list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Thunderbolt and Lightfoot on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Thunderbolt_and_Lightfoot/35042/default.aspx Title: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Year: 1974
Director: Michael Cimino
Plot: As much an eccentric character study as a road movie, Michael Cimino's directorial debut follows the adventures of a quartet of misfits in their life of crime. Retired thief Thunderbolt (Clint Eastwood) and sweet drifter Lightfoot (Jeff Bridges) meet cute when Thunderbolt jumps into Lightfoot's stolen car to escape a gunman. The pair embarks on an oddball journey to get Thunderbolt's loot from an old robbery before his former associates, the sadistic Red (George Kennedy) and cretinous Goody (Geoffrey Lewis), get to it first, but all four are too late; the one-room schoolhouse hiding place has apparently vanished. So instead, the four play house and work legit jobs while they plot to rob the same place Thunderbolt and Red hit before. Although the plan goes awry, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot discover that they may still have succeeded-or so they think. As the easy-going mediator between the two, Eastwood's Thunderbolt was a move away from his tough cop-westerner image; his audience accepted this then-atypical performance enough to turn Thunderbolt and Lightfoot into a moderate hit. Bridges received his second Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination, but Cimino turned down a subsequent deal with Eastwood, moving instead to his artistic peak with The Deer Hunter (1978) and career nadir with Heaven's Gate (1980). ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
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]]>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:40:13 GMTThunderbolt and Lightfoot1974Michael CiminoAs much an eccentric character study as a road movie, <a href="/players/P____85067/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Michael Cimino</a>'s directorial debut follows the adventures of a quartet of misfits in their life of crime. Retired thief Thunderbolt (<a href="/players/P____88601/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Clint Eastwood</a>) and sweet drifter Lightfoot (<a href="/players/P_____3197/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jeff Bridges</a>) meet cute when Thunderbolt jumps into Lightfoot's stolen car to escape a gunman. The pair embarks on an oddball journey to get Thunderbolt's loot from an old robbery before his former associates, the sadistic Red (<a href="/players/P____37705/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>George Kennedy</a>) and cretinous Goody (<a href="/players/P____42203/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Geoffrey Lewis</a>), get to it first, but all four are too late; the one-room schoolhouse hiding place has apparently vanished. So instead, the four play house and work legit jobs while they plot to rob the same place Thunderbolt and Red hit before. Although the plan goes awry, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot discover that they may still have succeeded-or so they think. As the easy-going mediator between the two, Eastwood's Thunderbolt was a move away from his tough cop-westerner image; his audience accepted this then-atypical performance enough to turn Thunderbolt and Lightfoot into a moderate hit. Bridges received his second Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination, but Cimino turned down a subsequent deal with Eastwood, moving instead to his artistic peak with <a href=/films/8589/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>The Deer Hunter</a> (1978) and career nadir with <a href=/films/15039/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Heaven's Gate</a> (1980). ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide1Slightly Tagged (1-5)8123http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t069973tfcr.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Thunderbolt_and_Lightfoot/35042/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_September_8_The_Heist/625/34916/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Dr_Gor
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Post Date: 9/8/2008 8:31:43 PM
Body: Some of my favorite heist films of all time... Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid The Sting The Train Robbers Kelly's Heroes Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Charley Varrick
]]>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:31:43 GMTDr_GorWeekly Theme9/8/2008 8:31:43 PM Some of my favorite heist films of all time... Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid The Sting The Train Robbers Kelly's Heroes Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Charley Varrick http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Best_Heist_films_and_also_the_best_heist_films/190/24535/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Dr_Gor
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Post Date: 1/29/2008 8:39:47 PM
Body: With honorable mention to The Sting and The Getaway and Reservoir Dogs , which have already been discussed, I can come up with a list of top 5 'heist' films which have not yet been mentioned. 5. Midnight Run : ok - maybe not a 'heist-film' per se, but it IS about the immediate after-effects of a major 'white-collar' mob heist! Robert Deniro and Charles Grodin are both priceless in this great movie! Not to mention Dennis Farina in a stunning performance as 'the mob boss' ... ("I'll tell you what. You and that other moron better start getting more personally involved in your work or I'm gonna come down there and stab you in the heart with a fuckin' pencil." ... poetry, isn't it?) 4. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid : 'nuff said... I can't believe no one has mentioned this one yet. 3. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot : Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges. This movie rocks! 2. Charley Varrick : When Charley (Walter Watthau) and his 'gang' rob a small town New Mexico bank for some spending money, they are surprised by the size of their haul... nearly a million dollars! It turns out it is mob money and they want it back... watch for an outstanding performance by Joe Don Baker as the hired strong-arm who is sent to retrieve the money... 1. Kelly's Heroes : Not only one of the best 'heist' movies ever made but on of the best 'war' movies and one of the best MOVIES ever made! With an all-star cast and one of the best soundtracks featuring 'Burning Bridges' by The Mike Curb Congregation and 'All For The Love Of Sunshine' by Hank Williams Jr. ! And Donald Sutherland as a bearded, spaced-out hippie in World War II Europe! (Hippies hadn't even been invented yet!) This is one great movie that should be on everyone's list!
