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Overview
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Writers (WGA):
Vincent Patrick (novel)
Vincent Patrick (screenplay)
Release Date:
15 December 1989 (USA) more
Tagline:
There's nothing like a good robbery... to bring a family together.
Plot:
Jessie is an ageing career criminal who has been in more jails, fights, schemes, and lineups than just about anyone else... more | add synopsis
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(4 articles)
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Sometimes too many A-lists = F lists more (23 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sean Connery | ... | Jessie McMullen |
 | Dustin Hoffman | ... | Vito McMullen |
 | Matthew Broderick | ... | Adam McMullen |
 | Rosanna DeSoto | ... | Elaine (as Rosana DeSoto) |
| Janet Carroll | ... | Margie, Waitress at Dohenys |
| Victoria Jackson | ... | Christine, Adam's Girl |
| Bill McCutcheon | ... | Danny Doheny, Bar Owner |
| Deborah Rush | ... | Michele Dempsey, Adam's Lawyer |
| Marilyn Cooper | ... | Rose Gruden, Elaine's Mother |
| Salem Ludwig | ... | Nat Gruden, Elaine's Dad |
| Rex Everhart | ... | Ray Garvey, Jessie's Lawyer |
| James Tolkan | ... | Judge in 2nd Trial (as James S. Tolkan) |
| Marilyn Sokol | ... | Marie, Vitel Meat Bookeeper |
| Thomas A. Carlin | ... | Neary the Undertaker |
| Tony DiBenedetto | ... | Phil, Selling Things That Fell Off a Truck |
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110 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:12 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Australia:M
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Sean Connery is only seven years older than Dustin Hoffman, but plays his father. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Jessie McMullen confronts Jimmy Chiu in his car, he calls him by his real name (Wong). more
Quotes:
Jessie: Come on. Let's pay our respects to the grieving widow before she falls flat on her face, drunk. more
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Featured in The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) more
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I personally am a huge fan of all three actors, especially Connery, who I really started to get into after his performance in Finding Forrestor. As such, when I noticed this movie at the local rental hut I decided to give it a watch.
Unfortunately I simply didn't like the movie. It came off as forced and the story was predictable and while the premise is kind of cute overall it felt way too stretched out. The actors do be themselves and they put out okay performances. But, with predictable story and plot it just didn't do it for me. It had potential, but as I say, sometimes too many A-lists don't provide a good movie.