Bullseye! (1990)

Moore and Caine play dual rolls in this off-beat and highly silly caper - a pair of small time con-men and a partnership of nuclear physicists. As con-men, they use their uncanny ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Winner

Writers:

Leslie Bricusse (story), Michael Winner (story),

Stars:

Michael Caine, Roger Moore, Sally Kirkland

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Caine	...	Sidney Lipton / Doctor Hicklar
Roger Moore	...	Garald Bradley-Smith / Sir John Bevistock
Sally Kirkland	...	Willie
Deborah Moore	...	Flo Fleming (as Deborah Barrymore)
Lee Patterson	...	Darrell Hyde
Mark Burns	...	Nigel Holden
Derren Nesbitt	...	Inspector Grosse
Deborah Leng	...	Francesca
Christopher Adamson	...	Death's Head
Steffanie Pitt	...	Donna Dutch
Eddie Yeoh	...	Korean Bidder
Raymond Johnson	...	Nigerian Bidder
Nadio Fortune	...	Italian Bidder
Amir M. Korangy	...	Iranian Bidder
Angus MacKay	...	Reverend Simkin

Storyline

Moore and Caine play dual rolls in this off-beat and highly silly caper - a pair of small time con-men and a partnership of nuclear physicists. As con-men, they use their uncanny resemblance to the high-living scientists to con their way to the scientists' safety deposit boxes, but in so-doing become entangled in a shady world of spies and international intrigue.

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Plot Keywords:

scientist | caper | double | kilt | grifter | 

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Taglines:

On target... and totally off the wall!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 November 1990 (UK)

Also Known As:

Atraco a falda armada

Filming Locations:

Inveraray Castle, Inveraray, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

21st Century Film Corporation, Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Last cinema film of Lee Patterson.

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Quotes

[Lipton knocks his door and the entire front of the house collapses around him; the hole where the door was saves him from certain death. He wanders away dazed. Willie pulls up in her car]
Willie: What's wrong?
Lipton: I come from a broken home.

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Crazy Credits

Appearing without the permission of his mother: John Cleese as the man on the beach in Barbados who looks like John Cleese.

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Connections

Featured in Special Collector's Edition: Las Relíquias: Atraco a falda armada (2012)

User Reviews

A real dud

This film is a real mess and that is especially disappointing considering that Moore and Caine work well together and the opening 25 minutes of the film are mildly entertaining.

The basic premise of the film is that Caine and Moore both play dual roles, firstly as an evil pairing (scientists) and as a good pairing (con-men). It's a silly premise but it works well on its own terms at first but once the evil pair are aware of what the good pair is doing, the film disintegrates. The plot becomes more and more convoluted and incomprehensible as the film goes along and therefore all the potential entertainment is extinguished. Caine and Moore aren't to blame for the film's failure as they both give good performances; the fault lies with director Michael Winner.

Even the cameo by John Cleese at the end is muffed.