Bandits Page #6

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
1,501 Views


- Yeah.

Why a college parking lot?

Well, there's lots of cars around.

Even in the morning.

Leave the Jaguar here.

No gambling.

I'll see you in Tonopah in two weeks.

You understand?

- Yeah, all right. Two weeks.

- You hear me?

Well, he'll get tired of her.

Just takes time. You'll see.

I don't know.

Kate is a special lady.

Kate is an iceberg

waiting for the Titanic.

Has anybody seen Kate Wheeler?

Local authorities are investigating the

possible connection between the missing woman...

...and the latest in the series of bank

robberies committed by the "Sleep-Over Bandits".

Wheeler vanished just 24 hours before

the robbery at the San Andreas bank.

Her abandoned automobile was

discovered at short distance...

...from the automobile belonging to

the bank manager Lawrence Fife.

But a much bigger question

remains unanswered, people.

Who exactly are these mystery men?

In a related development a federal

task force has been assembled...

...to try to piece together

this whole mystery.

Is there a connection between the missing

woman and the "Sleep-Over Bandits"?

Is Kate Wheeler associated with the

"Sleep-Over Bandits" or is she part of the gang?

We'll keep you updated. Right here as this

whole story unfolds. At "Criminals at Large".

- Harvey?

- Yeah.

Do you remember what I said

about conspicuous behavior?

Keeping a low profile.

Are you achieving that do you think?

You bet!

Good boy.

What do you think of my boots?

Very lifelike.

- Hey!

- 19.

We'll be right there.

Just so you know,

I got a bee up my ass about you two.

Congratulations, Kate.

You're a famous missing person,

practically a TV star.

Different for you,

bad for us.

You see, we're pretty much trying to keep

ourselves out of the spotlight whenever possible.

Nobody saw me.

We barely left the room.

- Go home! -

No! - Yes! Joe!

It's up to Kate.

What do you mean:

"It's up to Kate"?

Relax, Terry Lee.

We went shopping.

Bought me my first disguise.

You went shopping?

Yeah, we went shopping.

What's the big deal?

We have a wig.

We have a hat.

For those long sunny days

on the land.

What do you think?

I don't care about it.

I told you.

Hey!

What happened to Kate?

You made a joke?

Oh, that's sweet.

They made a little love joke.

So, Joe, is she worth it?

I mean, in theory,

isn't one woman just like the next?

So, I was just wondering...

...you know, is she worth it?

She's got saliva in her mouth.

Of course she's got saliva...

...everybody does. It's glandular.

She's got more.

Really? How much?

A lot.

A lot? Well, that sounds like

a sort of tumor in the gland.

You know, rabies is transferred

that way, by saliva.

Terry, no one has ever kissed me

like that before.

Ever.

Law enforcement officials have finally discovered

the identities of the "Sleep-Over Bandits".

Joe Blake and Terry Collins escaped from the

Oregon State penitentiary just three months ago.

Today, for the first time ever,

Blake and Collins were added...

...to both the FBI...

...and the federal marshals

top ten Most Wanted list.

And added to that a half a million dollars

reward was offered for their capture.

The identities of these modern day

Robin Hoods...

...was first confirmed by two teenage

hostages who were taken...

...after the amazing prison break.

Here. Here they are.

Cheri Woods, wait!

Please, get back.

Are you hurt?

What's the matter?

Did they tie you up?

No. They were real gents.

We ate pizza,

and played video games.

Please, back up!

We need to talk.

Did they take anything?

Yeah. They took my car.

They didn't do anything.

They were very nice.

Folks, please move back.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you

so much for your cooperation.

Please make no attempt to escape...

...as we will be monitoring the police

scanner and we'll kill you if you do.

Thanks again for your cooperation.

Bye, Joe! Bye, Terry!

That's great.

"Bye, Joe. Bye, Terry."

Did you hear that?

Harvey?

Harvey?

Harvey?! Aren't we supposed to be

following the guys to the rendez-vous?

Pink.

The girl?

Pink boots.

Number one lesson how to get a girl:

Play hard to get.

Let's go, sweetheart.

- Do you think she needs a ride?

- No.

- I think she needs a ride.

- I think I need a ride. Let's go.

Accelerate and go.

Go.

Is this the only road?

Don't worry. We'll find it.

You should rest your little head,

young lady.

Here they are.

It's OK.

We got them.

All righty!

We thought we'd lost you.

Joe!

You are so cute.

You are really cute.

Harvey, stop...!

Harvey!

Dispatch. You better call 911.

We've got a major accident here.

We're probably gonna need

an ambulance.

Oh, my God.

I think the condition of things

is just...

I don't think they should

probably even move us.

I'm not sure whether

we should be moving at all.

I mean... I mean we should be like...

restrained.

Are we in Scotland

with a bunch of sheep?

I don't know what this is all about.

- Hey!

Are you all right?

I need a stabilizing collar.

You probably do, too.

You can't just...

We shouldn't be moving around,

and now there's sirens in my head.

I probably have a concussion.

- Wait!

- Do you understand?

It's not in your head.

Listen. Those are...

You hear them, too?

Yeah. It's the police.

We should go. Come on.

Let's go, right now.

Oh, sirens!

Come on down here!

Hey!

Listen. Yeah. Right.

Real sirens.

You need... You need to go.

Listen to me. Pay attention to me.

Listen to me.

Listen to me. You gotta get Kate

and get out of here. Now!

I'll get the money. All right?

- I'm going with you.

- No! No!

If you gotta...

Go now! Go, go!

Are you OK?

Go with Terry and get out of here!

Now!

Let's go now! Come on!

Are you all right?

Kate, go with Terry now!

The police!

I know. Kate, go with Terry now!

Go! Just go on!

I'll wait for you at Pollard's car.

Terry! That's Kate right there!

Take her!

The police!

The police!

We can't leave them alone!

Don't flail with your arms!

Move! Move!

Do you heat sirens? Because I still

hear sirens. Are they real or not?

Calm down.

Joe'll know what to do.

Joe and Pollard

are long gone by now.

His car is still here.

Well, he can get another car.

As a matter of fact,

he can get another girl.

He wouldn't leave without me.

Kate! Memo to yourself:

Joe is not exactly the flowers and hearts

kind of guy, if you haven't noticed.

And when it comes to running from the police, you

don't figure in his thinking, or mine either. OK?

Well, I'm not leaving without him.

Suit yourself.

Well, what are you gonna do?

What am I gonna do?

I'll tell you exactly

what I'm gonna do.

I'm gonna flee from the scene of the

crime in the nick of time.

That's what I'm gonna do.

And I will give myself a couple of weeks

to get my heart rate back to normal...

...and then, I'm gonna join Joe

at the other bank. OK?

That's what I'm gonna do.

Well, I'm going with you.

You just stay away from me.

Forever.

Please, don't make me beg.

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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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