VLVL2 (15): One Last Caper ...

[Dave Monroe]

"... all at a fairly easy what Brent Musberger
might've called level of play, a routine long
perfected and usually just for getting warmed up with.
 But today, indtead, they felt already nostalgic,
shivery with autumnal chances for separate ways, so
that each came to be performing for the other, as a
kind of farewell gift, two grizzled pros, one last
caper for old times' sake before moving on...."  (VL,
Ch. 15, p. 2)


"one last caper for old times' sake"

Going in Style (1979)

http://imdb.com/title/tt0079219/

A terrific cast of coots--George Burns, Lee Strasberg,
and Art Carney--star as three elderly roommates who
pull a daring bank heist out of sheer boredom.
Frustrated by their quiet and routine existence, Joe
(Burns) convinces his two friends, Al (Carney) and
Willie (Strasberg), that they have nothing to lose, so
they plan a daredevil robbery in the twilight of their
lives. The eccentric trio is given a boost of
exuberance and energy executing the hapless caper, but
their real difficulties begin when they actually pull
off the heist and are faced with a new way of living.
Directly following the robbery, Willie dies from a
heart attack, and Joe and Al are left to contemplate
the meaning of their lives and their newfound fortune.
So they decide to make the best of their situation and
head to Vegas. The three Hollywood legends are
positively magnificent in this debut film from
screenwriter-director Martin Brest, who delivers deft
direction and a deliriously charming and touching
script. Charles Hallahan is outstanding as Joe's
concerned nephew, Pete.

"Inside or out, I'm a prisoner either way."--Joe
(George Burns) to Pete (Charles Hallahan)

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/GoinginStyle-1008486/about.php

Cf. ..

"I figure, what's the difference, bein' in a family
out here, or being in the joint?" (VL, Ch. 15, p. 330)

And see as well ...

http://www.turnerclassicmovies.com/MovieNews/Index/0,,72504,00.html

Not to mention, e.g., ...

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/898340/104-0052206-7730328


	
		
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