“1955 WWII comedy set in the Asian Theater: Mister Roberts.”
Gotcha.
“The ultimate “heist” movie is, of course, The Sting.”
Seen it.
"Let’s see… Kubrick’s The Killing is a good criminals-as-protagonist story as I recall.
“His Paths of Glory is a good WW2 flick, but it’s the European theater, and definitely a drama.”
I’m not a huge Kubrick fan.
“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, of course, is of the buddy-criminal genre.”
Of course. Gotcha.
“Hudson Hawk is too surreal for some, but I love it.”
Heard too many bad things about it.
“There’s the original Thomas Crown Affair, too.”
Gotcha.
“The Heist with Gene Hackman. Great movie.”
Seen it. And exactly the kind of thing I’m looking for.
“To Catch a Thief- Cary Grant and a heist movie”
Gotcha.
"The Great Escape- Steve McQueen. WWII. What more needs to be said. "
Gotcha.
“Type I: Try How To Steal A Million, with Peter O’Toole and Audrey Hepburn.”
Netflix doesn’t seem to have it.
“Another Type I option, although the crooks aren’t exactly good guys, is The Ladykillers, the first British version. Alec Guinness and a host of other superb Brit actors almost manage to not have every scene stolen by Katie Johnson.”
Gotcha.
“Type II: Although it doesn’t take place during wartime, it’s war-related: try Donovan’s Reef, with John Wayne and Lee Marvin, directed by John Ford.”
Not a big fan of either.
“Diggstown is sort of a heist flick. It’s about a con job where a boxer must face ten men in twenty four hours. It’s a good flick, check it out.”
Gotcha.
“In a more modern vein, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels rocks”
Gotcha. And I’ve seen snatch.
That leaves one spot left. C’mon, guys, nothing with a disgusting guy named Cookie who wears a dirty t-shirt, and hates dames? While Tony Curtis sweet-talks his way past Jap MPs, and Doris Day looks astonishing?
