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Synopsis: Two convicts, one charismatic (Willis) and the other a hypochondriac (Thornton), break out of prison and immediately start a bank robbing spree, kidnapping bank managers, spending the night with their families, then going with the managers in the morning to rob the banks. Using a dim-witted stunt man as their getaway driver and lookout, the three successfully pull off several jobs (even gaining the attention of a television show about American criminals), and become known as "The Sleepover Bandits." Things are going great until the bank managers begin to realize that the robbers are non-violent and therefore no threat to them or their employees, changing the game for the Bandits. To add to the complications, a bored & unhappy housewife (Blanchett) ends up in the hands of the criminals, and begins to have romantic feelings for both Willis and Thornton, causing a sticky love triangle.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Barry Levinson
Production: MGM Pictures
  Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
60
Rotten Tomatoes:
64%
PG-13
Year:
2001
123 min
$41,176,738
Website
1,375 Views


and on TV.

I think there's a way to do it right.

I'm sure of it.

So, where is it?

In daddy's closet,

behind the golf clubs.

All right, I'm going.

What's the biggest problem,

every time you rob a bank?

Getting caught?

Exactly.

There's guards to shoot at you...

...there's tellers to hit alarms...

...there's customers

to get in the way, right?

You're right.

You need to control the environment.

No guards, no tellers, no customers.

Yeah, but if you work at night...

...you still gotta deal with the alarms.

But we don't work at night.

When you do it?

Holidays?

No.

We do it with the bank manager...

in the morning, with the bank manager's

keys and the bank manager's vault codes.

Because we kidnap him

the night before.

I mean, think about it.

We pick a town, we pick a bank...

...we find out who's in charge...

...we pay him a little visit...

...we spend the night with him,

like we are here...

...the next morning

we all go to work together...

...before anybody else gets there...

...we take the money and run.

Tuxedos and margaritas, Joe,

just like you said.

Life will be like one big sunset.

Wanna se something neat?

Aim the shotgun at me.

What?

Aim it at me.

Freeze!?

Pretty good.

But first you gotta pump a shell

into the chamber.

Like this.

Neat.

Conversation is over, all right?

Well, I feel good in this color...

...I've always liked this kind of color.

But you boned me on the pants, Joe.

It's really not fair.

It's a low blow.

I picked those pants out for me,

I laid them out.

I specifically chose those.

Well, well!

Look at you, gentlemen!

Are the clothes all right?

Are we looking spiffy in plaid!

He likes plaid.

Oh!

Two sugars, right?

Thank you very much.

Cheri, we're gonna have

to borrow Phil's car.

Oh! That's OK.

He doesn't mind.

The hell I don't.

It's a new transmission.

So, where are we headed?

Rufus.

Where's Rufus?

It's up the road a little ways.

What's at Rufus?

Pollard...

Harvey Pollard.

What?

Oh, you feel the need to shoot?

Well, go ahead, and shoot then.

Oh, you feel the need to shoot?

Well, go ahead, and shoot then.

What the hell?

Feel the need...

Hey!

Ho, dog!

Joe!?

Joe!

What's up?

I thought you were still in...

No, no. No.

Got out early.

Got out early.

Terry...

...say hello to my cousin,

Harvey Pollard.

Glad to know you.

Any friend of Joe's, man...

Was that, Harry?

Terry...

Well, those are wicked pants!

So, what are you doing?

Working?

Special effects.

Well, stunt work primarily.

Well, mostly training right now.

Damn squibs don't fire.

We're looking for somebody

that can handle a car.

Well, I can do that!

Why?

Banks.

You're fooling me.

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Harley Peyton

Harley Peyton is an American television producer and writer. He worked in both capacities on Twin Peaks and was nominated for an Emmy Award for his writing on the series. He went to Harvard and Stanford. more…

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