Heist Page #4

Synopsis: David Mamet takes this story of thieves along many twists and turns, some of which work and some of which don't. Gene Hackman plays the brilliant leader of a gang (Delroy Lindo, Ricky Jay & Rebecca Pigeon as Hackman's youngish wife), which pulls off complex heists for a despicable fence (Danny DeVito). After stiffing the gang on a jewelry robbery, DeVito forces the gang to go after a Swiss gold shipment and to use his nephew (Sam Rockwell) in the crime. No one trusts anyone and every step is shaded with the unexpected.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): David Mamet
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
66
Rotten Tomatoes:
66%
R
Year:
2001
109 min
$23,287,872
Website
1,428 Views


-Your supervisor.

-She went for coffee.

It's that time of day, isn't it?

Can I Leave my tools

for a minute?

That's no problem.

-What happened to Betty Croft?

-I think she's sick.

I don't feel so good myself.

Give me one of these, will you?

And a large coffee.

Leave some room for milk.

Here you go.

Hold, hold, hold.

-Here's your change.

-Thank you.

What's happening?

What's happening is stay put.

Put her in park.

Don't flash your brake lights.

-There we go.

-Going to see the elephant.

-Up early or up late?

-Not at all, until I get this in me.

What's with that--?

What's with your supervisor?

-What, does she owe you money?

-I wish she did.

She's got some stomach thing.

Least Little thing sets her off.

I had an aunt Like that once.

She wasn't really my aunt.

We just called her that.

She had a florist shop.

Funny thing was, she was allergic.

We used to tease her about that.

You know how cruel kids can be.

-On the floor.

-With that Little thing?

-Don't. Sit on the floor.

-Doing it.

Give me the case!

Open it up!

You okay?

What happened?

Clean up this mess.

-What happened?

-The broad went bust on me.

-What do you mean, she went bust?

-Just drive.

Hinton Tower. Confirm

A.T.C. clearance to Philadelphia.

Proceed. Hold for release.

Contact Control upon departing.

There you go. Hotel Bravo 704.

Come on.

What the hell?

Hinton Tower, what the hell was that?

-Anyone on final?

-We have TransAir 249, base.

-Divert!

-TransAir 249, go around.

PanGeneve, proceed to runway Alpha

India. Contact Providence Control.

This is PanGeneve 242,

we are now taking the active.

-He's not stopping.

-Cut him off.

-It's not that easy.

-Cut him the f*** off!

PanGeneve?

Can you hear me?

We have reports of

a possible explosive device on board.

We want you to cut your engines.

We got a man who's coming on board

to advise you.

Cut your engines, kill all your power,

your electronics and the radio.

Stay off the radio.

-What is it?

-Shut off the engine.

Kill your radar, keep your A.P.U. on.

There may be an explosive device

on board.

Stay seated while I make a sweep.

Be in touch with my man on the ground.

-How serious is this threat?

-Just be in touch with my man.

Don't talk to the tower, talk to me.

Yeah.

Cut the radio and electronics.

Can you hear me?

Don't talk to the tower.

I'm linked to the tower.

Beech 270 remains

Adjust to 612 your GCA. Good day.

Hold on. Hold it. I show PanGeneve

outbound to 1205 Zulu.

Providence Control wants to know

where is he?

PanGeneve 262, who's got him?

I got him right there,

visual on the runway.

PanGeneve, he's right there.

Break, Manchester Control.

I have an inbound Lear, 5-2 Papa.

Can you take him? Squawk, 1795 direct.

Manchester, I got him.

Clear 5-2 Papa.

Bobby?

Keep your eyes on the road.

You got change for a 20?

All right.

How you Like me now, babe?

All right.

Do not transfer me!

Do not transfer me! You're

the fourth person I've talked to!

-Enough!

-Come on!

Engine failure! I called first

at 5:
20 this morning.

This is my fourth call!

Keep coming. Whoa!

Good.

-How Long before the tow truck?

-I called at 5:
20 in the morning.

-Let's go!

-Yes. Outside the airport.

