Bandits Page #8

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
1,536 Views


...and he is sweet...

...and smart, and... and...

Cute as a beaver.

Yeah. And he deserves more

than he thinks he does.

Exactly.

Now, the heart is a mysterious organ,

and it, plays by its own rules.

I don't wanna choose.

You know, I don't think I can...

...and... if that's scary or

against the laws of...

...men, or whatever, then...

I mean, you're outlaws, right?

So...

...I guess I'm an outlaw, too.

Ok, so Harvey, you should park, in this

alley right here, toward this end, see?

By the corner of this building.

And you're hidden by the building.

There's a door right here...

"... and I look up, and..."

"... I see these two cars headed,

you know, right by each other..."

"... and they collide, right?"

"And there's this red-headed woman that's there and,

and she's getting hauled off into the other car."

"The Novato

- California teenager had no way of knowing that he was about to capture..."

"... the stunning footage of the Sleep-Over

Bandits and the missing woman, Kate Wheeler."

"In this Criminals at Large exclusive the missing

woman's husband taped a plea to the men..."

"... who hold his wife hostage."

"Please..."

"... wherever you are...

return my wife to me."

"Kate, if you're listening,

I want you to know that..."

"... I'm OK."

" I hope you're holding up well..."

"... I hope these gentlemen are

treating you correctly..."

"... in the way you should be treated,

and..."

"... speaking of which I... I'm going

to Spain next week, so..."

"... if your kidnappers

would like to contact me..."

"... they can get in touch

with my people..."

"... you know who they are, and..."

"... the house is waiting for you right

here... where... where you belong."

"And..."

"... the house misses you,

miss you..."

He has no idea where I belong.

You belong here.

Yeah, with us.

What a beautiful sunset.

- It's Paradise!

- Yeah.

We'll buy the restaurant,

turn it into a nightclub and resort...

A nightclub?

Yep.

And Joe will work the room

and I'll run the kitchen, naturally...

and have a spa or something like that.

What does a lady like me

do in Paradise?

Don't be rude!

You can do whatever you want.

Whatever I want?

Drink margaritas,

get your toes painted...

You pick it. What would you say if you

could do anything, what would it be?

Whatever I want?

Yeah. Whatever you want.

All right.

I wanna sing.

Sing?

Well, we need a singer.

We need a singer for the nightclub.

We talked about that.

We talked about that, yeah.

Do you wanna...?

- Do you wanna sing right now?

- You want me to sing for you?

- Come on!

- OK!

There it is!

All right! Come on.

OK. Oldie, but a goodie.

How are you feeling?

Well, my system's been

a flurry of activity.

First I had a high rate of heart

beat, seeing spots,...

...had a prickly sensation

in my feet,

then there's a sudden hearing loss

in one ear.

Oh. That's not what I mean.

Kate, there are guys who leave and

there are guys who get left.

I don't think it's any mystery as to

which category I fall into.

Terry Lee, I'm not leaving you.

- Are you staying?

- Yeah.

Good night.

Good night?

That's not staying, that's going.

Where are you going?

Did I get the secret knock right?

Yeah. It was perfect.

I really missed you

when you were away.

Good night.

Hey! If you wanna talk about headaches,

my brother Albert had horrible headaches.

Migraines?

No! Brain tumor.

He smelt burning feathers

for a whole year.

You're joking.

No. Some of the tumor was pressing on

some gland or something above the nerve...

Olfactive gland.

Olfactive gland, yes.

And, apparently, affected

his sense of smell.

- But burning feathers?

- Yes

- Explain that.

- Weird, isn't it?

Did he smell them all the time?

All the time. 24 hours a day.

Burning feathers.

Great.

Were there any other symptoms?

Goddamn! I knew it!

You're the boys from TV, the...

the Sleep-Over Bandits.

I guess that means I'm a hostage.

Oh, you'd better come on in.

We gotta get started.

Come on! Come on!

Jesus!

Could you do me a favor?

Could you look at my pupils

and tell me if they're the same?

Are they different sizes

or are they the same?

I'm not a doctor!

Please, humor me.

Well, the right one looks smaller.

Jesus Christ! Don't tell me that!

You asked.

Do you smell burning feathers?

No.

Brain tumor.

I know I do.

What?

The guy there told me

my pupils are different sizes.

- You're kidding me?

- No.

Jesus!

First, my brother, and now you?

God!

Pink.

Harvey! Harvey!

What do you mean: "No?"

That's what I said: "No!"

Good manners are no excuse for

criminal behavior.

I am not opening the safe...

...I am not giving you the money.

You know we're armed, right?

Oh! You wouldn't hurt a flea, Joe.

Everybody knows that.

I'm stumped.

How about you?

Sh*t.

Just give us a little bit of the money.

Be reasonable.

$100,000 of it is already...

...is... ensured by the

government.

Hey! Get back there!

Come on! Just get back there!

- What the hell is wrong with you?

- It's my bank.

I guess

there's a good reason for this.

Oh! The missing woman!

I almost forgot!

There's police outside.

- Where's Harvey?

- I don't know!

Will you get back there, please?

Ma'am?

Look! There's a policeman!

Right there!

Do you know where the bathroom is?

It's in the back there.

I hope there's clean towels.

I can't believe this!

I'm sorry to bother you,

Mrs. Kronenberg.

But it's after 8 o'clock, and

you haven't turned the sign on yet.

And I figured you maybe just forgot

the "All clear" again.

Ah, Edgar. Aren't you sweet!

I'll get right on it.

Ah, say... you know...

I was wondering...

I sure could use some cash, and...

since I'm here...

Oh, sure!

Since you're here...

Come in, officer.

- Right this way.

- Thanks.

Hello.

50 bucks OK?

You've been very successful.

- What do you attribute that to?

- Courage. It takes a lot of that.

This is 500!

These are hundreds.

Oh, bank error in your favor.

Game board kind of joke thing...

Surprise.

It's funny...

I think I've seen you

some place before.

It's my face.

You know, I have an average face.

You know how people think...

you look like every man.

I don't know.

Thanks, Mrs. Kronenberg.

Have a good day.

All right.

Wait, wait, wait!

I forgot my glasses.

- Come on!

- I'm coming!

Sh*t!

Come on!

What?

- Terry has the keys.

- Harvey!

Come on! Come on!

Get in the cop's car!

Where are they?

Mildred, where are they?

I think that way!

Or it might have been that way...

They're outside. Yes.

Stop. Stop!

Stop the car! Police emergency!

There's a crook in that police car!

Look!

Go after that crook!

Come on! Come on!

We can't just leave him there!

There's nothing we can do for him,

now!

- We'd go back for you, if we had to!

- Don't be so sure about that!

Joe, this is Terry we're talking about.

Remember your friend, Terry?

That's it! That's them!

We found Pollard.

You know Darren, I mean,

I gotta be honest with you.

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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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