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The Outfit

  • 19731973
  • PGPG
  • 1h 43m
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7.0/10
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Robert Duvall, Joe Don Baker, Karen Black, and Robert Ryan in The Outfit (1973)
Released from prison In Illinois after serving 2 years and 3 months for carrying a concealed weapon, professional thief and bank robber Earl Macklin (Robert Duvall) is told by his girlfriend Bett (Karen Black) of his brother's execution by the Outfit. Macklin teams up with old partner Cody (Joe Don Baker) and starts to hit the Outfit to accrue $250,000 compensation he feels he's due for his brother's murder.
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Earl Macklin robs a bank owned by the mob, serves his prison time and is released, only to start a private war against the crime outfit that owned the bank.Earl Macklin robs a bank owned by the mob, serves his prison time and is released, only to start a private war against the crime outfit that owned the bank.Earl Macklin robs a bank owned by the mob, serves his prison time and is released, only to start a private war against the crime outfit that owned the bank.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
4K
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    • John Flynn
    • Donald E. Westlake(novel "The Outfit")
    • John Flynn
  • Stars
    • Robert Duvall
    • Karen Black
    • Joe Don Baker
    • John Flynn
    • Donald E. Westlake(novel "The Outfit")
    • John Flynn
  • Stars
    • Robert Duvall
    • Karen Black
    • Joe Don Baker
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 62User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
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    Robert Duvall
    Robert Duvall
    • Earl Macklin
    Karen Black
    Karen Black
    • Bett Harrow
    Joe Don Baker
    Joe Don Baker
    • Jack Cody
    Robert Ryan
    Robert Ryan
    • Mailer
    Timothy Carey
    Timothy Carey
    • Jake Menner
    Richard Jaeckel
    Richard Jaeckel
    • Kimmie Cherney
    Sheree North
    Sheree North
    • Buck's Wife
    Felice Orlandi
    Felice Orlandi
    • Frank Orlandi
    Marie Windsor
    Marie Windsor
    • Madge Coyle
    Jane Greer
    Jane Greer
    • Alma Macklin
    Henry Jones
    Henry Jones
    • Doctor
    Joanna Cassidy
    Joanna Cassidy
    • Rita Mailer
    Tom Reese
    Tom Reese
    • Hit Man
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    • Carl
    • (as Elisha Cook)
    Bill McKinney
    Bill McKinney
    • Buck Cherney
    Anita O'Day
    Anita O'Day
    • Self
    Archie Moore
    Archie Moore
    • Packard
    Tony Young
    Tony Young
    • Accountant
      • John Flynn
      • Donald E. Westlake(novel "The Outfit")
      • John Flynn
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    • Trivia
      Brian Garfield, in an intro to a reprint of the novel on which this film is based, notes that it was originally written by director John Flynn as a period piece, intending to be set in the postwar 1940s. That's why such "film noir" veterans such as Elisha Cook Jr., Richard Jaeckel, Marie Windsor, and Jane Greer appeared in it. The studio, however, decided it would be too expensive to shoot a period picture, so the script was superficially updated, the World War II vets became Vietnam vets, and actors and actresses like Robert Ryan, Karen Black, and Sheree North joined the cast. The result was that the story was restored to its original conception (the series on which this book was based was written and set in the then contemporary 1960s and 1970s). Had the period piece idea gone through, this would have represented a rare case of backdating a character.
    • Goofs
      A killer fires a revolver with a silencer on the barrel. The gun would still make a loud sound due to the gap between the cylinder and the barrel.
    • Quotes

      Buck's Wife: [alone with Jack Cody, who's sitting on the porch of the 'hideout', while she's dressed in nothing but a see-through bathrobe] Wanna come on inside 'n have a drink?

      Jack Cody: No, thank you.

      Buck's Wife: You sure? We got time...

      Jack Cody: No, thank you MA'AM.

      Buck's Wife: ...You got a problem?

      Jack Cody: [smirking] Lady, after a while... a fella learns things... Some women are trouble.

      Buck's Wife: ...Suit yourself.

      [Goes into the house. Pissed]

      Jack Cody: ...I'll always do...

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      Featured in TCM Guest Programmer: George Pelecanos (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Your Guess Is Just As Good As Mine
      Written by Steve Gillette and Jeremy Joe Kronsberg

    User reviews62

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    7/10
    Payback time for Robert Duvall!
    This is a pretty awesome, simplistic '70's revenge flick, that because of its simplicity is so pleasant and cool to watch.

    Guess that the movie can be described as a more serious version of the movie "Payback", in which Robert Duvall takes revenge after his brother got killed by hit-man. He decides to steal money from the mafia as a compensation and take out the persons who also put a contract on his head and that of his former partner in crime, played by Joe Don Baker. That its not as fun of course doesn't mean that the movie is worse as well. It's just different and because of that also still quite original, though no real surprises ever occur in the movie. It's mostly a formulaic genre movie but who's really complaining, since it was such a great genre and especially also those movies made in the '70's.

    The movie definitely profits from the fact that it was made in the '70's; the ultimate time period for these sort of straight-forward crime movies and action-flicks. But even though its a pretty straight-forward and raw movie, it doesn't really feel as a tough one. Guess they could have made the main character do some more 'cool' and violent things, to give the movie that typical tough '70's feeling. The movie now feels more like a 'light-version', even though by every other time period standards, the movie would still be considered as a tough and bold violent movie.

    The movie obviously didn't had one of the highest budgets but the movie doesn't really suffer from this. The movie is so pleasant to watch because of its simplicity and limited resources. No big explosions or chase sequences here, just some good old fashioned payback time with guns and fists. The rest of the movie looks like its supposed to. A gritty typical atmosphere, '70's camera-work from Bruce Surtees and a good balanced and flowing story.

    As you would expect from a role such as this one, Robert Duvall is great. Joe Don Baker also plays a good role. I don't believe I ever saw him in a '70's flick before. It's was pretty refreshing to see him in a 'young' role. You perhaps would expect that Robert Duvall totally plays him off the screen but the two of them are a pretty good match for each other. The female character of the movie, played by Karen Black, is pretty redundant one but at least they tried something different for the genre, that just didn't worked out as it was quite supposed to.

    An enjoyable typical genre-piece, with great actors in it as well.

    7/10

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    • Release date
      • February 9, 1974 (Japan)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Aurora Enterprises
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • 1 hour 43 minutes
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