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 | female police officer | 

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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

As the van turns into the parking garage after the bank robbery it looses a hubcap. All hubcaps are present in the subsequent shots.

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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

Featured in Bad Movie Beatdown: The Tourist (2011)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

How? Why? What in the World is Going on?

Not the worst movie I've ever seen, but it might be the first one that I think is both too short and too long at the same time. These four robbery specialists manage to rob like four banks in ten days with minimal planning and the most impeccable timing in the history of the bank heist genre. At the same time, there is no back story on anyone (which in all honesty makes getting plot twists in a little easier), characters appear seemingly out of nowhere and then disappear again, plans are rewritten by the leader of the gang without informing anyone, and rules for the heists are broken pretty much as soon as they are stated.

I dunno, you'd probably do better picking something else to watch.

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