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WESTLAKE | 304 pages | 17 Jun 2016 | Time Warner Trade Publishing | 9780446677035 | English | New York, United States The Hot Rock (film) - Wikipedia

Westlake 's novel of the same name, which introduced his long-running John Dortmunder character. After John Dortmunder Redford is released from his latest stint in prison, he is approached by his brother-in-law, Andy Kelp Segalabout another job. Amusa Gunn seeks a valuable gem in the Brooklyn Museum that is of great significance to his people in his country in Africastolen during colonial times and then re-stolen by various African nations. Dortmunder and Kelp are joined by driver Stan Murch Leibman and explosives expert Allan Greenberg Sandconcocting an elaborate plan to steal The Hot Rock gem. Although the scheme and each subsequent one is carefully planned—and keeps increasing in cost—something always goes awry, and the quartet has to steal the diamond again and again. First off, the diamond is swallowed by Greenberg when he alone gets caught by the museum guards during The Hot Rock initial heist. Dortmunder, Kelp, and Murch, at the The Hot Rock of Greenberg's rotund father Abe Zero Mostela lawyer, help Greenberg escape from state prison, but they then find he does not have the diamond. After Greenberg tells his The Hot Rock he hid the rock in the police station after bodily evacuating itthe quartet break into the precinct jail by helicopter, but the rock is not where Greenberg hid it. The Hot Rock discloses that his father Abe was the only other person who knew where it was. It isn't until Murch, disguised as the grunting muscle man "Chicken," threatens Abe with being thrown The Hot Rock an elevator shaft, that Abe gives up the location of the diamond—his safe deposit box, and he also gives up the key to it. However, Dortmunder cannot access the box because of bank vault security, and the gang leaves Abe in Dr. Amusa's office while they come up with a plan. With the help of a hypnotist by the name of Miasmo, Dortmunder sets up his own safe deposit box to get access to the vault and then plans to invoke the predetermined hypnotic trigger The Hot Rock "Afghanistan banana stand" to the vault guard. He would then be able to gain access to Abe's safe deposit box and retrieve the gem just after the bank opens in the morning. While Dortmunder is waiting for the bank to open, the rest of the group meets with Dr. Amusa at his request. Amusa fires them for incompetence, and reveals that Abe Greenberg has made his own deal to sell him the gem, which will leave Dortmunder's gang with nothing. Dortmunder finally retrieves the gem while Dr. Amusa and Abe are driving to the bank by limousine. He exits the bank and walks away just before they arrive. Dortmunder climbs into Kelp's car where the others are waiting, and a rousing cheer erupts as they drive off. The screenplay was by William Goldmanwho called Westlake's book "wonderful, very funny I was a Westlake fan. agreed to make the film "because all around me I was finding that people were making nothing but films about violence, sex and drugs Everything was a downer. I wanted to do an upper The point of this film is not that the characters are criminals, but that they are likable, and that they, like many people, plan things all their lives The Hot Rock never have it work out. Yates The Hot Rock the film better than Bullitt "because the characters are better delineated As Dortmunder's gang flies through Manhattan to break into the police station, their helicopter flies by the World Trade Center. The south tower is clearly seen as still being under construction in several shots. Nobody went to see it. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two-and-a-half stars out of four and wrote that it "is a long way from being the perfect caper movie but, bless it, has The Hot Rock or three scenes good enough for any caper movie ever made. If The Hot Rock a pushover for caper movies, The Hot Rock I am, that will be enough. It is dominated by its splendid gallery of performances rather than by its style, ingenuity or suspense, all of which are unexceptional. Once again Goldman has his tongue in his cheek, as he The Hot Rock in 'Butch Cassidy,' but he isn't moving it around with equal zest and confidence. Although the early scenes threaten another conveyor-belt variation on the 'perfect robbery' film, How to Steal a Diamond has the entertaining difference that the criminals' plans go wrong on three occasions before they finally make off with the loot. Frank P. Keller and Fred W. Berger were nominated for the best film editing Academy Award. 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The hot rock in question is a priceless diamond temporarily The Hot Rock display at the Brooklyn Museum. It is owned by The Hot Rock African nation - and the ambassador of another African nation wishes it stolen and returned to its original home. He is unfortunate enough to hire a gang of thieves whose specialties seem to be lack of caution, lack of planning and lack of common sense. The only other thing that seems to be lacking is the diamond The Hot Rock. From these beginnings, screenwriter William Goldman " Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid " and director Peter Yates " Bullitt " have devised "The Hot Rock," which is a long way from being the perfect caper movie but, bless it, has two or three scenes good enough for any caper movie ever made. If you're a pushover for caper movies, like I The Hot Rock, that will be enough. If you aren't try something else. Maybe catch up on The Hot Rock back issues of Look. The truly great caper movies Yates' " Robbery ," about England's Great Train Robbery, is a good example are single-mindedly devoted to their steel-trap plots, and characterization has to tunnel in from underneath, or find a home in the crevices between dialog. That isn't the case with "The Hot Rock," where idiosyncrasies have been passed out all around. has an uneasy stomach. George Segal can never do anything right. Paul Sand