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13 October 1989 (USA) moreTagline:
An amateur thief and a professional robber team up for an outrageous comic heist.Plot:
Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart"... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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A small movie gem! more (12 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Burt Reynolds | ... | Ernie Mullins | |
| Casey Siemaszko | ... | Mike Lafeve | |
| Sheila Kelley | ... | Carrie aka Fontaine | |
| Lorraine Toussaint | ... | Delphine the Hooker | |
| Albert Salmi | ... | Johnny Scot, Poker Player | |
| Harry Carey Jr. | ... | Shoes, Poker Player (as Harry Carey) | |
| Maury Chaykin | ... | Vincent Tucci, Attorney | |
| Stephen Tobolowsky | ... | District Attorney | |
| Richard Key Jones | ... | Lou, Bob's Tire & Body | |
| Tom Lasswell | ... | Bud, Bob's Tire & Body | |
| Walter Shane | ... | Bob's Tire & Body Manager | |
| Frank A. Damiani | ... | Waiter | |
| David Frishberg | ... | Nighclub Singer | |
| John Baldwin | ... | Sam the Apostle | |
| Eddie Driscoll | ... | Paul the Apostle |
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Carrie aka Fontaine: What would I do with your balls, were they mine? Would I hang them by their shorthairs from my long painted nails? And crack a grin as they dropped, splat splat, on the floor? No, I wouldn't do that with your balls, were they mine. But I'd put them instead in some sort of shrine. I'd fondle them daily, and keep them in line, and give them a licking from time to time. Yes, that's what I'd do with your balls, were they mine. moreSoundtrack:
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Burt Reynolds has had a very shaky career. Truth be told he has made far more bad movies than he has good movies. I personally believe it is because of very poor choices, such as , lame cop movies, smokey and the bandit sequels and both cannonball run flicks. However, amongst the very large pile of "ruff" this movie is a real diamond. His character of "Earnie", the gruff but lovable experienced thief taking a young naive kid under his wing trying to teach him the ropes and tricks of the trade is done with such subtle depth by Reynolds, that it caught me completely and delightfully offgaurd. When you think about it, this was not a big budget movie and Burt gives a fantastic performance just like he does in "Boogie Nights", which is also not a big budget film. Yet when it is a huge budget movie, Reynolds tends to give rather unispired and perfunctory performances. Maybe he should stick with these indie flicks more often.