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The Real McCoy

  • 19931993
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 45m
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5.5/10
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Kim Basinger in The Real McCoy (1993)
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A woman is released from prison, an expert bank robber who wants to settle down and go straight, but her parole officer and her former employer try to get her to pull one more heist.A woman is released from prison, an expert bank robber who wants to settle down and go straight, but her parole officer and her former employer try to get her to pull one more heist.A woman is released from prison, an expert bank robber who wants to settle down and go straight, but her parole officer and her former employer try to get her to pull one more heist.
IMDb RATING
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9.3K
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    • Russell Mulcahy
    • Desmond Lowden(novel "Bellman and True")
    • Will Davies(screenplay)
    • William Osborne(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kim Basinger
    • Val Kilmer
    • Terence Stamp
    • Russell Mulcahy
    • Desmond Lowden(novel "Bellman and True")
    • Will Davies(screenplay)
    • William Osborne(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kim Basinger
    • Val Kilmer
    • Terence Stamp
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    • 20User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Kim Basinger
    Kim Basinger
    • Karen McCoy
    Val Kilmer
    Val Kilmer
    • J.T. Barker
    Terence Stamp
    Terence Stamp
    • Jack Schmidt
    Gailard Sartain
    Gailard Sartain
    • Gary Buckner
    Zach English
    • Patrick
    Raynor Scheine
    Raynor Scheine
    • Baker
    Deborah Hobart
    Deborah Hobart
    • Cheryl Sweeney
    Pamela Stubbart
    • Kelly
    Andy Stahl
    Andy Stahl
    • Mr. Kroll
    Dean Rader-Duval
    Dean Rader-Duval
    • Lewis
    Norman Max Maxwell
    • Hoke
    • (as Norman Maxwell)
    Marc Macaulay
    Marc Macaulay
    • Karl
    Peter Turner
    • Guard
    David Dwyer
    David Dwyer
    • Guard
    Frank Roberts
    Frank Roberts
    • Guard
    Robert Glover
    • Prison Guard
    Claude File
    • Prison Guard
    David Hart
    David Hart
    • Businessman
      • Russell Mulcahy
      • Desmond Lowden(novel "Bellman and True") (elements)
      • Will Davies(screenplay)
      • William Osborne(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Kim Basinger's hometown is Athens, Georgia, the same town as the prison where her character serves time.
    • Goofs
      Karen's ex-husband has absolutely no problem smuggling a gun into the departure gate.
    • Quotes

      [J.T. Barker comes out of the bank and is questioned what he was doing in there. He said he was closing up his account]

      Bad Guy: What the hell are you gonna do with a 152 dollars? We're taking 18 God damn million dollars out of here on Thursday!

      J.T. Barker: I know that. I just don't wanna split *my* 152 dollars 4 ways...

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: True Romance/The Ballad of Little Jo/Kalifornia/The Joy Luck Club/The Real McCoy (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Down Home
      Written by Jim Jacobsen (as Wolf McKenzie)

      Performed by Jim Jacobsen

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    Not quite "Ocean's Eleven", but improves toward end
    After an opening worthy of "Mission: Impossible", Karen McCoy ends up spending six years in prison. When she gets out, she finds out her ex Roy Sweeney has told her son Patrick that she is dead. Her parole officer Gary Buckner doesn't want her to succeed and is being very demanding. She can't seem to get a good job. Not only that, but Roy is having financial problems.

    And J.T. (who is working with Jack Schmidt) is a devoted fan who wants Karen to pull another bank job. Atlanta Union Bank is so secure no one can get in. But she can. Karen wants to go straight, but Schmidt is so determined to see her go back to crime that he threatens Karen's son Patrick, who knows Karen only as his mother's friend.

    How will Karen get out of this situation? I can say there is a bank robbery, and one with quite a bit of intelligent planning, deception and even humor, though not quite on a par with, say, "Ocean's Eleven". The question is: does Karen get involved, and if so, is she being honest with those involved in the bank job?

    Kim Basinger's character is quite good-looking but also very smart and able to get things done. Nick Searcy and Gailard Sartain could have traded roles, but I think the choices in casting them are ideal. Sartain has never been more convincing in a serious role that I have seen, even though he generally plays buffoons. Searcy has been the Frank Burns type in "Seven Days", so he could have easily done the sadistic parole officer (actually, he's more like Montgomery Burns), but I like him as the buffoon.

    Once Karen got out of prison, the movie started out slow but eventually ended up satisfying. You won't believe the ending!
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    • Jan 4, 2007

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    • Release date
      • September 10, 1993 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bregman/Baer Productions
      • Capella International
      • Connexion Film Productions
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    • 1 hour 45 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Stereo
      • DTS

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