Movie: The Old Man and the Gun
Director: David Lowery
Cast: Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek
Summary: Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.—Fox Searchlight Pictures
Original Release Date: October 19, 2019
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Crime
Ratings:
- Rotten Tomatoes-93%
- IMDB-6.7/10
- Metactitic-80%
Fun Facts:
- In an interview he gave during the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, Robert Redford talked about this comedic film being a good note to end on, since the actor wanted his “last acting job to be fun.”
- There are several “Easter egg” references to Robert Redford’s earlier films, including the opening legend, which is nearly identical to the one that opens Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and the scene between Redford and Casey Affleck, where Affleck runs a finger over the side of his nose, which was the signal in The Sting (1973) between the con men that they were fellow-travelers.
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source: IMDB
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