Disorganized Crime
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| Disorganized Crime | |
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 Movie poster for Disorganized Crime |
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| Directed by | Jim Kouf |
| Written by | Jim Kouf |
| Starring | Fred Gwynne, Lou Diamond Phillips, Ruben Blades, William Russ, Corbin Bernsen, Ed O'Neill, Daniel Roebuck, Hoyt Axton |
| Distributed by | Touchstone Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1989 |
| Running time | 98 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Released in 1989, Disorganized Crime is a movie set in Montana, which was written and directed by Jim Kouf. It stars Fred Gwynne, Lou Diamond Phillips, Ruben Blades, William Russ, Corbin Bernsen, Ed O'Neill, Daniel Roebuck and Hoyt Axton. It is a comedy revolving around a bank heist.
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[edit] Plot
The story begins in a small town in western Montana where New Jersey based bank robber Frank Salazar has been hiding out from the law after a series of bank robberies in Newark. Upon realizing that the local bank contains a large amount of cash, Salazar recruits four former accomplices to come to town and help him rob the bank. Among them are Nick Bartkowski, a nervous and possibly alcoholic safecracker; Max Green, an old school explosives expert with a heart condition; Ray Forgy, a wisecracking auto thief and getaway driver; and Carlos Barrios, a well-manicured lookout and weapons expert.
Before they can arrive however, two New Jersey detectives (George Denver and Bill Lonigan) catch up with Salazar, arrest him, and extradite him back to New Jersey. Salazar soon escapes however and becomes hopelessly lost in the Montana wilderness as he flees George and Bill's custody.
Unaware of Frank's arrest and escape, the four accomplices arrive and realize that Frank is nowhere to be found. They finally decide to take down the bank on their own but must go through several humorous ordeals before they can complete their plan.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Fred Gwynne | Max Green (crook) |
| Lou Diamond Phillips | Ray Forgy (crook) |
| Ruben Blades | Carlos Barrios (crook) |
| William Russ | Nick Bartkowski (crook) |
| Corbin Bernsen | Frank Salazar (crook) |
| Ed O'Neill | George Denver (cop) |
| Daniel Roebuck | Bill Lonigan (cop) |
| Hoyt Axton | Sheriff Henault |
[edit] Trivia
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- Tagline: Five crooks without a plan. Two cops without a clue. And one bank vault without a scratch.
- In Jim Kouf's first draft, the ending was actually the exposition of the film.
- The movie was filmed on location in Hamilton, Montana in the Bitterroot Valley.
- The (somewhat inappropriate) German title of the film is Im Tresor ist die Hoelle los, which translates into All Hell Breaks Loose in the Strongroom.
- Jim Kouf also wrote the screenplay of Stakeout, a movie which is very similar in regard to its mixture of comedy and action. However, in Stakeout the cops are the good guys.
- Hoyt Axton, the actor and country musician who played Sheriff Henault, owned a ranch in Victor, Montana just a few miles from the movie's filming location.
- George and Bill's unmarked police car is referred to as a Chrysler by both the cops and the crooks even though it is obviously a Ford LTD Crown Victoria.
[edit] Quotes
- RAY: This is one helluva hideout. We can't even find it.
- NICK: This is a bad sign Frank not bein' here. A bad sign. I don't like startin' jobs with bad signs.
- MAX: The smartest thing I ever did was to stop workin' with stupid people.
- CARLOS: Let me ask you a really stupid question: Did Frank show up?
- BILL: Look at me George! Am I wearing a coonskin cap? No! Do you know why? Because my name ain't Davy Crockett, and you are not Daniel Boone!
- CARLOS: The only reason I'm goin' through with this is so I can kick Nick's ass once we've got the money. Then I'm gonna run over him with the new car. - MAX: It's good to have a goal in life.
- The deputy looks at Carlos and rolls down his car window. CARLOS: Hi. (the officer remains silent.) - I'm kinda lost.
- CARLOS: (After chasing Nick on foot) ...and I never want to walk again!
