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Bandits

  • 2001
  • PG-13
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
73K
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Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, and Cate Blanchett in Bandits (2001)
Two bank robbers fall in love with the girl they've kidnapped.
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Two bank robbers fall in love with the girl they've kidnapped.Two bank robbers fall in love with the girl they've kidnapped.Two bank robbers fall in love with the girl they've kidnapped.

  • Director
    • Barry Levinson
  • Writer
    • Harley Peyton
  • Stars
    • Bruce Willis
    • Billy Bob Thornton
    • Cate Blanchett
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    73K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writer
      • Harley Peyton
    • Stars
      • Bruce Willis
      • Billy Bob Thornton
      • Cate Blanchett
    • 295User reviews
    • 103Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Bruce Willis
    Bruce Willis
    • Joe Blake
    Billy Bob Thornton
    Billy Bob Thornton
    • Terry Collins
    Cate Blanchett
    Cate Blanchett
    • Kate Wheeler
    Troy Garity
    Troy Garity
    • Harvey Pollard
    Brían F. O'Byrne
    Brían F. O'Byrne
    • Darill Miller
    Stacey Travis
    Stacey Travis
    • Cloe Miller
    Bobby Slayton
    Bobby Slayton
    • Darren Head
    January Jones
    January Jones
    • Claire
    Azura Skye
    Azura Skye
    • Cheri
    Peggy Miley
    Peggy Miley
    • Mildred Kronenberg
    William Converse-Roberts
    William Converse-Roberts
    • Charles Wheeler
    Richard Riehle
    Richard Riehle
    • Lawrence Fife
    Micole Mercurio
    Micole Mercurio
    • Sarah Fife
    Scott Burkholder
    Scott Burkholder
    • Wildwood Policeman
    Anthony Burch
    • Phil
    Sam Levinson
    Sam Levinson
    • Billy Saunders
    Scout Willis
    Scout Willis
    • Monica Miller
    • (as Scout LaRue Willis)
    Tallulah Willis
    Tallulah Willis
    • Erika Miller
    • (as Tallulah Belle Willis)
    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writer
      • Harley Peyton
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The storyline is loosely based on real life bank robbers Terry Lee Conner and Joseph Dougherty. Many elements of their heists are accurately depicted in this film, including breaking into the house of a bank manager, and giving a soda to one of their victims.
    • Goofs
      At the end of the movie during the bank robbery, Joe and Terry shoot each other and the SWAT Team storm the building, the fake paramedics hustle the two into body bags and take them away. After a shootout during a bank robbery with dead bodies, there has to be a doctor come in to officially declare them dead and a full police investigation before any dead bodies can be removed from the scene.

      The speed and assumed authority of the fake medics got them out before the cops realized they'd been conned.
    • Quotes

      [Terry is at the drive-up window as the police pull up]

      Policeman: Where's Dottie?

      Terry: Who?

      Policeman: The drive-up girl.

      Terry: Oh, yes, Dottie. Of course. She's... sick.

      Policeman: Sick with what?

      Terry: Vaginitis. She's been suffering from an abnormal vaginal discharge. You know the common symptoms, a viscous fluid, usually associated with... uh... vaginitis.

      [the police drive away looking embarrassed]

    • Crazy credits
      During the end credits on the left side of the screen, you see 2 events happening: 1) Harvey and Claire (the Pink Boots girl) getting married in Mexico & 2) Some more outtake footage from the bandits' interview with Darren Head.
    • Alternate versions
      In an alternate ending, Kate Wheeler (Cate Blanchett) is holding Joe's (Bruce Willis) and Terry's (Billy Bob Thornton) hands while watching the wedding, and she is pregnant. Letting the viewer speculate which man is the father.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Training Day/Shot in the Heart/Joy Ride/Serendipity/Our Lady of the Assassins (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      All the Tired Horses
      Written and Performed by Bob Dylan

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

      By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews295

    Featured review
    6/10

    Three Makes the Crowd

    'Bandits' is kind of movie that is nothing special, but it works because of the likeable and charismatic lead actors. The story is not very original and it feels like the movie could have been good 20 minutes shorter. The direction and editing seems amateurish, but I guess that was the intention of the director just to add some quirkiness to the movie. Most of the humor is is quite sharp or nicely subtle and it never falls flat. But it is the chemistry between the three main players that keep the movie together. It almost feels like these were too good performances for such a simple genre movie.
    • brotherSpooky
    • Jun 19, 2020
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 12, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vida bandida
    • Filming locations
      • Portland, Oregon, USA
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Hyde Park Entertainment
      • Empire Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $75,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $41,575,141
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,050,700
      • Oct 14, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $67,631,903
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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