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!

Cable worthy star studded 80's comedy

I first saw this movie on cable as I'm sure most of you did. This movie isn't terribly funny but it is entertaining. The greatest advantage that this movie has is it's large and talented cast. Let's go over that cast for a minute.

Fred Gwynne, Corbin Bernsen, Ruben Blades, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Ed O' Neill all put in great performances and don't take their characters too seriously. Although none of these actors is particularly hot at the moment, all are accomplished actors. It's also too bad that Fred Gwynne has passed away. This kind of light hearted heist film can die a quick death if it takes itself too seriously. Fortunately the movie keeps it real and doesn't try to be too serious.

Bottom Line: I have this on VHS because I kept seeing it on TV and I finally broke down and bought it. Now if you like movies that you can watch, enjoy and then forget about, then this is the movie for you.