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Overview

User Rating:
5.4/10   5,104 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Vincent Patrick (novel)
Vincent Patrick (screenplay)
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Release Date:
15 December 1989 (USA) more
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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
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
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User Comments:
Sometimes too many A-lists = F lists more (23 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sean Connery ... Jessie

Dustin Hoffman ... Vito

Matthew Broderick ... Adam
Rosanna DeSoto ... Elaine (as Rosana DeSoto)
Janet Carroll ... Margie
Victoria Jackson ... Christine
Bill McCutcheon ... Doheny
Deborah Rush ... Michele Dempsey
Marilyn Cooper ... Rose
Salem Ludwig ... Nat
Rex Everhart ... Ray Garvey
James Tolkan ... Judge (as James S. Tolkan)
Marilyn Sokol ... Marie
Thomas A. Carlin ... Neary
Tony DiBenedetto ... Phil
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Additional Details

Runtime:
110 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Sean Connery is only seven years older than Dustin Hoffman, but plays his father. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Two stains on the right shoulder area of Adam's jacket appear and disappear during his argument with his father outside the cafe. more
Quotes:
Jessie: Hey, you bald-headed prick! Don't you ever get caught on the take. Because if you wind up in any joint I'm in, you'll leave feet first. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Danny Boy more

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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Sometimes too many A-lists = F lists, 13 June 2007
1/10
Author: coreyfunt from Canada

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.

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