Thursday, June 6, 2013

List #28: Cons, Capers, and Heists on Screen --- Part 3

See Part 1 here and Part 2 here.


Cons! Capers! Heists! Here is the rousing conclusion to an incomplete list of some you may have forgotten about:


The Lady Eve

Featured Players: Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn

The Mark: Naive ophiologist/heir to an ale fortune.

Quote: 
"You're certainly a funny girl for anybody to meet who's just been up the Amazon for a year."
"Good thing you weren't up there two years."

For more information: See Rec. #129.



Micmacs

Featured Players: Dany Boon, Yolande Moreau, AndrĂ© Dussollier, Julie Ferrier

The Marks: Two rival weapons manufacturers.

Quote:"I'm Bazil."
"I know. You have a slug in your brain box. I know a family who'll adopt you."

For more information: See Rec. #74.



The Spanish Prisoner

Featured Players: Campbell Scott, Rebecca Pidgeon, Steve Martin

The Mark: It varies. A lot.

Quote: "Beware of all enterprises which require new clothes."

Bonus quote: "Nobody going on a business trip would have been missed if he never arrived."


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