would I hang them by their shorthairs from my long painted nails? And crack a grin as they dropped, splat splat, on the floor? No, I wouldn't do that with your balls, were they mine. But I'd put them instead in some sort of shrine. I'd fondle them daily, and keep them in line, and give them a licking from time to time. Yes, that's what I'd do with your balls, were they mine.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Hobgoblins (#10.7)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Yankee Doodle Boy

Light & fun caper flick

Even though I appreciate Burt's bombastic,snide,cocky,gum chewing persona of old it was fun seeing him as vulnerable and pragmatic. I love caper movies and even though this one is tongue-in-cheek it is quite entertaining. I especially love the cat-burglar genre. Siemaszcko does a nice job of combining the youthful and arrogant with the need for those "coming up" to learn from a mentor. The movie doesn't take itself seriously but provides a good relationship story. Alot of fun if you just let it happen to you without analyzing every aspect. If you liked Siemaszcko in this check him out in Young Guns, and 3 o'clock high.