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A gang pull off a series of heists for a criminal but he then forces them to chase after a gold shipment. Twists and turns in the plot makes it difficult for anyone to trust anyone else...

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ProducerAndrew Stevens, Elie Samaha, Art Linson

EAN7321900213219

eBay Product ID (ePID)3951435

Product Key Features

ActorRebecca Pidgeon, Gene Hackman, Delroy Lindo, Ricky Jay, Danny DeVito, Sam Rockwell, Patti Lupone

Film/TV TitleHeist

DirectorDavid Mamet

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageDanish\Dutch\English\Finnish\Icelandic\Italian\Norwegian\Portuguese\Swedish

Run Time110 Mins

Aspect Ratio1.85 Wide Screen

Release Year2002

FormatDVD

FeaturesWidescreen, Closed Caption, Interactive Menus\Scene Access\Trailer, With Subtitles

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Hearing ImpairedEnglish\Italian

Production DesignerDavid Wasco

Executive ProducerDon Carmody

Additional InformationWritten and directed by David Mamet, HEIST is a crime thriller that follows aging master thief Joe Moore (Gene Hackman) as he plans one last robbery before literally sailing off into the sunset. What seems like the perfect heist gets complicated, however, when Joe's "business" partner, Bergman (Danny DeVito), insists that his shifty nephew, Jimmy Silk (Sam Rockwell), join the crew--consisting of Joe's young wife, Fran (Rebecca Pidgeon), and longtime associates Bobby Blane (Delroy Lindo) and Don "Pinky" Pincus (Ricky Jay). A tense battle of wits and wills ensues, leading to plenty of twists and turns before the grand finale.<BR>HEIST works wonderfully as a fast-paced, slight-of-hand caper flick. By focusing on dialogue over violence, Mamet allows his excellent script and remarkable cast to shine. Hackman (who seems incapable of giving a bad performance) and Lindo are particularly outstanding and carry the film as deftly as their characters plot their crime. Although the one-last-robbery tale has been told hundreds of times before, it's rarely been told better than this.

ReviewsNew York Times - ...Tight, snug and lovingly constructed....Mr. Mamet allows his eye to follow his ear and never lets his camera get in the way of the actors....It would be hard to imagine an actor more intelligent than Mr. Hackman..., USA Today - ...[Featuring] a rock-solid Gene Hackman role and performance..., Total Film - ...The set-ups are impeccably orchestrated and the acting's full bodied..., Variety - ...Clever....Hackman brings the material considerable authority with a subdued, wily turn..., Los Angeles Times - ...Mamet loves language, but he also admires the guys-doing-stuff beauty of well-executed, precisely timed physical maneuvers. Hackman and DeVito, in particular, savor their roles like medium-rare steaks..., Rolling Stone - ...Mamet gives the plot more twists than a bag of pretzels....HEIST delivers the kick of a job well done..., Premiere - ...HEIST is an old-fashioned caper-flick about honor and the lack thereof....Mamet's direction is more fluid than it's ever been...

ScreenwriterDavid Mamet

Costume DesignerRenee April

Dubbing LanguagesItalian

Format DescriptionDVD 9

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

EditorBarbara Tulliver

Movie/TV TitleHeist

Director of PhotographyRobert Elswit