[the heist: 2001]

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when: scheduled for release 3rd quarter, 2001 (july, august, september) according to upcomingmovies.com.

who?: written and directed by David Mamet (House of Games, Glengarry Glen Ross, State and Main)

the cast: Gene Hackman, Rebecca Pidgeon, Delroy Lindo, Ricky Jay, Danny DeVito, Sam Rockwell, Patti LuPone.

plot: A jewel thief's nephew is sent along on a heist to ensure a longtime partner in crime stays honest about the division of the loot.

quotes on the movie:

"We just shot a movie called Heist. It�s a sort of film noir. I think you might like it. It�s not dissimilar in tone to House of Games. It�s real rough. It�s about a robber and his gang. The robber is Gene Hackman. The gang is Rebecca Pidgeon, Delroy Lindo and Ricky Jay. They have a run-in with the fence, who is played by Danny De Vito, and his sidekick, played by Sam Rockwell. It�s a great cast. Warner Bros. is distributing in the States. I think you�ll see that probably in the late spring. We�re cutting it on the Avid and I like it. It�s my first time on the Avid. It�s fast." -- david mamet in the film journal

"You have a manicure. For the movie?
How did you know I had a manicure? Wow.

Because your nails are nicer than mine.
It's for the character I'm playing in a David Mamet film [The Heist]. He's a gangster, a Jewish Italian gangster.

And Jewish Italian gangsters get a lot of manicures?
I think this guy does: His name is Jimmy Silk. He doesn't fuck around." -- sam rockwell, jane, nov. 2000

"CNN: You have another film coming out soon -- Heist?

It is about a heist, about stealing gold. Danny DeVito is this Jewish gangster from Boston ... and I am his nephew, and my character's name is Jimmy Silk -- which is a great name. It's probably the best name I've ever had." -- sam rockwell, cnn.com, nov. 22, 2000

"Are you looking to stretch out and look for different types of characters?

Yeah, I mean this character I'm playing right now [in The Heist] is more of an aristocratic kind of guy. It's a really great part that I modeled after a combination of Michael Corleone and Sonny Corleone with a bit of George C. Scott from The Hustler. He's a sort of Jewish gangster, and he's probably spent some time on the street, but he's also college-educated and sort of a more refined man." -- sam rockwell, flaunt, nov. 2000

more details a they unfurl. :)