Jessie is an aging career criminal who has been in more jails, fights, schemes, and line-ups than just about anyone else. His son Vito, while currently on the straight and narrow, has had a...
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Sean Connery | ... | Jessie | |
| Dustin Hoffman | ... | Vito | |
| Matthew Broderick | ... | Adam | |
| Rosanna DeSoto | ... | Elaine (as Rosana DeSoto) | |
| Janet Carroll | ... | Margie | |
| Victoria Jackson | ... | Christine | |
| Bill McCutcheon | ... | Doheny | |
| Deborah Rush | ... | Michele Dempsey | |
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Marilyn Cooper | ... | Rose |
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Salem Ludwig | ... | Nat |
| Rex Everhart | ... | Ray Garvey | |
| James Tolkan | ... | Judge (as James S. Tolkan) | |
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Marilyn Sokol | ... | Marie |
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Thomas A. Carlin | ... | Neary |
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Tony DiBenedetto | ... | Phil |
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Jessie is an aging career criminal who has been in more jails, fights, schemes, and line-ups than just about anyone else. His son Vito, while currently on the straight and narrow, has had a fairly shady past, and is indeed no stranger to illegal activity. They both have great hope for Adam, Vito's son and Jessie's grandson, who is bright, good-looking, and without a criminal past. So when Adam approaches Jessie with a scheme for a burglary he's shocked, but not necessarily uninterested. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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There's nothing like a good robbery... to bring a family together.Parents Guide:
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Country:
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15 December 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$2,130,024, 17 December 1989, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$12,195,695Company Credits
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Sean Connery is only seven years older than Dustin Hoffman, but played his father. See more »Goofs
Two stains on the right shoulder area of Adam's jacket appear and disappear during his argument with his father outside the cafe. See more »Quotes
Jessie: Aww shit, anybody embarrassed about doing time is a goddamn snob. You do your time nice, don't rat anybody out, never take it in the ass, what's there to be embarrassed about huh?See more »
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A well done film about a family of theives. The grandfather (Connery) is a successful semi-retired theif whos son (Hoffman) is trying to stay on the straight & narrow in order to give his son (Broderick) a chance at a life free of crime. The trouble starts when the son goes to Granddad with a plan for a major job, Who is interested in it, and rather than discouraging his grandson takes it to his son for refinement and additional manpower.
It is a good film for many reasons, not the least of which is the by play between a good cast that are believable in their roles. It has a few interesting twists and demonstrates what honour among theives is really all about, "A family thing".