A jewel thief steals a sacred ruby which sets off a chase by the police, the Turkish government, nutty American terrorists, and the C.I.A.
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Cast
| Christopher Lambert | ... |
Gus Cardinale
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| Kim Greist | ... |
June Daley
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| Christopher Lloyd | ... |
Bruno Daley
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| J.T. Walsh | ... |
Francis Mahoney
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Gregory Millar | ... |
Leon
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| Wendel Meldrum | ... |
Gatou Vardebedian
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| Michael J. Pollard | ... |
Ralph
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| John Hancock | ... |
Tiny
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| Tony Plana | ... |
Benjy Klopzik
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| Thomas Callaway | ... |
Zachary
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| Jack Kehler | ... |
Freedly
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| René Assa | ... |
Bob the Turk
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Sebastian Massa | ... |
Tiny's Sidekick
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Kate Benton | ... |
Spokeswoman
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| Jack Heller | ... |
Turk #2
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| Vachik Mangassarian | ... |
Mansourian
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| Lawrence Tierney | ... |
Armenian Robber #1
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Mickey Yablans | ... |
Armenian Robber #2
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| Frank Collison | ... |
Armenian Robber #3
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| Lance Kinsey | ... |
Phone Technician
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Pete Chaconas | ... |
Security Guard #1
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Rick Najera | ... |
Reporter
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| Zitto Kazann | ... |
Turkish Diplomat
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| Milton James | ... |
Armenian Diplomat
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Jimmy Woodard | ... |
Cop #1 at Ralph's
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Hunter Person | ... |
Cop #2 at Ralph's
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Ralph Bruneau | ... |
Bank Customer
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| Tino Insana | ... |
Cop #3 at Home
(as Tino Insano)
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| Emily Kuroda | ... |
News Anchorwoman
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John LaMotta | ... |
Bank Manager
(as John La Motta)
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| John Voldstad | ... |
Crook at Tiny's
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| Elena Wohl | ... |
Saleswoman
(as Elena Stiteler)
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| Jill Terashita | ... |
Hostess
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Shinko Isobe | ... |
Waitress
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| Rebecca Herbst | ... |
Little Girl
(as Becky Herbst)
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Jacob Kenner | ... |
Little Boy
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| Douglas Roberts | ... |
Tall Cop - Bank
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Danny Wong | ... |
Short Cop - Bank
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Cynthia Jay | ... |
Woman In BMW
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Bart Lloyd | ... |
Turk #3 at Arco
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Michael LaViolette | ... |
Cop in Car Chase
(as Michael La Violette)
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| Debbie Evans | ... |
Woman Cop in Car Chase
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| Max Alexander | ... |
Security Guard #2
(as Maxwell Alexander)
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Beau Dare | ... |
Scully, American jewel thief
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Fred Moon | ... |
Banker (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Gene Quintano | ||
Written by
| Donald E. Westlake | ... | (book) |
| Donald E. Westlake | ... | (screenplay) and |
| David Koepp | ... | (screenplay) (as Leonard Maas Jr.) |
Produced by
| Moshe Diamant | ... | executive producer |
| Marjorie Israël | ... | producer |
| Eduard Sarlui | ... | executive producer |
| Irwin Yablans | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Phil Marshall | ||
Cinematography by
| Peter Deming | ||
Editing by
| Alan Balsam | ||
Editorial Department
| Toni Christiansen | ... | negative cutter |
| Susanne Gervay | ... | negative cutter |
| Neil Kirk | ... | assistant film editor |
| Grazyna Matola | ... | apprentice film editor (as Grazyna Motala) |
| Dan Muscarella | ... | color timer |
| Jim Rhine | ... | post-production assistant |
Casting By
| Sharon Bialy | ||
| Ed Mitchell | ||
| Richard Pagano | ||
Production Design by
| Woody Crocker | ||
Set Decoration by
| Don Diers | ||
| Cecilia Rodarte | ... | (as Cecelia Rodarte) |
Costume Design by
| Hilary Wright | ||
Makeup Department
| Marietta Carter-Narcisse | ... | key makeup artist (as Marietta A. Carter) |
| Gwyne Redner | ... | key makeup artist |
| Robin Siegel | ... | head makeup artist |
