A jewel thief steals a sacred ruby which sets off a chase by the police, the Turkish government, nutty American terrorists, and the C.I.A.A jewel thief steals a sacred ruby which sets off a chase by the police, the Turkish government, nutty American terrorists, and the C.I.A.A jewel thief steals a sacred ruby which sets off a chase by the police, the Turkish government, nutty American terrorists, and the C.I.A.
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- TriviaIn the movie J. T. Walsh's Chief Inspector's name is spelled and pronounced "Mahoney", but in the original Westlake novel it is spelled "Malogna" but pronounced "Maloney".
- GoofsNo explanation is given as to when or how Gus, Bruno and June were able to set up the between-towers rope-and-pulleys system to exchange the Byzantine Fire for the bag of money; it seems to have already been in place when the trio arrive at the towers.
- Quotes
Bob the Turk: I warn you, do not make me do something that I would not do, unless someone made me do it because they didn't do something someone told them to do.
Gus Cardinale: Don't worry Bob, I would never do something to make someone do something to someone, because that someone didn't do something that someone wanted them to do.
Bob the Turk: I'm glad we understand each other.
Gus Cardinale: ...Me too.
- ConnectionsFeatures Halloween (1978)
It's gentle comedy that has the occasional chuckle and is well worth a watch as the leads have a good chemistry and Christopher Lloyd gives a very good performance as the quirky older crook. Christopher Lambert shows there is more to him than Highlander and it's a shame he hasn't done more comedies. I enjoyed the film overall but it never rises above average, some of the jokes just aren't funny. But the end set up and payoff makes it worth a look.
7/10 - Enjoyable but forgettable.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $83,882
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $49,933
- Apr 22, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $83,882
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1