Themes: Love Triangles, Bank Robbery, Faltering Friendships
Main Cast: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Troy Garity, Brian F. O'Byrne
Release Year: 2001
Country: US
Run Time: 122 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
Director Barry Levinson follows up the low-budget An Everlasting Piece (2000) with another comedy, this one of the homegrown variety from former Twin Peaks (1990) TV series writer Harley Peyton. Bruce Willis stars as suave bank robber Joe, who has escaped from prison with his hypochondriac buddy Terry (Billy Bob Thornton). Together, the two men have devised a clever scheme to take a bank officer hostage the night before a heist, then simply escort the executive to work early the next morning when they clean out the vault. Their ingenious methods have led to the men becoming media darlings dubbed "the Sleepover Bandits," but all Joe and Terry want is to make a nice pile of money before crossing the Mexican border to a life of freedom and legitimacy. Their quest gets more complicated when Terry is struck by a car driven by Kate Wheeler (Cate Blanchett), a bored housewife who's then forced to join their crime spree. Soon both Joe and Terry are in love with Kate and she with them, realizing that the two friends put together pretty much equal the perfect man. Bandits co-stars Troy Garity, son of actress Jane Fonda. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
Stacey Travis - Cloe Miller; Bobby Slayton - Darren Head; January Jones - Claire; William Converse-Roberts - Charles Wheeler; Peggy Miley - Mildred Kronenberg; Richard Riehle - Lawrence Fife; Micole Mercurio - Sarah Fife; Mildred Kronenberg - Peggy Miley; Azura Skye - Cheri; Scott Burkholder - Wildwood Policeman; Anthony Burch - Phil; Sam Levinson - Billy Saunders; Scout LaRue Willis - Monica Miller; Tallulah Belle Willis - Erika Miller; John Evans - Ralph; John Harrington Bland - Flamingo Clerk; Cindy Goldfield - Debbie Days; Heather Mathieson - Debbie Days; Erin-Kate Whitcomb - Debbie Days; Kim Bogus - Bend Bank Teller; Michael X. Sommers - Policeman; Rich Sickler - Policeman; Michael Birnbaum - Desk Sergeant; Joe Unitas - Detective; Richard Shuster - LA Chopper Pilot; Jennifer York - LA Reporter; Jose G. Garcia - Local Youth; Alfred De Contreras - Mexican Priest; Peter Weireter - SWAT Commander; Kerry Kilbride - Male Debater; Jane Velez-Mitchell - Female Debater; Mia Lee - Los Angeles Anchor; Louis LeRay - Band Member; Peter Hutchinson - Band Member; Maya Rossi - Band Member; Joan Palmateer - Bank Teller; Giulio Magnolia - Butler; Rose Aispuro - Bank Hostage; Carrie Casano - Bank Manager; Jaye K. Danford - Alamo Bank Manager; Darryl D. Stewart - Detective; Greg Wilmarth - US Marshall
Credit
Dan Webster - Art Director, Lenny Vullo - Associate Producer, Stephen Eads - Associate Producer, Jules Strasser - Boom Operator, Ellen Chenoweth - Casting, Sandy DeCrescent - Consultant/advisor, Pete Anthony - Conductor, Freddie Glusman - Co-producer, Jim Andrino - Co-producer, Gloria Gresham - Costume Designer, David Cass - First Assistant Director, Jay Smith - First Assistant Director, Josh McLaglen - First Assistant Director, Aaron Barsky - First Assistant Director, Barry Levinson - Director, Conrad Palmisano - Second Unit Director, Stu Linder - Editor, Blair Daily - Editor, Patrick McCormick - Executive Producer, Harley Peyton - Executive Producer, David Willis - Executive Producer, Joani Yarbrough - Hair Styles, Emanuel "Manny" Millar - Hair Styles, Marlene Williams - Hair Styles, John Panzarella - Location Manager, Christopher Young - Composer (Music Score), Lynne Eagan - Makeup, Morag Ross - Makeup, Gerald Quist - Makeup, Nikoletta Skarlatos - Makeup, Amanda Williams - Makeup, Gary Jay - Camera Operator, Victor Kempster - Production Designer, Dante Spinotti - Cinematographer, Lenny Vullo - Production Manager, Ashok Amritraj - Producer, Barry Levinson - Producer, Paula Weinstein - Producer, David Hoberman - Producer, Michael Birnbaum - Producer, Arnold Rifkin - Producer, Michele Berk - Producer, Merideth Boswell - Set Designer, Kevin Cross - Set Designer, Charisse Cardenas - Set Designer, Al Hobbs - Set Designer, Christopher Scarabosio - Sound/Sound Designer, Russell Towery - Stunts, Joey Box - Stunts, Jacob Chambers - Stunts, Robin Bonaccorsi - Stunts, Conrad Palmisano - Stunts Coordinator, Terry Jackson - Stunts Coordinator, Harley Peyton - Screenwriter, John M. Stephens - Additional Cinematography, Erin Miller - Production Assistant, Giulio Magnolia - Production Assistant, Dan Berkowitz - Production Assistant, Jenni Prange Engleman - Production Assistant, "Dirty" Dan Talbott - Production Assistant, Erin Fite - Production Assistant, Shaun Roberts - Production Assistant, Shannon Rueger - Production Assistant, Joey Santana - Production Assistant, Tracy Y. Scottel - Production Assistant, Laura Stride - Production Assistant, Spooky Stevens - Unit Publicist, Allan Mason - Executive Music Producer, Joel Sill - Executive Music Producer, Duane Manwiller - First Assistant Camera, Mark Figueroa - First Assistant Camera, Scott Robinson - Key Grip, Donald Reynolds Sr. - Key Grip, Mike Andreas - Music Editor, Steven Wayne - Production Supervisor, Sean Mannion - Properties Master, Tom Johnson - Re-Recording Mixer, Lora Hirschberg - Re-Recording Mixer, Kerry Lyn McKissick - Script Supervisor, Anne Berger - Second Assistant Director, Rich Sickler - Second Assistant Director, W. Scott Wolf - Second Assistant Director, Anna E. Hayward - Second Assistant Director, Philip Hardage - Second Assistant Director, Al Nelson - Sound Effects Director, Teresa Eckton - Sound Effects Director, Thomas L. Bellissimo - Special Effects Coordinator, Brian Hamill - Still Photographer, Richard Cartwright - Still Photographer, Michael Silvers - Supervising Sound Editor, Judith Bouley - Additional Casting, Emily Dunlap - Additional Casting, Doug Hobart - Assistant Location Manager, Kirk Steppe - Assistant Location Manager, Leslie Thorson - Assistant Location Manager, Richard Jr. Davis - Assistant Location Manager, Chad Hagaman - Assistant Properties, Will Dearborn - Camera Loader, Wendy Weidman - Casting Associate, Jeffrey W. Petersen - Chief Lighting Technician, Kevin Lang - Chief Lighting Technician, Marvin Salsberg - Construction Coordinator, Jonathan Null - Dialogue Editor, Larry Schalit - Dialogue Editor, Christine Gordon - Dolly Grip, Albert Ramos - Dolly Grip, Nancy Hayes - Extra Casting, Central Casting - Extra Casting, Eric Layne - First Assistant Accountant, Sandra L. Yeary - First Assistant Accountant, Jason Joseph - First Assistant Editor, Dennie Thorpe - Foley Artist, Jana Vance - Foley Artist, Karen Wilson - Foley Editor, Mary Helen Leasman - Foley Editor, Susan Sanford - Foley Editor, Andrea Gard - Foley Editor, Michelle Weiss - Key Hairstylist, Tommy Samona - Leadman, Blair Daily - Post Production Accountant, Mark Palmer - Set Dresser, Raymond Prado - Storyboard Artist, Raymond Consing - Storyboard Artist, Reginald Hendrix - Storyboard Artist, Ginny Galloway - Transportation Coordinator, Cliff Fleming - Pilot, Craig Hosking - Pilot, Ian Kelly - Video Assist, Howard A. Anderson Company - Title Design
