Release Date: 3/12/2002 Original Release: 2001 Format: DVD Widescreen Length: 110 minutes Rating:R (MPAA) Rating Reason: language and some violence UPC: 085392132126 Studio: Warner Home Video
Dramas, Thriller, Film Noir, Theatrical Release, Crime, Heists
Heist DVD Description
Written and directed by David Mamet, HEIST is a crime thriller that follows aging master thief Joe Moore (Gene Hackman) as he plans one last robbery before literally sailing off into the sunset. What seems like the perfect heist gets complicated, however, when Joe's "business" partner, Bergman (Danny DeVito), insists that his shifty nephew, Jimmy Silk (Sam Rockwell), join the crew--consisting of Joe's young wife, Fran (Rebecca Pidgeon), and longtime associates Bobby Blane (Delroy Lindo) and Don "Pinky" Pincus (Ricky Jay). A tense battle of wits and wills ensues, leading to plenty of twists and turns before the grand finale.
HEIST works wonderfully as a fast-paced, slight-of-hand caper flick. By focusing on dialogue over violence, Mamet allows his excellent script and remarkable cast to shine. Hackman (who seems incapable of giving a bad performance) and Lindo are particularly outstanding and carry the film as deftly as their characters plot their crime. Although the one-last-robbery tale has been told hundreds of times before, it's rarely been told better than this.
DVD Features
Region 1 Snap Case Single Side - Dual Layer Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85 Letterbox - 1.85 Additional Release Material: Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer Text/Photo Galleries: Film Hightlights
