The Bank Shot

1974
PG
1h 23m

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A motley crew of criminals plans to rob a Los Angeles bank that's temporarily located in a mobile home during renovations.A motley crew of criminals plans to rob a Los Angeles bank that's temporarily located in a mobile home during renovations.A motley crew of criminals plans to rob a Los Angeles bank that's temporarily located in a mobile home during renovations.

Director
- Gower Champion
Writers
- Wendell Mayes
- Donald E. Westlake
Stars

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5.4/10

1.2K

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Director
- Gower Champion
Writers
- Wendell Mayes
- Donald E. Westlake
Stars

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Trivia
This was originally intended as a starring vehicle for Robert Redford and George Segal at 20th Century Fox, as a sequel to The Hot Rock.

Goofs
When Ballentine goes to the drugstore to purchase saltpeter, he requests Potassium Sulfate, rather than Potassium Nitrate.

Quotes
[after hearing Victor Karp's initial plan to rob the bank]
Walter Upjohn Ballentine: I'm going to get up from this table. I'm going to walk to the nearest police station, and I'm going to turn myself in. And they will take me back to Streiger's funny farm, where at least I was safe...
[He looks around at the others]
Walter Upjohn Ballentine: ...and sane. And I pity the poor schmuck who tries... to stop me.

Connections
Followed by Jimmy the Kid (1982)

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6/10

A comedy that works

THE BANK SHOT is a lightheart comedy from 1974 which stars George C. Scott in a rare appearance for the genre. It begins as a prison drama before moving into an oddball heist movie packed with some top character actors, including Frank McRae and Don Calfa, although it's Scott's slightly smug performance that leads the way. The escape scene with the bulldozers is a highlight here, but the inventive heist that happens later on in the film is handled very well. The suspense doesn't let up afterwards either, and I doubt I'm the only person who gets a kick out of a Clifton James appearance. The ending is a bit abrupt, but otherwise this works.