BANDITS
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Strap yourself in for one
hilarious "action-comedy with... great chemistry... great one-liners [and]
expert direction" (New York Post)! Bruce Willis makes "all the right
moves" (San Francisco Examiner) as the man with the perfect bank-robbing
plan - and two imperfect partners - in this "terrific [film that's]
as much fun as you'll have at the movies all year" (FOX-TV)!
Busting out of prison, Joe (Willis)
and Terry (Billy Bob Thornton) are on the run and out of money. That changes
when they devise a scheme to place bank managers under house arrest the
night before they rob their banks. But success as the infamous "sleepover
bandits" isn't the only change in store for them. As they cross state lines
and federal laws, they meet Kate (Cate Blanchett), a sexy, eccentric housewife
whose indecision as to which of the two bandits she wants could spoil their
partnership for good!
RATING: PG-13
STARRING:
Bruce Willis:
Joseph "Joe" Blake
Billy Bob Thornton:
Terry Lee Collins
Cate Blanchett: Kate
Wheeler
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2001
SCREENWRITER: Harley Peyton
DIRECTOR: Barry Levinson
RUNNING TIME: 123 minutes
STUDIO: MGM
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GIGGLES, GLOBES AND OSCARS
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
ACADEMY AWARDS
No awards or nominations given to this film.
GOLDEN GIGGLES
No awards or nominations given to this film.
GOLDEN GLOBES
(2 nominations and 0 wins)
Best Actor (Musical/Comedy) - Billy Bob Thornton
(nominated)
Best Actress (Musical/Comedy) - Cate Blanchett
(nominated)
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This film is loosely based on a true story of two bank robbers
who used the technique of the main characters in the film.
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This project started out being an adaptation of Leonard Elmore's
book, Bandits, to which Bruce Willis owns the rights to, however
producers of the film felt the story was too weak so they scrapped the
project and brought in a screenwriter to write a brand new story.
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Bruce Willis was originally supposed to play the role of
Terry and Val Kilmer was going to play the role of Joe, however Kilmer
ended up having to drop the project. Willis then took over the role of
Joe, and Billy Bob Thornton was cast as Terry.
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The majority of filming for this movie was done in the fine
state of Oregon. A little Oregon reference can be seen in the move when
Billy Bob Thornton's character wakes up form a nightmare screaming "Beavers
and Ducks!" This is a reference to football rivals, The Oregon State Ducks
and The University Of Oregon Beavers, who play a "Civil War" game every
year.
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Billy Bob Thornton's character says he has a phobia of antique
furniture, this is a real phobia of Thornton's and was added to the film
because the producers thought it was an interesting quark.
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