Bandits (2001)

Director:

Barry Levinson

Writer (WGA):

Harley Peyton (written by)

Release Date:

12 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Two's Company, Three's A Crime.

Plot:

Two bank robbers fall in love with the girl they've kidnapped.

Plot Keywords:

Bank Manager | Bored Housewife | Hypochondriac | Prison | Inmate

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Bruce Willis	...	Joseph 'Joe' Blake
Billy Bob Thornton	...	Terry Lee Collins
Cate Blanchett	...	Kate Wheeler
Troy Garity	...	Harvey 'Dog' Pollard
Brian F. O'Byrne	...	Darill Miller
Stacey Travis	...	Cloe Miller
Bobby Slayton	...	Darren Head
January Jones	...	Claire / Pink Boots
Azura Skye	...	Cheri
Peggy Miley	...	Mildred Kronenberg
William Converse-Roberts	...	Charles Wheeler
Richard Riehle	...	Larry Fife
Micole Mercurio	...	Sarah Fife
Scott Burkholder	...	Wildwood Policeman
Anthony Burch	...	Phil

Also Known As:

Outlaws (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content, language and violence.

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (CFI)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:Livre | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:15PG (original rating) | Ireland:15 (video rating) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37636)

Filming Locations:

Bodega Bay, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

When Terry wakes up saying "Beavers and Ducks", it's a reference to two arch-rival Oregon college football teams, the Oregon State University Beavers and the University of Oregon Ducks.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the bar when Terry gets out of his seat the chair falls. A minute later the chair is back up again.

Quotes:

Kate: I'll make dinner.
Terry: I cook the dinners around here.
Kate: Sorry. Not familiar with the outlaw code.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Crimen ferpecto (2004)

Soundtrack:

La Bikina

Fun, just to relax to.

Bandits is a fun film high on average laughs and low on most other things, although I thought Cate Blanchett's performance was pretty good, and actually Billy Bob Thornton was hilarious. Bruce Willis does his usual cool act. The story isn't too deep, so don't watch this if you want something thats going to make you think, but it is definitely an amusing premise, and the odd clever moments serve well enough to raise extra smiles. The direction from Barry Levinson is interesting, but really it's just average stuff, no bounderies are pushed, nothing too daring is attempted. Overall there isn't really much to this, but who cares? It's just for fun. Kick back after a hard days work and just enjoy this entertaining flick.