Bandits Page #10

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
1,537 Views


Is just that I...

...I bit off a little more

than I could chew...

...but I...

...I just never felt

this way before, and...

...I...

...I can't choose between you.

What if everyone only

has one big love?

I mean, I know that this one's a

little bit bigger than usual, but...

...what if we only have one?

And you know why

I can't choose between you?

Because together, you're...

...you're the perfect man.

Kate, we weren't...

we weren't really gonna... Right?

Yeah.

I'm sorry, boys.

This is over.

Kate!

Big, ain't it?

Hmm, it's just a bank.

Big.

Yeah. Big.

Oh, my God!

It's them.

They're here.

Oh, mamma.

Kate Wheeler may have started out as a hostage but

she's looking more and more like a bank robber to me.

That's ridiculous.

There's no way we can calculate the

impact of her captivity.

This is Patty Hearst all over again.

Patty Hearst went to prison...

Which was a mistake...

Excuse me.

It's long distance.

You wanna tell her you

love her right now?

Both of us.

Yeah, and she knows it.

Listen. Listen to me.

I miss you.

And Joe misses you.

What I'm trying to say is

we both miss you.

Equally, equally.

We both miss you equally.

Hi. Hi.

How are you doing?

Well, we've been, we've been...

...thinking.

I've been doing some thinking, too.

What were you thinking?

I can't live like this.

I mean that's the first thing.

Well...

...which is entirely our fault

and we take full responsibility.

- Really.

- Absolutely.

No. It doesn't matter

whose fault it is.

Not anymore.

Let me talk to her.

Listen to me.

What if I told you

there was a way out of this?

One more, big score. OK?

Just one.

Nice and safe.

Oh, I don't like the sound of this.

No, no. No more tricks.

No more tricks.

No more sleep-overs.

We just walk in, we show them our

guns, we take the money...

You show them your guns?

But... we've got it all figured out.

No! No! I can't let you do this.

Oh, no! Please don't do this.

It's a really bad idea.

Kate, Kate, listen to me.

Listen to me.

This will work.

The reward for the capture of Joe Blake

and Terry Collins has been doubled.

To a million dollars.

Question now is how much longer the

two can continue their crime spree.

Their faces are known

to just about everyone...

Good morning.

How are you doing? Let's go.

Outside. Come on.

Keep moving, Shorty.

Oh, my God!

What are you guys doing here?

Shut up. Let's go.

All right. All right.

Come on. You too.

In front of us. In front of us.

Here we go.

Good evening everybody,

I'm Darren Head.

...and welcome to

"Criminals at Large".

We have a very interesting and

unusual show this evening.

If you look behind me, you can see that we're

not here on the set of "Criminals at Large".

We're broadcasting tonight out of

my home, out of my living room...

The "Sleep-Over Bandits" Joe Blake

and Terry Collins are sitting with me.

They wanted to set the record

straight about Kate Wheeler.

I wanna say to you,

to the American public...

...to all of the law enforcement

agencies out there across America...

...Kate Wheeler was never involved

in the bank robberies with us.

She was our hostage...

...she was an unwilling hostage...

...she was never, ever involved.

Ladies and gentlemen,

good morning!

You are about to be robbed.

I'm Kate Wheeler.

Keep your hands

where I can see them.

Where's the bank manager?

Very good, sir!

Come with me!

Nobody moves!

The gentleman there,

there on the corner.

Lay down!

I've never heard them talk like

this before...

...and I think they're armed, they're

dangerous, and I think they're serious.

All right. Let's make contact

with them.

The SWAT team is standing around.

The helicopters are overhead.

It's an incredible scene here at the

Alamo Savings and Loans.

It's ringing.

Yeah! Let me tell you something!

This is Joe Blake, OK?

You will never take us alive!

Do you understand me?

Now, we want safe passage to

Burbank airport...

...and we want

a plane to fly us out of there.

No! No more phone calls, OK?

You just do what I ask you!

Hey!

You are not gonna take us alive!

"You're not gonna take us alive?"

That's right.

Great thinking, Joe!

How about,

they will not take you alive!

You know, I'm flattered that you've

included me in your little...

...going out in a hail of gunfire

kind of concept...

...and everything,

but I think you've gone nuts, frankly.

The troops are moving in here,

the SWAT team is moving in...

...the helicopters are overhead...

If you look in the back there you can see that

Joe Blake and Terry Collins are in the bank...

...the hostages are still in there...

Everybody, hold your positions.

I'm all through running, Terry.

And guess what? I am, too!

But I got a better idea.

I wanna throw down my weapon...

...and put my hands in the air and

go bank to the federal penitentiary...

...where Kate Wheeler wants us!

Can't let you do that!

Oh, really?

What if I don't give you that option?

Everybody, hold your position.

You guys, just hold on one second.

- Put that gun down!

- Make me!

- Make me?

- Yes, make you!

Come on, this is not the third grade...

You can't do any better than that?

Well, I'm out of well-turned phrases

at this point, Joe!

The suspects are in a standoff to

themselves.

Put your gun down!

Hey, don't even think about that!

Hey don't you point that gun at him!

Now, get out of here!

And the rest of you, too!

Don't anybody move!

That's a hostage coming out!

That's a hostage!

It looks like

somebody's coming out of the bank.

Somebody's coming out of the bank.

Joe Blake and Terry Collins

are in there...

- Put it down!

- Shut the f*** up!

That shot was just fired

from the inside!

You shot me!

You bastard!

Oh, God!

Be advised! The suspects

are shooting at each other!

You, son of a b*tch!

All right. On Terry!

Stand by!

Hold your positions!

Hold your positions!

Come on! Red team!

Everybody just hold!

All right. This will be the

shotgun on Terry.

Now!

Wonderful.

Suspects appear to be down inside!

- Just go on!

- Get out!

Applause.

Red Team, go!

Secure them!

What is she doing?

Come on, let's go!

Unbelievable!

Joe Blake and Terry Collins

are down!

The police shot them,

or they shot themselves...

...but it looks like that Kate Wheeler

is up on the stairs; she's fainting!

Kate Wheeler is the woman who

turned in the "Sleep-Over Bandits".

I need help here for Mrs. Wheeler.

Let's move! Now!

They're picking her up...

Get a shot of her! Right there!

You fainted on the steps there.

Are you in shock?

- What happened there?

- Yes. I was just in complete shock!

Mrs. Wheeler, it is true that you tipped

off the police about the bank robbery?

Yes. I did.

But none of this was...

supposed to happen.

I just wanted them to stop.

Good morning, sunshine!

Open the bag!

Come on, let's go!

Great job, you guys!

Great job!

Let's get out of here.

OK! Let's go!

Grab the money!

Come on! Come on!

OK! Let's get out of here!

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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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