is the world's greatest lock-picker, except he gets so nervous on a job he loses his touch. Ron Liebman can drive anything from a semi to a helicopter - almost. Once we have the characters down, we know more or less what to expect. Since the gang keeps losing the diamond and having to steal it back again, there are repeated variations on a theme. But sometimes there are surprises. During the first brilliant theft, for example, there's an extended scene of silent comedy: If three people can lift a reinforced-glass case, and two cannot quite lift it, how can the third man get inside - and out with the diamond? This sequence is as good as anything in its line since the gang in "Big Deal on Madonna Street" caved in the wrong wall. The movie is populated with good character actors. Zero Mostel plays a shyster lawyer who will not tell where the diamond is, The Hot Rock even if they throw his son down the The Hot Rock shaft, because he cunningly explains he doesn't think they'll really do it. You should see his face when they do. Moses Gunn is the African ambassador, a perfectionist who cannot quite believe these guys are spending tens of thousands of dollars and keep losing the diamond. William Redfieldwho specializes in incompetents he was 's financial adviser in " A New Leaf " plays a Brooklyn police lieutenant who struggles valiantly to defend his station The Hot Rock against a helicopter attack. And Liebman, as the getaway driver for all seasons, has a way of hustling people that should establish him eventually as this movie generation's favorite con man. All of this stuff is good, and it's only the movie's tendency to repeat itself and to stop for unnecessary scenes The Hot Rock character development that keep it from being a classically pure - which is to say, totally devious - caper movie. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in Inhe won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. Zero Mostel as Abe Greenberg. Ron Liebman as Murch. Paul Sand as Greenberg. Robert Redford as Dortmunder. Moses Gunn as Dr. George Segal as Kelp. Reviews The Hot Rock. Roger Ebert April 18, Now streaming The Hot Rock. Powered by JustWatch. Now playing. Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles Peter Sobczynski. Clouds Nell Minow. Film Credits. Amusa The Hot Rock Segal as Kelp. Latest blog posts. The Hot Rock movie review & film summary () | Roger Ebert

From " Veronica Mars " to Rebecca take a look back at the career of Armie Hammer on and off the screen. See the full gallery. Amusa approaches Dortmunder about a valuable gem in a museum that is of great signifigance to his people in Africa, stolen during colonial times. The Hot Rock assembles a crack team of cat burglars and hatches an elaborate plan for stealing the gem. Despite their care and experience, circumstances and plain bad luck keep the gem just out of their reach. A wonderful cast propels this warmly funny heist movie. As mentioned above-No sex, minute violence knock on the headThe Hot Rock cussing- and totally entertaining. Add Zero Mostel and Moses Gunn and you'll find yourself watching with grin all the way through. Look fast for a very young Christopher Guest as a cop. Perfect score by Quincy Jones,and directer Peter Yates injects action into a nice prison break scene. I too, The Hot Rock a teensaw this movie in the theater and it's still one of my favorites Isn't that right Chicken? Looking for some great streaming picks? Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Visit our What to Watch page. Sign In. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your . Full Cast and Crew. Release Dates. Official Sites. Company Credits. Technical Specs. Plot Summary. Plot Keywords. Parents Guide. External Sites. User Reviews. User Ratings. External Reviews. Metacritic Reviews. The Hot Rock Gallery. Trailers and Videos. Crazy Credits. Alternate Versions. Rate This. Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it Director: Peter Yates. Writers: Donald E. Westlake novelWilliam Goldman screenplay. Available on Amazon. Added to Watchlist. The Evolution of Armie Hammer. The Hot Rock Wright's Top 10 Heist Movies. The Great Marathon of Eid. The Father of 'The Princess Bride'. Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 1 Oscar. The Hot Rock 1 nomination. Edit Cast Cast overview, first billed only: Robert Redford Dortmunder George Segal Kelp Murch Paul Sand Greenberg Moses Gunn Amusa William Redfield Hoover Topo Swope Sis Charlotte Rae Ma Murch Graham Jarvis Warden as Graham P. Jarvis Harry Bellaver Rollo the Bartender Seth Allen Happy Hippie Robert Levine The Hot Rock Robert Weil Albert Lynne Gordon Edit Storyline Dr. Taglines: The first fun picture of the year! Edit Did The Hot Rock Know? Trivia The Hot Rock name is Clara Dortmunder Kelp. Goofs While scouting the police station, Dortmunder is approached by a mugger who takes an interest in his watch with the wide leather wrist band. The mugger is a couple of feet from him. However,when the shot cuts to Dortmunder's view of the street, we clearly see the mugger walking out of a doorway on the far side of the street. Quotes Policeman : Sir! Hoover : Bombs, huh? It's a revolution, a goddamn revolution. Hoover : They always try the police stations first! Crazy Credits The 20th Century Fox logo is erased away via a "snake effect". Alternate Versions The version of the film shown on AMC American Movie The Hot Rock features an extra scene after Robert Redford has already left the bank with the Sahara diamond with his partners, where Zero Mostel and Moses Gunn arrive at the bank not knowing that Redford had The Hot Rock the diamond from the safety deposit box. The newly released DVD by Fox omits this scene and the film ends as they getaway in the station wagon driving along Park Avenue and the End Credits shown instantly afterwards. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report this. Language: English. Runtime: min. Color: Color. Edit page. October Streaming Picks. Back to School The Hot Rock. Clear your history. Cop At Police Station.