Production Management
| Brad Arensman | ... | executive in charge of post-production |
| Steven I. Celniker | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Frank Hildebrand | ... | production executive |
| Robert Schneider | ... | unit production manager (as Robert P. Schneider) |
| Helen Szabo | ... | executive in charge of production (as Helen Sarlui-Tucker) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Yudi Bennett | ... | first assistant director |
| Carol D. Bonnefil | ... | first assistant director: second unit |
| Paul Fonteyn | ... | second second assistant director |
| David Lipman | ... | second unit director |
| Tena Psyche Yatroussis | ... | key second assistant director (as Tena Yatroussis) |
Art Department
| Regina Argentine | ... | head painter (as Regina Argentin) |
| Bernard Griesz | ... | carpenter (as Bernard Grisez) |
| Ron Harris | ... | storyboard artist |
| Mark C. Haskins | ... | on-set decorator (as Mark Haskins) |
| Kristin Frances Jones | ... | swing gang (as Kristin Jones) |
| Dick Kyker | ... | property master |
| Robert Scott Kyker | ... | assistant property master (as Robert Kyker) |
| Marco López | ... | swing gang (as Marco Lopez) |
| Donni O'Conner | ... | art department coordinator |
| John Philpotts | ... | property lead person |
| Ivan A. Primorac | ... | production painter (as Ivan Primorac) |
| Phil Rabe | ... | carpenter |
| Joseph Ressa | ... | construction coordinator (as Joey Ressa) |
| Katherine Saari | ... | production painter |
| Quentin Schierenberg | ... | swing gang |
| Jennifer Schneider | ... | production painter |
| James R. Shumaker | ... | carpenter (as James Shumaker) |
Sound Department
| Wayne Artman | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Dwayne Avery | ... | sound editor |
| Tom Beckert | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Duke Brown | ... | sound editor |
| Duncan Burns | ... | sound editor (as Duncan J. Burns) |
| David D. Caldwell | ... | sound editor |
| Gonzo Cervantes | ... | sound editor (as Gonzo) |
| Gail Clark Burch | ... | adr editor (as Gail Clark) |
| Michael P. Cook | ... | sound editor |
| Tom E. Dahl | ... | re-recording mixer |
| William R. Easystone | ... | sound re-recordist (as Bill Easystone) |
| Ed Fassl | ... | sound editor (as Ed Fassel) |
| Robert Janiger | ... | production sound mixer (as Rob Janiger) |
| Adam Johnston | ... | sound editor |
| James Koford | ... | sound editor |
| David Pettijohn | ... | sound editor |
| Carin Rogers | ... | sound editor |
| Tom Ruff | ... | a.d.r. mixer / post synchronization |
| George W. Scott | ... | boom operator (as George Scott) |
| Charles C. Simmons | ... | foley editor (as Chuck Simmons) |
| Tony Smyles | ... | production sound mixer: second unit |
| Dan Thomas | ... | sound editor |
| Clancy T. Troutman | ... | sound designer (as Clancy Troutman) |
| James Troutman | ... | supervising sound editor |
Special Effects by
| Joe Quinlivan | ... | special effects foreman |
| Guy Worthington | ... | special effects operator |
Stunts
| William H. Burton | ... | stunts |
| Everett Creach | ... | stunts |
| Steve Cremin | ... | stunts |
| Tom Elliott | ... | stunts |
| Andy Epper | ... | stunts |
| Richard Epper | ... | stunts |
| Debbie Evans | ... | stunts |
| Jeff Imada | ... | stunts |
| Shinko Isobe | ... | stunts |
| Kathryn Kimler | ... | stunt double: June |
| Henry Kingi | ... | stunts |
| Terry Leonard | ... | stunt double: Bruno |
| Al Leong | ... | stunts |
| James Lew | ... | stunts |
| Ben Loggins | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Cliff McLaughlin | ... | stunt double: Gus |
| Gene McLaughlin | ... | stunts |
| Doug Metzger | ... | stunts |
| Donna L. Noguchi | ... | stunts (as Donna Noguchi) |
| Bob Terhune | ... | stunts |
| R.L. Tolbert | ... | stunts |
| Jim Wilkey | ... | stunts |
| Danny Wong | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Nick Cline | ... | best boy (as Nicholas Cline) |
| Mark Combs | ... | company grip / key grip: second unit |
| Michael Delahoussaye | ... | camera operator: second unit |
| Don Devine | ... | second camera operator |
| Robert Duffin | ... | gaffer: second unit |
| Samuel Buddy Fries | ... | first assistant second camera: second unit (as Buddy Fries) |
| Anthony Gaudioz | ... | second camera operator (as Tony Gaudioz) |
| Christopher Dunn George | ... | first assistant camera: second unit (as Chris George) |
| Melinda Sue Gordon | ... | still photographer (as Melinda Sue Gorden) |
| Martin Grobisen | ... | company grip (as Zippy Grobisen) |
| Gene Hara | ... | lamp operator |
| Chris Kennard | ... | best boy grip |
| Michael LaViolette | ... | chief lighting technician (as Michael La Violette) |
| Martin Lewis | ... | lamp operator |
| Walt Lloyd | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Jesse Mather | ... | best boy electric: second unit |
| Marco Mazzei | ... | first assistant camera |
| Reginald Morris | ... | lamp operator |
| Terry O'Brien | ... | dolly grip |
| Tom Ryan | ... | second assistant camera |
| Bradford Scott | ... | company grip |
| Dylan Shephard | ... | key grip |
| Mark Skupen | ... | company grip |
| Amanda Thompson | ... | first assistant second camera |
| Phillip Tuck | ... | best boy grip: second unit |
| Amy Vincent | ... | second assistant camera |
| Jolanda R. Wipfli | ... | second assistant camera: second unit (as Yolanda Wipfli) |
| Luke Wynne | ... | still photographer |
| Mike Zingale | ... | aerial camera operator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Shawn Barry | ... | costumer |
