2/15/2009

Thieves Like Us (1974)

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"I shoulda robbed people with my brain instead of a gun."

Three hapless escaped convicts -- Bowie (Keith Carradine), Chickamaw (John Schuck), and T-Dub (Bert Remsen) go on a bank robbing spree across Mississippi in 1936. With 36 successful heists behind them, the 37 proves to be nearly the potential undoing of the team as they are placed on the "Wanted: Dead or Alive" list.

Also appearing are Shelley Duvall, Louise Fletcher, Ann Latham and Tom Skerritt as friends and family who harbor the criminals.

Marvelous vintage cars, clothing and settings, plus terrific jazz and snippets of radio shows of the era and attention to detail across the board.

Screenplay and directed by Robert Altman.


Run time: 2 hours, 3 minutes

Rated R.

My personal rating: B

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