Steal (2002)

A gang of extreme sportsmen raises the stakes in their criminal activities.

Director:

Gérard Pirès (as Gerard Pires)

Writers:

Mark Ezra (adaptation), Mark Ezra

Stars:

Natasha Henstridge, Stephen Dorff, Bruce Payne

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stephen Dorff	...	Slim
Natasha Henstridge	...	Karen
Bruce Payne	...	Lt. Macgruder
Steven Berkoff	...	Surtayne
Clé Bennett	...	Otis
Karen Cliche	...	Alex
Steven McCarthy	...	Frank
Alain Goulem	...	Pandelis
Andreas Apergis	...	Nixdorfer
Tom McCamus	...	Jerry
Andy Bradshaw	...	Sargeant Garret (as Anderson Chet Bradshaw)
David Gow	...	Charlie / Brinks
Jamie Orchard	...	Newsreader
Stephen Spreekmeester	...	Eddie / Brinks
Mariusz Sibiga	...	Police Officer / Karen's Street

Storyline

Slim, Otis, Frank and Alex (three boys and a girl) form a group of snowboard and skate young bank robbers. They are known as masters of the runaway art. Slim, the thinking head hatched a plan for their final retirement: five consecutive burglars, in five days, involving 20 million dollars. But this time, they're gonna have to face both the police - and the mafia!

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Plot Keywords:

bound and gagged | cleave gag | man tied up | hung upside down | bank | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some violence and sexuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

First and only American movie by Gerard Pires.

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Goofs

This film is set in the United States but there are obvious Canadian and Quebec flags, along with obvious Montreal landmarks.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Slim: Now listen up. Anyone moves, anyone sneeze, any blink an eyelid, and this young lady here - what's your name, honey?
Dorothy: Dorothy.
Slim: Dorothy here's gonna get her brains splattered all over her station. You'll be picking them out of these nooks and crannies for a week!

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Connections

Remade as Foolproof (2003)

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Soundtracks

I Put A Spell On You
Written by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Performed by Marilyn Manson

User Reviews

Shallow Doesn't Even Begin To Describe It

In order to enjoy STEAL (As it's known in the UK ) there's several things you must do

1 ) Switch off your brain

2 ) Develop an interest in extreme sports

3 ) Be aged between twelve and seventeen

I have a problem with all of the above especially the third one which meant I couldn't enjoy this movie and I'm sure anyone not in the aforementioned age bracket will have a problem with this movie which can be best described as " MTV Xtreme Sports Meets THE A-TEAM "

Everything about this movie is geared towards the cool visuals which means the editing and cinematography and stunts are excellent to the detriment of everything else , it's almost like a recruiting advert for bank robbery done in a comic book manner with no characterisation , minimalist dialogue and some atrocious acting

The cast ? OMG the cast . You know when you watch a Hollywood movie and it's the Brits who give the best performances ? Well here it's the other way round with Bruce Payne and Steven Berkoff heads and shoulders below everybody else . Berkoff especially is stand out in his awfulness and considering the poor performances all round he should be ashamed of himself , it's amazing this guy is still allowed an Equity card

The whole screenplay is written around the spectacular set pieces and to be fair the editing and cinematography do make them spectacular but there's too much gaps in logic involved which makes an unlikely story even more dumb . Without giving too much away one heist involves a freelancer getting very naughty which means the team ( Who are portrayed as being self righteously opposed to killing ) leave this guy to his fate by escaping but they do so in a ridiculous manner which meant if the goon had behaved himself they would still have left him via this method . What sort of morality is this ? Did the writers think no one would have noticed ?

Not really worth your time watching except for the stunts or unless you're addicted to the MTV channels

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site [United States]

Country:

France UK Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 May 2002 (France)

Also Known As:

Riders

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$123,087, 27 April 2003

Gross USA:

$220,944

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,662,206

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Atlantis Communications, Filmguard, Fusion International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1