Small Time Crooks (2000)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Woody Allen

Writer (WGA):

Woody Allen (written by)

Release Date:

19 May 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Explodes with big-time laughter.

Plot:

A loser of a crook and his wife strike it rich when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success.

Plot Keywords:

Remake | Bad Taste | Rags To Riches | Cellular Phone | Small Business

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Woody Allen	...	Ray
Carolyn Saxon	...	Candy Salesperson
Tracey Ullman	...	Frenchy
Michael Rapaport	...	Denny
Tony Darrow	...	Tommy
Sam Josepher	...	Real Estate Agent
Jon Lovitz	...	Benny
Lawrence Howard Levy	...	Dynamite Dealer (as Lawrence Levy)
Diane Bradley	...	Cookie Store Customer
Crystal Field	...	Cookie Store Customer
Cindy Carver	...	Cookie Store Customer
Ray Garvey	...	Cookie Store Customer
Bill Gerber	...	Cookie Store Customer
Olivia Hayman	...	Cookie Store Customer
Laurine Towler	...	Cookie Store Customer

Also Known As:

Woody Allen Spring Project 1999 (USA) (working title)
Woody Allen Summer Project 1999 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for language.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS (Mono) | Dolby Digital (Mono)

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Brazil:Livre | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:I | Netherlands:AL | Norway:A | Peru:PT | South Korea:All | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Mott Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

The film contains several references to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's short story 'The Red-Headed League,' including the plot to break into a bank through the basement of an adjacent storefront and Frenchy's attempt memorize the contents of the dictionary.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Denny, Ray, Tommy and Benny first begin digging the tunnel, while discussing who can use the drill, Denny calls Ray (played by Woody Allen) Woody.

Quotes:

Benny: Okay I say she gets a share, but not a full share
Denny: Yeah, how about each of us gets like a fourth and she gets like a third?
Benny: What are you nuts, then she'd be getting more than us!
Denny: How did you figure? (Darrow, Tony@Ray: Let's just not give her a share
Ray: Okay listen let's just forget about it!
Benny: Fourth and a third...
Denny: Yeah well you know I don't do fractions...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Oi diaplekomenoi: (#1.8)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Fascination

Brilliant comedy from the master!

I didn't think too much of Small Time Crooks the first time I saw it but I absolutely LOVED it the second time. Great jokes , lovely score , amazing cinematography by Zhao Fei. If that's Woody losing it as some people suggest , then I'm all up for it-great stuff , keep 'em coming , Woodsman!!!!! 9 out of 10.