Going in Style (1979)
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64% of users liked it
(1,181 ratings)
Joe (George Burns), Al (Art Carney), and Willie (Lee Strasberg) are three senior citizens who share a small apartment in New York City. They live off social security checks and spend their days sitting on a park bench, reading newspapers, feeding pigeons, and fending off obnoxious children. It's… More Joe (George Burns), Al (Art Carney), and Willie (Lee Strasberg) are three senior citizens who share a small apartment in New York City. They live off social security checks and spend their days sitting on a park bench, reading newspapers, feeding pigeons, and fending off obnoxious children. It's a dull life, and finally Joe is driven to suggest something radical to break the monotony; why not go on a stick up? None of them have a criminal history (though Joe claims he "did some stealing during the war"), but just planning the bank robbery puts a new spring in their step. Al surreptitiously borrows some pistols from the collection of his nephew, Pete (Charles Hallahan), and the trio, disguised with novelty Groucho Marx-style glasses, pulls off their heist to the tune of 35,000 dollars. Unfortunately, the excitement is too much for Willie, who suffers a fatal heart attack the same day. At his funeral, Joe and Al decide to give the bulk of the dough to Pete and his family, and attempt to blow the rest of it on a whirlwind excursion to Las Vegas. Meanwhile, the eccentric robbery has become a colorful news story for the media and the police are closing in on the amateur criminals. ~ Fred Beldin, Rovi
- Directed By
- Martin Brest
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1979 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Two things about the film are frankly remarkable, however: the richness of its imagery and George Burns' understated performance.
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Michael A. Smith, Nolan's Pop Culture Review
Three veterans in a spotlight performance.
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Cast
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George Burns
as Joe
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Art Carney
as Al
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Lee Strasberg
as Willie
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Charles Hallahan
as Pete
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Reathel Bean
as FBI Agent
- Anthony Call
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Tony di Benedetto
as Prison Guard
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Tito Goya
as Gypsy Cab Driver
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Constantine Hartofolis
as Boy in Park
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Siobhan Keegan
as Colleen
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James Manis
as Hot Dog Vendor
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Mark Margolis
as Prison Guard
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Bob Maroff
as Cab Driver
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Brian Neville
as Kevin
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William Pabst
as Bank Guard
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Pamela Payton-Wright
as Kathy
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Jean Shevlin
as Mrs. Fein
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Margot Stevenson
as Store Cashier
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Joseph Sullivan
as Moon
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Mary Testa
as Teller
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Paul L. Smith
as Radio Announcer
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Karen Montgomery
as Hooker
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Betty Bunch
as Cashier
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Christopher Wynkoop
as Bank Manager
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Alan Brooks
as FBI Agent
