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Synopsis: Buster is a small time crook who pulls a big time job. When he finds that the police will not let the case drop, he goes into hiding and can't contact his wife and child. He arranges to meet them in Mexico where he thinks they can begin again, but finds that he must choose between his family and freedom.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director(s): David Green
Production: Indiepix
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins.
 
IMDB:
5.8
R
Year:
1988
91 min
Website
394 Views


No, you stupid prick.

It's a Royal Mail train.

Carries a million quid

on a bank holiday weekend.

And we're gonna nick it.

One million quid.

What does Bruce say?

Bruce thinks it's on.

Ouch! Bloody hell!

I'm soaked! My feet!

Careful!

'Ere, who do you think you are?

Akaba, old son, Akaba!

Towards the guns. Charge!

My hero!

We've struggled across 200 miles

of desert to bring you this message.

What message is that, then?

My faithful servant, June,

has it about her person.

I've got it here, Orenz!

"Two cod and chips

and heavy on the vinegar, please!"

Ain't no-one nicked stuff off a

train before, Bruce. Not big stuff.

I know that, Harry.

So are we gonna have a trial run?

Yeah, but not on the main line.

The best time to take it

is after the bank holiday weekend.

So there's plenty of time

to practise.

Practise?

We'll go into training -

like the Olympics.

By the time we're through,

we'll be able to lift

any amount of cash off any train.

So what's the plan?

First we're gonna need some help.

What sort of help?

Expert help. None of us have ever

stopped a train before, have we?

That's easy -

just pull the communication cord.

That's not how it works.

You can't judge accurately

where the train's gonna stop.

So?

So I want to bring

George's lot in.

No. He's an arsehole.

No, Harry. He's just

a smug little bastard,

but he knows how to do it.

And we can't just wing it when

there's a million quid at stake.

We've got to know exactly

where the train's going to stop.

Wait for me!

Attagirl, Nicky!

Round you go!

Give it a push. Push, push, push!

Not too fast!

It's unlucky working with another

firm. There's bound to be arguments.

Let's do the trial run first

and see if it works.

If it doesn't,

I call George the next day.

I still say he's an arsehole.

Right, gentlemen, here we all are.

As last Friday's fiasco

showed us, we're still

in need of a little work.

So I've asked George and his firm

to come and show how they'll stop

the train.

Some of you lot tried nicking stuff

from a train before.

Didn't work, did it?

Get on with it!

This is what you do.

I'll be up on the gantry.

When Bruce gives me the word,

I'll cover the green lights like so.

Then I connect the battery

to the red light.

Presto!

How you get the train from the

gantry to the bridge - is up to you.

F***ing push it, if we have to.

No need for that, Harry.

Everything's all been taken care of.

We'll have two army jeeps

and an army truck parked

under a bridge just up the line.

The roads are usually deserted.

However, just in case...

..we'll wear army fatigues, as

there's an army base in the area.

We'll pass the bags from the train

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