Heist (2001/I)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

David Mamet

Writer (WGA):

David Mamet (written by)

Release Date:

9 November 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Love makes the world go 'round... Love of Gold.

Plot:

A jewel thief's nephew is sent along on a heist to ensure a longtime partner in crime stays honest about the division of the loot.

Plot Keywords:

Heist | Nephew | Jewel Thief | Robbery | Gold

Cast

Gene Hackman	...	Joe Moore
Danny DeVito	...	Mickey Bergman (as Danny Devito)
Delroy Lindo	...	Bobby 'Bob' Blane
Sam Rockwell	...	Jimmy Silk
Rebecca Pidgeon	...	Fran Moore
Ricky Jay	...	Don 'Pinky' Pincus
Patti LuPone	...	Betty Croft (as Patti Lupone)
Alan Bilzerian	...	Fast Food Customer
Richard L. Friedman	...	Counterman
Robert Lussier	...	Fast Food Cook
Mark Camacho	...	Jewelry Store Guard
Michelle Sweeney	...	Waitress
Elyzabeth Walling	...	Jewelry Saleswoman
Mike Tsar	...	Coffee Cart Man (as Mike Tsarouchas)
Jim Frangione	...	D.A. Freccia

Also Known As:

Le vol (Canada: French title)
Heist - Der letzte Coup (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Az arany markában (Hungary) [hu]
Braquages (France) [fr]
El último golpe (Spain) [es]
Heist - sista stöten (Sweden) [sv]
Il colpo (Italy) [it]
Kuppet (Denmark) [da]
O Assalto (Brazil) [pt]
Professional (Japan: English title) [en]
Ryöstö (Finland) [fi]
Sista stöten (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
To kolpo (Greece) [el]
Vurgun (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some violence.

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #38180) | Iceland:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Spain:13

Filming Locations:

Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

Company:

Morgan Creek Productions

Trivia:

David Mamet wrote both Heist and The Untouchables (1987). In Heist, Gene Hackman asks 'Danny Devito' his name and then asks what was it before he changed it. This is taken word for word from a conversation between Sean Connery and Andy Garcia in The Untouchables.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The boxes in the airplane containing the gold come from the "Bank of Geneva" and have the image of a bear. The animal of Geneva is the eagle, not the bear, which belongs to Berne, the Swiss capital.

Quotes:

Jimmy: How long has he been with that girl?
Pinky: What girl is that?
Jimmy: His wife.
Pinky: How long is a Chinaman's name?

Movie Connections:

References Gossip (2000/I)

Opinion of a "Heidi Motherf***er"

This movie has one twist too many. The actual heist is so complicated that the desired tension sags earlier than it should. Heist has nothing of the suspense of a Hitchcock thriller, and trying to outwit your opponent gets boring after a while when you start forgetting what it is all about. There are some nice scenes around the airport though, some memorable dialogue ("everybody needs money, that's why it's called money"), and it's always fun to watch great professionals like Hackman, Rockwell and DeVito. Mamet's stock actor Ricky Jay adds flavour to the movie as usual, Rebecca Pigeon's part was ungrateful to play and somehow superfluous.

Hackman and his boys are doing The Swiss Job. Some old and newer clichés of my country pop up, viewers here were amused. And, believe me, the Swiss are always pleased when someone across the Atlantic acknowledges their mere existence, in whatever way this is done. Well, I have to go now: It's time to wind up my cuckoo-clock and to put a second lock on my own private stash of gold bullions.