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Richard Dreyfuss, Burt Reynolds, Dan Hedaya

Call them "Grumpy Old Goodfellas," old mobsters who trade in their rods for a retirement home. Fast-talking Richard Dreyfuss is the nominal leader of the quartet of retired Jersey wiseguys, and thick-...( read more  read more... )headed softy Dan Hedaya, silver-haired lady's man Seymour Cassel, and Burt Reynolds, an enforcer with a pacemaker, round out the group. When their Florida apartment house threatens to go condo with young, upscale tenants, they flex their creaky muscles and scare off investors with a devious bit of mob theatrics. Their success spirals out of control, and soon they're up to their toupees in blackmail, murder for hire, a homicide investigation by a cop who just may be Dreyfuss's character's long-lost daughter (Carrie-Anne Moss), and a mob war with a Hispanic drug lord. Jennifer Tilly costars as a scheming stripper, and Lainie Kazan is terrific as a brassy widow.

The script, by Kingpin cowriter Barry Fanaro, flirts with leering sexual humor and outrageous gags while turning unrepentant killers into a cute and cuddly bunch of snappy-dressing codgers. Leave it to director Michael Dinner to transform that into a warm, sweet, good-natured film that explores the way the aged lose dignity in their later years and celebrates the strength of four guys who draw on their skills, their courage, and their spirit to take their dignity back. --Sean Axmaker

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PG-13, 88 min.

Directed by: Michael Dinner

Release Date: August 25, 2000

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DVD Release Date: March 13, 2001

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Flixster Reviews (96)

  • Collegekid
    December 31, 2006
    Collegekid
    Good Flick, better than average.
  • ileo
    March 25, 2008
    ileo
    Hilarious!
  • doctordoom
    October 30, 2009
    doctordoom
    This is a funny film. This is basically about a group of seniors in a retirement home who use to be mobsters. Events happen in their lives and they get back into the mobster business. With a great cast and story made for a fun film. Well worth a watch.
  • nogod1215
    January 10, 2009
    nogod1215
    A great take on the retired mobster theme.
  • xxxcli213xxx
    December 11, 2008
    xxxcli213xxx
    nothanks not my kinda thing
  • FlyingSolo2009
    August 14, 2008
    FlyingSolo2009
    Burt Reynolds - Enough said!
  • MECreviews
    March 21, 2008
    MECreviews
    This movie is ok. Nothing that spectacular though.
  • kaijawitch
    January 2, 2008
    kaijawitch
    cute.. very, very cute.. Memorable performances by all. Not earth shattering, but.. if you want a movie that does NOT take itself too seriously.. give it a shot.
  • tpb001
    November 10, 2007
    tpb001
    I didn't like it at all. It's nothing but silly.

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January 1, 2000
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

The Crew is cobbled together in desperate obedience to the widespread Hollywood fallacy that the more plot a movie has, the more people will like it. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The Crew is all contrivance and we don't believe a minute of it. full review

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