Heist Page #5

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
1,350 Views


-You had a robbery? Anybody hurt?

-Couple pilots shaken up a Little.

You had a robbery,

and you impound the plane?

-What did they take?

-Some Load from Switzerland.

-Didn't they offer the next flight?

-What?

Didn't they offer

their next flight to Philly?

Oh, yeah.

Their next flight is 8 a.m. tomorrow.

It has to be in Philly yesterday.

I gotta drive it there myself.

If I don't have that Load in Philly

by dawn, there's my job!

Here it is.

Hell of a thing.

Hell of a thing.

-Come to dinner tonight.

-We'll have to see.

You always say that.

It means you won't.

Well, it's possible.

It's possible that my business....

-I might have to travel.

-Why can't you do business here?

I wish I could, baby. The fact is...

...I have to Leave this morning.

-This morning?

-That's when my plane leaves.

Times change.

In my day, kids had to walk

all the way to school.

-Yes, but the streets were safer.

-Is that so?

-You take care of yourself, kid.

-Bye, Uncle Donny.

-Nice day for the race.

-What race?

The human race. Kids growing up,

so on. Hope of the future.

Get in the f***ing car.

-Where's the gold?

-I'm reluctant to tell you.

When we put it to you, you'll tell us

the gross national product of Bolivia!

You'll tell us

the area code of Belgium!

It's all I know.

This is all you know.

This is all you know! And we got you

going to Saint Croix!

How do you pick up your share?

Where's the gold? Where's the meet?

What are you gonna do, hurt me?

Well, no. Actually, no.

I'm not gonna hurt you.

But tell a guy.

I'm full of admiration.

What was the deal?

The deal was, we get away

with the gold. Cute, huh?

That's charming. Then what?

-We slip away.

-You slip away?

And we go to the meet, and we

find pig iron? Is that it?

Joe figured you weren't

never going to the meet.

He did?

If your guy doesn't get it

in his head to fly off...

...we're all on the patio right now,

having a margarita!

Where's the gold?

You understand my reluctance

to tell you.

Take him out and show him something.

Don't hurt him.

You got anything to say about this?

Fran? Has she called in?

She won't call

until she ditches the guy.

How is she gonna ditch him?

She could talk her way

out of a sunburn.

That's right.

Yeah?

Joe.

Yeah, how you doing?

Just checking in.

Fine, finest. Pristine.

Yeah, I know.

I saw the truck drive through too.

Isn't it?

-See you at the meet.

-Okay.

Mr. Bergman, please.

Hold on.

So where's the gold?

You're shitting me.

Is that all right?

Okay.

Okay.

How you doing?

We're all packed up.

How'd you ditch that guy?

-Leave him at the altar?

-Yeah, at the altar.

That's my girl.

What happened to you?

Yeah, yeah.

There was a change in plans,

you couldnt call to tell me?

-Get him off the boat.

-Off the boat!

Get off the boat!

Yeah, that's right.

Where's your friend?

Where's your friend?

You all alone?

No. You ain't alone.

It ain't good to be alone.

Dump it.

Go find his friend.

-I didn't have a choice.

-Let my wife go!

Mind if I say something personal?

Your wife's a whore.

You two f***ed this plan

into a cocked hat.

-After all we went through together!

-F*** you!

-I was gonna make you rich.

-Is that so?

I was gonna make you rich,

you motherf***er.

But you had to complicate

the last bit.

You piece of sh*t!

Yeah? Who's kneeling on the dock?

-He ain't there.

-All right.

Okay. You want to wrap it up?

Want to stand around

and guess my real name?

-What is your name?

-Rumpelstiltskin!

-What was it before?

-Watch your mouth!

-Leave him the f*** alone!

-Get back!

Get her out of here!

You had to go out on a limb,

didn't you?

-Didn't you?

-Let her go. I'll give up the gold.

Yeah, basically, we had in mind

a different deal.

I hear if you're flexible,

it keeps you young.

I'll give up the gold.

Me and the girl Leave on the boat.

-What if the golds on the boat?

-I gave up the gold. I had to.

-You what?

-I had to!

I hate to break your rice bowl,

but your wife made a deal.

We get the gold, we Let you live.

What do you think?

-Let me walk away?

-That's right.

-Me and the girl?

-Well, not quite.

I'm sorry, baby.

Let's get this boat out of here!

She's got a commercial mind.

-Hold on a second here!

-You're bust, pal. You're bust.

-You got broke. Go cry a Little.

-You fortunate f***er.

She don't step up, you stay here

Like a bit of forever.

This way, you walk away.

Take the gold! Just Leave me the boat!

Don't make me lose my respect for you.

Get the gold off.

Give him some money!

Leave him some money!

Don't Let him go down there

with nothing.

Give him some money!

Yeah, that's right.

We don't want to send you out broke.

Give me a shiv.

Yeah.

Buy yourself something nice.

Pay you with gold.

How you doing?

You holding up?

-The broad sold me out.

-How about that?

Show them a pretty face...

...a diamond necklace, and

they're gone Like morning mist.

Find it!

Where's the gold?

Hurt him a Little.

-Get him up.

-You son of a b*tch!

-You're just too hip to be happy.

-Is that so?

You had to go and hit me.

You all done?

Because I got bills to pay.

Where's the gold?

-Give me a cigarette.

-Bad for you.

Well, nobody Lives forever.

But you're spending

the rest of your Life with me.

Right now!

-Where's the f***ing gold?

-Kiss my Yankee ass!

Okay.

I hate to do anything as dramatic

as count to three. But one...

...two....

Hey!

Damn it!

What the f***?

Bobby! Bobby!

-Coming at you!

-No shooting! F***!

Stop! Put the f***ing guns down!

Are you listening to me? No!

Stop! We're talking! Let's just talk!

Stop! Just--

F***, no!

-Bobby!

-Come on, sit down!

Sit down! No guns! No!

I'm ready.

Let's get the f*** out of here.

How about that?

How about that?

How about that?

Don't you want to hear my Last words?

I just did.

You put milk in, it lessens

the chance of stomach distress.

I can't be worrying about

every Little thing.

-How are you mending?

-Doing my best here.

You?

It's too bad about Pinky.

What?

-Pinky. Shame.

-Ain't that so?

He always made me laugh.

-What more can you ask of anyone?

-Nothing.

You go to that plastic surgeon,

don't Let him put you under.

I knew a cat,

went to get his face fixed.

Woke up, and the sucker

gave him a pair of tits.

That's a bad beat.

He landed back inside

and never wanted for cigarettes.

Send your cut there?

Wire it there.

When you get where you're going.

That I will, pal.

I hear it's nice down there

in the sun.

Is that where I'm going?

Wherever it is, brother...

...don't come back.

There.

-Hey, baby.

-Hey.

-I'm sorry.

-It's okay. Who was that?

Some guy, wanted a tip on a fight.

Did you?

I worked my whole Life. Why give him

the benefit of all that knowledge?

Drive.

Nothing Like a good plan, Joe.

Yeah, I wouldnt tie my shoes

without a backup plan.

Shame about Pinky.

It went bad, that Last bit, didn't it?

-Yes, it did.

-Then that's just the price.

That's right.

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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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