A reformed bank robber is taken hostage by a desperate man during a bank hold up, but is forced to go on the run with his captor when they're both mistakenly thought to be in cahoots.A reformed bank robber is taken hostage by a desperate man during a bank hold up, but is forced to go on the run with his captor when they're both mistakenly thought to be in cahoots.A reformed bank robber is taken hostage by a desperate man during a bank hold up, but is forced to go on the run with his captor when they're both mistakenly thought to be in cahoots.
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- TriviaKenneth McMillan's final film. He died of liver disease less than three weeks before the film opened.
- GoofsAt the end of the movie when they are heading toward Canada the sign says 13 miles. The mountain you see is Mt. Rainier, but you cannot see Mt. Rainier from the Canadian border.
- Alternate versionsThe UK cinema version was cut by 11 secs to remove two uses of 'fuck' in order for the film to receive a PG certificate. All later releases were uncut and the certificate raised to 15.
- SoundtracksLiving in the City
Written and Performed by Gary Mallaber and Glenn Sherba
Featured review
A Cute Little Film
After spending five years in prison for 14 separate bank robberies "Lucas" (Nick Nolte) has finally been granted parole and is set free. Unfortunately, when he goes to a bank to deposit his prison check he finds himself on the receiving end of a bank robbery by what turns out to be an extremely bumbling novice by the name of "Ned Perry" (Martin Short). To make matters worse, when the police surround the bank Ned picks Lucas-of all people--to be his hostage. This selection causes the police to think that both Ned and Lucas are acting as a team and as a result the two of them are forced to work together to somehow extricate themselves from this situation. To further complicate matters, Ned's young daughter "Meg" (Sarah Rowland Doroff) has some serious issues related to trauma which has caused her to withdraw from everyone around her-until she meets Lucas. As a result, instead of two fugitives from the law there are now three-and each of them have their own priorities which don't necessarily relate to one another. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this film turned out better than I thought it would due mainly to the humorous twists and turns throughout. That said, while it's certainly not the greatest comedy ever made, it's still a cute little film which should appeal to most viewers interested in something of this type. Slightly above average.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Das Bankentrio
- Filming locations
- Gas Works Park - 2101 N. Northlake Way, Seattle, Washington, USA(Scene where child first talks)
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Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $40,586,886
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,434,717
- Jan 29, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $40,586,886
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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