The Real McCoy (1993)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Russell Mulcahy

Writers (WGA):

Desmond Lowden (novel) (elements)
William Davies (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

10 September 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

20 guards. 30 tons of steel. A security system second to none. They said there wasn't a man on earth who could pull off a bank job like this. They were right.

Plot:

A woman is released from prison, an expert bank robber who wants to settle down and go straight, but her parole officer and her former employer try to get her to pull one more heist. |

Plot Keywords:

Knee In Groin | Ex Convict | Burglary | Beautiful Woman | Car Trouble

Cast

Kim Basinger	...	Karen McCoy
Val Kilmer	...	J.T. Barker
Terence Stamp	...	Jack Schmidt
Gailard Sartain	...	Gary Buckner
Zach English	...	Patrick
Raynor Scheine	...	Baker
Deborah Hobart	...	Cheryl Sweeney
Pamela Stubbart	...	Kelly
Andy Stahl	...	Mr. Kroll
Dean Rader-Duval	...	Lewis
Norman Max Maxwell	...	Hoke (as Norman Maxwell)
Marc Macaulay	...	Karl
Peter Turner	...	Guard
David Dwyer	...	Guard
Frank Roberts	...	Guard

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | DTS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Australia:M | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Bregman/Baer Productions

Goofs:

Factual errors: The train shown at the beginning of the movie is a MARTA train, which is the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Karen says she boarded the train in Athens, but the trains only run within the metro Atlanta area.

Quotes:

J.T. Barker: Do you think that jerk Roy do a better job raising your boy than you?
Karen McCoy: At least Roy is his father. At least he has a chance of a normal life with him...
J.T. Barker: Normal? What's not normal about getting on an airplane with your mam and go down to Rio with 3 million bucks?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Beverly Hills, 90210: The Real McCoy (#5.29)" (1995)

Suspend reality! Fun! Fun! Fun!

The Real McCoy has one of the most impossible storylines around. But how can you not love a movie which contains the line, "What's not normal about getting on a plane with your mom and going down to Rio with 3 million dollars?" Some parts, especially the set-up, are slow, but on the whole it's a great, implausible romp. It's also a must for Kilmer and Basinger fans.