The Art of the Steal (2013)

Crunch Calhoun, a semi-reformed art thief, agrees to get his old gang back together to pull off one last heist.

Director:

Jonathan Sobol

Writer:

Jonathan Sobol

Stars:

Kurt Russell, Jay Baruchel, Katheryn Winnick

5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Kurt Russell	...	Crunch Calhoun
Matt Dillon	...	Nicky Calhoun
Jay Baruchel	...	Francie Tobin
Kenneth Welsh	...	'Uncle' Paddy MacCarthy
Chris Diamantopoulos	...	Guy de Cornet
Katheryn Winnick	...	Lola
Jason Jones	...	Interpol Agent Bick
Terence Stamp	...	Samuel Winter
Devon Bostick	...	Ponch
Elle Downs	...	Female Border Guard
Dax Ravina	...	Sunny
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Durward Allan	...	Julius Friedman
James Collins	...	Crunch Calhoun's cellmate
Rob deLeeuw	...	Van Der Beer
Karyn Dwyer	...	Ginger

Storyline

Crunch Calhoun (Kurt Russell), a third rate motorcycle daredevil and semi-reformed art thief, agrees to get back into the con game and pull off one final lucrative art theft with his untrustworthy brother, Nicky (Matt Dillon). Reassembling the old team, Crunch comes up with a plan to steal a priceless historical book, but the successful heist leads to another far riskier plan devised by Nicky. They fail to realize each other's separate agendas when their plan goes awry in this con movie about honor, revenge and the bonds of brotherhood.

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Plot Keywords:

heist | thief | motorcycle | hiding in a car trunk | interpol | 

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Taglines:

It takes a great artist to pull off the perfect con

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language throughout including some sexual references

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

20 June 2014 (UK)

Also Known As:

The Fix

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$39,670, 16 March 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$61,446, 23 March 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Weinstein Company,Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE),Entertainment One

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The establishing shot of the airport terminal, in the scene where Guy arrives, is not from a Canadian Airport. It is actually Terminal 2 of the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in The Netherlands.

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Goofs

In the nocturnal aerial shot of Niagara Falls the river is glowing in the wrong direction. The Canadian city shown is in the left bank of the river, not on the right back, as shown.

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Quotes

Nicky Calhoun: I'm Nicky. Paddy, Francie, Crunch.
Ponch: Some shitty aliases, you all sound like chocolate bars. Where is Twix?

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits, the ice vendor with the slow business makes another appearance

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Connections

Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #8.30 (2014)

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Soundtracks

Going Down to Tia Juana
Written by Andre Williams
Performed by Andre Williams

User Reviews

A very decent comedy thriller could have been better

Just saw the movie. It was a very decent movie. You do expect the actors to do what they were suppose to do. Kurt's Elvis was a bit copied from 3000 miles but rest was good. Comedy was good. One thing that was sh*t was the score, I wish they had some better people in music department. Jay was what he is in every movie, a excited kid, which was a bit boring. Rest of the guys were up to it. But the movie is worth watching. To be honest the only thing movie lacks is the major finance, which I believe kills the new idea. I would still thing that it is worth a watch and to be criticized on, But a very good effect.

Plz do watch and decide for yourself.