Three friends who are living on the dole decide to organize a bank robbery.
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Martin Brest
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Cast
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| George Burns | ... | Joe | |
| Art Carney | ... | Al | |
| Lee Strasberg | ... | Willie | |
| Charles Hallahan | ... | Pete | |
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Pamela Payton-Wright | ... | Kathy |
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Siobhan Keegan | ... | Colleen |
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Brian Neville | ... | Kevin |
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Constantine Hartofolis | ... | Boy in Park |
| Mary Testa | ... | Teller | |
| Jean Shevlin | ... | Mrs. Fein | |
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James Manis | ... | Hot Dog Vendor |
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Tito Goya | ... | Gypsy Cab Driver |
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William Pabst | ... | Bank Guard |
| Christopher Wynkoop | ... | Bank Manager | |
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John McComb | ... | Businessman in Bank |
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Storyline
Joe, Al, and Willie are three old men who have resigned themselves to dying. One night, Joe hatches a scheme to put a bit of excitement back into their lives: robbing a bank. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
Plot Keywords:
man wears eyeglasses | friend | robbery | bank robbery | black comedy |Taglines:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 December 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Quadrilha do Reumático See more »Filming Locations:
TWA Terminal, JFK International Airport, Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$1,781,164, 30 December 1979Gross USA:
$26,869,286Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$26,869,286Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Joe: Yeah? Well, screw them.
Pete: I don't know, Joe. Maybe you should just give 'em back the money from the robbery.
Joe: Forget it. Al and Willie would both die if I gave that money back. Besides, Pete, let me tell you something. For the past couple of years, me, Al and Willie all sat on that park bench and looked at each other. Maybe a politician would come around ...
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Trivia
A neon sign outside Joe, Al, and Willie's apartment advertised Schaefer Beer. Now a relatively little-known brand, New York-based Schaefer was once the world's best-selling beer, a title which it ceded to Budweiser in the 1970s. See more »Goofs
After Joe and Al win over $60,000 at the craps table, the cashier cashes chips in for cash. In reality, a win of that magnitude would require that a more high-ranking casino employee step in and have them sign tax forms before payout was made. See more »Quotes
Pete: [visiting Joe in the prison] The lawyer says they're gonna' be a lot tougher on you than you thought, Joe, if you don't give 'em back the money.Joe: Yeah? Well, screw them.
Pete: I don't know, Joe. Maybe you should just give 'em back the money from the robbery.
Joe: Forget it. Al and Willie would both die if I gave that money back. Besides, Pete, let me tell you something. For the past couple of years, me, Al and Willie all sat on that park bench and looked at each other. Maybe a politician would come around ...
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A short preview of this film on television might suggest a zany comedy in which old age-jokes fly fast and furious, but "Going in Style" is in fact a serious film, with only bits of humor thrown in here and there.
George Burns is Joe, a man who suggests to his two roommates (Art Carney and Lee Strasberg) that they rob a bank in order to relieve the boredom of retirement. When they do, the find their lives do in fact change drastically, though in quite unexpected ways.
The characters are three-dimensional and complex, and it is apparent that they, just like real people, have issues in their lives -- sometimes very serious ones -- that have gone unresolved for many years. The dialogue is realistic, but relaxed, and includes a lot of repetition of lines (Joe, Willie, and Al are all starting to lose their faculties somewhat and occasionally need repetition from each other). This makes the pacing deceptively slow; when you think back on the film after watching it, though, you find that a whole lot happened in those 97 minutes.
"Going in Style" has no caricatures (except, perhaps, Joe`s attorney) and, though the problems of old age are presented in a matter-of-fact way, the film is never preachy. It should also be noted that it is gratifying to see a movie in which younger members of a family (Pete and Kathy) show such genuine respect and kindness to their elders.
All the leads are terrific, but Burns is perfection itself as Joe.
This film is very highly recommended.