Jeffrey McCluskey June 9, 2012
Worth Stealing? Money Art Information Thoughts Crime
Buddies One Last Job Loyalty Wealth Double Crossing Stamps Art State Secrets Memories Information Prison Bank Vault Motivation?
1941 Introduces the “one last job” plot device to the series High Sierra Rififi Sneakers Thomas Crown Affair Nine Queens Inception The Bank Job
1955 30 minute robbery scene with no dialogue High Sierra Rififi Sneakers Thomas Crown Affair Nine Queens Inception The Bank Job
1992 Stealing digital files Hackers High Sierra Rififi Sneakers Thomas Crown Affair Nine Queens Inception The Bank Job
Remake of 1968 film with Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway Stealing art work “Reverse Heist” - where the thief returns the artwork. High Sierra Rififi Sneakers Thomas Crown Affair Nine Queens Inception The Bank Job
2000 Argentine Stealing stamps Double-crossing Double-double- crossing High Sierra Rififi Sneakers Thomas Crown Affair Nine Queens Inception The Bank Job
2010 Stealing thoughts High Sierra Rififi Sneakers Thomas Crown Affair Nine Queens Inception The Bank Job
2008 Stealing photographs/state secrets High Sierra Rififi Sneakers Thomas Crown Affair Nine Queens Inception The Bank Job
We could tell you what it’s about. But then, of course, we’d have to kill you. ~Sneakers