]]>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:39:47 GMTDr_GorTop 51/29/2008 8:39:47 PM With honorable mention to The Sting and The Getaway and Reservoir Dogs , which have already been discussed, I can come up with a list of top 5 &#39;heist&#39; films which have not yet been mentioned. 5. Midnight Run : ok - maybe not a &#39;heist-film&#39; per se, but it IS about the immediate after-effects of a major &#39;white-collar&#39; mob heist! Robert Deniro and Charles Grodin are both priceless in this great movie! Not to mention Dennis Farina in a stunning performance as &#39;the mob boss&#39; ... ("I&#39;ll tell you what. You and that other moron better start getting more personally involved in your work or I&#39;m gonna come down there and stab you in the heart with a fuckin&#39; pencil." ... poetry, isn&#39;t it?) 4. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid : &#39;nuff said... I can&#39;t believe no one has mentioned this one yet. 3. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot : Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges. This movie rocks! 2. Charley Varrick : When Charley (Walter Watthau) and his &#39;gang&#39; rob a small town New Mexico bank for some spending money, they are surprised by the size of their haul... nearly a million dollars! It turns out it is mob money and they want it back... watch for an outstanding performance by Joe Don Baker as the hired strong-arm who is sent to retrieve the money... 1. Kelly&#39;s Heroes : Not only one of the best &#39;heist&#39; movies ever made but on of the best &#39;war&#39; movies and one of the best MOVIES ever made! With an all-star cast and one of the best soundtracks featuring &#39;Burning Bridges&#39; by The Mike Curb Congregation and &#39;All For The Love Of Sunshine&#39; by Hank Williams Jr. ! And Donald Sutherland as a bearded, spaced-out hippie in World War II Europe! (Hippies hadn&#39;t even been invented yet!) This is one great movie that should be on everyone&#39;s list! http://www.spout.com/blogs/hairylime/archive/2007/3/13/6325.aspx Post By: HairyLime
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Post Date: 3/13/2007 10:04:00 PM
Body: Unusual Clint Eastwood vehicle, in that he participates in an ensemble cast rather than being the sole focus of the plot. A combination Road Movie/Buddy Picture/Caper Film that I was drawn to after researching the 1974 oscar race, and noticing Jeff Bridges nominated for his role in this film. Michael Cimino puts together a tight, well-paced character study with occasional surreal touches (what's up with the guy with a trunkload of white rabbits?) that carries none of the pretentious baggage and extraneous backstory that plagued his Deer Hunter/Heaven's Gate years. George Kennedy puts in a fine performance as an ex partner of Eastwood's with a huge chip on his shoulder, and Jeff Bridges puts in another in what would eventually prove to be a long career of underappreciated character roles. Also a good 'downer' ending that could only have come from the seventies. Other good 'caper gone wrong' movies that I also enjoy: Kubrick's The Killing, The Hot Rock, The Asphalt Jungle
]]>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:04:00 GMTHairyLimeHairyLime Blog3/13/2007 10:04:00 PMUnusual Clint Eastwood vehicle, in that he participates in an ensemble cast rather than being the sole focus of the plot. A combination Road Movie/Buddy Picture/Caper Film that I was drawn to after researching the 1974 oscar race, and noticing Jeff Bridges nominated for his role in this film. Michael Cimino puts together a tight, well-paced character study with occasional surreal touches (what&#39;s up with the guy with a trunkload of white rabbits?) that carries none of the pretentious baggage and extraneous backstory that plagued his Deer Hunter/Heaven&#39;s Gate years. George Kennedy puts in a fine performance as an ex partner of Eastwood&#39;s with a huge chip on his shoulder, and Jeff Bridges puts in another in what would eventually prove to be a long career of underappreciated character roles. Also a good &#39;downer&#39; ending that could only have come from the seventies. Other good &#39;caper gone wrong&#39; movies that I also enjoy: Kubrick&#39;s The Killing, The Hot Rock, The Asphalt Jungle http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/robbery/MemberTagFilms.aspxrobbery
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