| Lynda Foote | ... | costumer |
| Kathryn Harris | ... | seamstress |
| Prudence Moriarty | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Tim Bowen | ... | assistant location manager |
| Kevin Halloran | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Joanie Diener | ... | music editor (as Joanie Diener Roland) |
| Tim Jaquette | ... | score mixer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Annette Haywood-Carter | ... | script supervisor |
| Linda Powell | ... | script supervisor: second unit |
Transportation Department
| Robert Arterburn | ... | transportation captain |
| Thomas G. Barlow | ... | driver (as Thomas Barlow) |
| John Buras | ... | driver |
| George Clayton Jr. | ... | driver: production van |
| Sharon Hollis | ... | driver |
| Annie Konz | ... | transportation co-captain (as Ann Konz) |
| Fal Loa | ... | driver (as Fai Loa) |
| John Moore | ... | driver |
| James 'Obee' Oberman | ... | transportation coordinator (as Obee Oberman) |
| John 'J.P.' Pratt | ... | driver: honeywagon (as John Pratt) |
| Jeff F. Renfro | ... | driver (as Jeff Renfro) |
Additional Crew
| Larry Artis | ... | security |
| Mark Brown | ... | craft service |
| Peggy Budd-Loa | ... | nurse |
| Cathy Chazan | ... | assistant to executive producer |
| Mary Lou Devlin | ... | production coordinator |
| Moshe Diamant | ... | presenter |
| Erin Engman | ... | office production assistant |
| Carin I. Gronhagen | ... | production accountant |
| Judy Hannay | ... | office production assistant |
| Mischa Hausserman | ... | aerial coordinator / helicopter pilot |
| Elizabeth Houck | ... | production secretary |
| Peter Jackson | ... | production assistant |
| Peter E. Jackson | ... | production assistant |
| Cynthia Jay | ... | stand-in |
| Avram 'Butch' Kaplan | ... | production controller |
| Pamela Kuri | ... | production assistant (as Pam Kuri) |
| Luis Lara | ... | caterer |
| Kevin LaRosa | ... | helicopter pilot (as Kevin La Rossa) |
| Roberto Lozano Bruna | ... | assistant caterer (as Roberto Lozano) |
| Steve Newman | ... | unit publicist |
| Robert L. Palmer | ... | film traffic coordinator |
| Andre Pete | ... | security |
| Andrew Reilly | ... | stand-in |
| Eduard Sarlui | ... | presenter |
| Tony Schwartz | ... | production assistant: second unit |
| David Strand | ... | post-production assistant |
| Liza Sullivan | ... | assistant to producer |
| Josh Thompson | ... | craft service |
| Joanne Toll | ... | production assistant: second unit |
| Cindy White | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Debbie Clemmer | ... | utility stand-in (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Triumph Releasing (1990) (United States) (theatrical)
- Vision International (1990) (World-wide) (theatrical) (sales)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- VCL Communications (1990) (Germany) (VHS)
- Entertainment Film Distributors (1990) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Hoyts Fox Columbia TriStar Films (1990) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Les Films Number One (1990) (France) (theatrical)
- Entertainment in Video (1991) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (1991) (United States) (tv) (pay television)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1991) (Australia) (VHS)
- Worldvision Enterprises (1993) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Paramount Domestic Television (1997) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2009) (World-wide)
- Tonpool Medien (2021) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Tonpool Medien (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Film Leaders Inc. (post synchronization)
- L.A. Mad Dogs (loop group)
- Cinema Research (titles and opticals)
- Great Northern Brokerage Services (insurance provided by)
- Film Finances (completion guaranty provided by)
- Credit Lyonnais Bank (Nederland) N.V. (film financing)
- Tag Heuer (special thanks)
- Zero Halliburton (special thanks)
- Buick Motor Division (special thanks)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A jewel thief, his wacky sidekick, and his girlfriend are chased around Los Angeles by cops, the Cia, terrorists and Turkish government agents after they steal a sacred ruby, the Byzantine Fire.
Written by John Sacksteder |
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| Taglines | Bruno and Gus made the ultimate hit...now they're the targets. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In the movie J. T. Walsh's Chief Inspector's name is spelled and pronounced "Mahoney", but in the original Westlake novel it is spelled "Malogna" but pronounced "Maloney". See more » |
| Goofs | No explanation is given as to when or how Gus, Bruno and June were able to set up the between-towers rope-and-pulleys system to exchange the Byzantine Fire for the bag of money; it seems to have already been in place when the trio arrive at the towers. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Features Halloween (1978). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Why Me? See more » |
| Quotes |
Bob the Turk:
I warn you, do not make me do something that I would not do, unless someone made me do it because they didn't do something someone told them to do. Gus Cardinale: Don't worry Bob, I would never do something to make someone do something to someone, because that someone didn't do something that someone wanted them to do. Bob the Turk: I'm glad we understand each other. Gus Cardinale: ...Me too. See more » |