Industrial and 207.

I'm an attorney! Can I have your name?

I'm gonna have your job!

-The truck's almost here.

-Good.

You score?

-Look at that.

-Oh, my, oh, my.

Go sell chocolate,

you Heidi motherfuckers.

We got your gold!

Hey, Let me have that. Yeah!

Two minutes before the setup's over!

Tow truck will be here. Let's go!

-When that cop comes to....

-That's gotta be what it's gonna be.

-Can you get through a roadblock?

-Whatever. It's all of a piece.

You're burnt.

You're burnt!

We're all going together.

I do not see the percentage.

You don't have to, baby.

You're burnt. You're f***ing burnt,

old man!

-I go with the gold.

-With the gold?

What are you telling your beads?

Look, man, you tell me.

What are they going

to Look harder at? Tell me!

You, here with us,

or you in an empty car?

You tell me. You follow us

through the roadblock.

Joe, you're burned.

When that cop comes through,

they'll put him at the roadblock.

It's the wise thing.

You go in the van with the gold.

It'll be all right.

-I'll meet you.

-Okay.

-Let's go, guys. Come on!

-Let's move!

Wrap it up! Let's go!

Bobby. There you go, pal.

Come on, Lets go!

You heard what the man said.

Let's go! Move!

-You gotta move. Get in the car. Go!

-Okay.

Joe! I'll see you at the meet.

See you at the meet!

-Joe!

-What?

Come on, keep it together, boy!

It's not over yet!

Let's go. Fran!

-Keys.

-See you at the meet.

Hey, Joe, Listen.

-It's the smart thing. It is.

-Yeah, all right.

-My God!

-What?

She missed the f***ing tow truck.

He'll meet us there.

-Don't smoke.

-Makes me Look calm.

What kind of people try to Look calm?

Get away from the van! Put your hands

on your head and walk towards me.

You, the man. Kneel on the grass!

Come on!

-Lady, stop there!

-Kneel!

-Open the van. Open it!

-It's unlocked.

Don't Look at me, Look at the grass!

-What's that?

-An engine.

-For what?

-A f***ing tractor. I don't know.

Okay.

-How Long have you been here?

-What's wrong?

How Long?

Since 4:
00 a.m.,

waiting for the f***ing tow truck.

-What's the problem?

-There was a robbery.

Come on, Lets go!

Move the truck through! Come on!

You were good with the cops.

Oh, yeah,

I'm the Long lost motherf***er.

You think good on your feet.

-You think good off your feet too.

-Well, aren't you sweet.

-What do you say we stop for a drink?

-Let's get to the meet.

Yeah, that's difficult.

Want me to tell you why?

There is no meet.

-Joe wouldnt Like that.

-We Left Joe.

There is no meet, you know that.

Your guy got his picture

on a stamp. He got old.

Let's cut the jiving.

What kind of man sends his wife to me?

To distract me? Surprise! I was taken

in. How about that? What a fool I am.

Would I do that to you?

Would I do that to you?

And who Liked it?

For old-time's sake, why don't we

cut the nonsense and say what it is?

I need a drink.

Did he think he was going home

with the gold?

Only one who didn't know was him.

He needed someone to draw it for him.

And you went with it, all the way.

Was you joking?

Answer me, because I'll tell you

what we could do with that gold.

Where are you going?

-Are you okay?

-Where are you going?

I'm gonna check on the gold.

Leave it!

Walk away from it!

-Leave it!

-Walk away?

What are you, crazy?

The truck's clean, for Christ sake.

Think I'm gonna walk away

from this--?

How you doing?

Hey, you know.

Yeah, here you go.

What is it?

What the hell do you care?

Well, that's true too.

-Hell of a thing!

-It's a hell of a thing!

My shipment was supposed to be

in Philly by 9 yesterday.

-Right.

-Called me back from vacation!

They said, "Your load is still

on the ground. It never Left Boston."

-We had a robbery.

-No kidding!

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David Mamet

David Alan Mamet is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and film director. As a playwright, Mamet has won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed-the-Plow. more…

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