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Actors: Gene Hackman, Delroy Lindo, Sam Rockwell, Danny DeVito, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Heist |
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HEIST is a movie written and directed by David Mamet in 2001.
Gene Hackman is an aging thief who wants to retire after having robbed a jewelry store. But Danny DeVito, his sleeping partner, forces Hackman to work one more time for him by keeping his share of the proceeds.
So Hackman and his partners, in the company of DeVito's nephew as a guard dog, prepare the audacious heist of a load of gold in an airfreighter at the local airport. But, in fact, neither Hackman nor DeVito has any intention of splitting the gold which will change owner several times during the following days before the dramatic final between the two adversaries.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Heist |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals stealing from other criminals
- armed robbers!
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Age:
- 60's-90's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) muscular
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- bald
Hair style
- (man) bald
Body type
- (man) muscular
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Eccentric:
Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) bald
Body type
- (man) fat
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Water?
Yes
Water:
- sail boat
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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