The Big Heist (2001) (TV)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Robert Markowitz

Writers (WGA):

Ernest Volkman (book) and
John Cummings (book) ...

Release Date:

10 June 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Jimmy Burke is a small time hood, who has one final chance to make the biggest score of his life. |

Plot Keywords:

Irish American | Gangster | Organized Crime | New York City | Based On Book

Cast

Donald Sutherland	...	Jimmy Burke
John Heard	...	Richard Woods
Jamie Harris	...	Frankie Burke
Janet Kidder	...	Maria
Nick Sandow	...	Henry Hill
Michael P. Moran	...	Louis the Whale
Joe Pingue	...	Marty Krugman
Bo Rucker	...	Stax Edwards
Rocco Sisto	...	Tommy DeSimone
Robert Morelli	...	Angelo Sepe
Joe Maruzzo	...	Paolo Falcone
Gino Marrocco	...	Paulie Vario
Sam Coppola	...	Paul Castellano
Steven Randazzo	...	John Gotti
Craig Eldridge	...	Agent Billings

Runtime:

Brazil:92 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

A&E Television Networks

Poor Man's "GoodFellas"

This movie takes the Lufthansa heist, which was a part of "Goodfellas", and expands it into a whole movie. While this is not a criticism in itself (and it's interesting to see how different screenwriters, actors, and directors handle the same factual material), "The Big Heist" can't hold a stylistic candle to G-F although it does contain much more detailed information; G-Fs, as far as I can remember, never mentioned the existence of Jimmy's (DeNiro's) children, one of whom plays a major role in "Heist".