Disorganized Crime (1989)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Jim Kouf

Writer (WGA):

Jim Kouf (written by)

Release Date:

14 April 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Five crooks without a plan. Two cops without a clue. And one bank vault without a scratch.

Plot:

This movie places some top thiefs, looking to steal money from a bank. The All-Star cast has many blunders on the way...

Plot Keywords:

Rivalli County | Suspense | Montana | Bitteroot River | Hamilton

Cast

Hoyt Axton	...	Sheriff Henault
Corbin Bernsen	...	Frank Salazar
Rubén Blades	...	Carlos Barrios
Fred Gwynne	...	Max Green
Ed O'Neill	...	George Denver
Lou Diamond Phillips	...	Ray Forgy
Daniel Roebuck	...	Bill Lonigan
William Russ	...	Nick Bartkowski
Marie Butler	...	Wanda Brem (as Marie Butler Rouf)
Gregory Wurster	...	Deputy Greg
Patrick Collins	...	Deputy Monroe
Mitch Carter	...	Deputy Larry
Dean Norris	...	Deputy Joe
Thomas Schellenberg	...	Deputy Jim
Robert K. Feldmann	...	Dispatcher (as Robert Feldmann)

Also Known As:

Disorganised Crime (UK)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG | USA:R (certificate #29384) | Iceland:L | Finland:K-12 (video rating) | New Zealand:PG | UK:15 | West Germany:12 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Darby, Montana, USA

Company:

Kouf/Bigelow Productions

Trivia:

The opening scene was filmed during the street fair held every 4th of July. Lou performed with the pipe fitters during the street fair.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Ray is planting the last bomb on George's Crown Vic, he reaches up past the oil filter to the distributor. The only engines with that configuration are the straight sixes, which were never used in Crown Vics or any police-package. All police cars of that era have V8s, which have the distributor on top in the center, where it's impossible to reach from the below. Ford puts the distributor at the front; GM & Chrysler at the rear. Also, the distributor clearly has only 7 wires - one for each of the 6 cylinders, and 1 from the coil.

Quotes:

Carlos Barrios: Only $600 dollars, not enough.
Max Green: We need another $900.
Carlos Barrios: Why don't we just take out a loan?
Max Green: We can hit one more.
Carlos Barrios: Are you out of your mind? We're going to get nailed.
Max Green: This isn't Miami, you know. Every cop they have'll be swarming over that market. If we hit another right now they won't be ready.
Carlos Barrios: They won't be ready? I'm not ready! I haven't done this since I was 17!

I don't know why this is one of my favorite movies, but it is.

The plot is tight. The acting is flawless. The directing, script, scenery, casting are all well done. I watch this movie frequently, though I don't know what it is about the whole thing that grabs me. See it and drop me a line if you can figure out why I like it so much.