Mann takes old noir style and adds it to his gritty and dreamy criminal landscape of Chicago in the 1980's for a wholly original crime drama.
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An ace safe cracker wants to do one last big heist for the mob. This is evident from his dazzling film debut as a director with Thief (1981). Hosts Brendan and Mike take turns reviewing each other's pop culture recommendations.īe sure to like and subscribe, don't forget to tell a friend.įind Thief on HBO MAX (as of summer 2021), on Blu-ray/DVD and streaming rental services. Financial analysis of Thief (1981) including budget, domestic and international box office gross, DVD and Blu-ray sales reports, total earnings and. With James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, Jim Belushi. Welcome to the Loaned Out Podcast, the continuing story of two friends making it through all the pop culture homework we’ve given to each other.
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The original musical score was composed and performed by Tangerine Dream.įeaturing criminal tradecraft, career-best performances, and one of the best movie scores of the ’80s.
I love con and caper films, but this hit me on a truly emotional level. The supporting cast includes James Belushi, Robert Prosky, Dennis Farina, and Willie Nelson. THIEF (1981) Very few films affected me on such a visceral way as did Michael Mann’s first feature THIEF. Based on the 1975 novel The Home Invaders: Confessions of a Cat Burglar by Frank Hohimer, the film stars James Caan as the titular thief, a professional safecracker trying to escape his life of crime, and Tuesday Weld as his wife. This week on Loaned Out, Mike and Brendan discuss Brendan’s favorite Michael Mann film, Thief, a 1981 American neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Michael Mann in his feature film debut. When Michael Manns Thief hit theaters in March 1981, the critics rushed to praise the filmmakers feature debut, expressing surprise at the fact such an.