Thief

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION


For his first theatrical feature, Michael Mann (Manhunter, Public Enemies) returned to the rain-soaked streets of his hometown, Chicago, for a stunning piece of neo-noir starring James Caan (The Godfather, Rollerball) at his toughest.

Caan plays Frank, a jewel thief and former convict who is looking to settle down with his girlfriend (Tuesday Weld, Once Upon a Time in America) and begin a family. But when his fence is thrown from a window and the Chicago mafia begin to flex their muscles, his hopes of a quiet life become anything but.

With a sterling supporting cast in the shape of James Belushi, Robert Prosky, Willie Nelson and Dennis Farina, lush electronic score by Tangerine Dream and the assured direction of Mann, Thief is a standout eighties crime flick that paved the way for the his later urban thrillers such as Heat and Collateral as well as Nicolas Winding Refn s Drive.



REVIEW
a film of style, substance, and violently felt emotion, all wrapped up in one of the most intelligent thrillers I've seen --Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Not just the best film of [Michael Mann's] career, but one of the best American films of the whole of the 1980s --Antagony & Ecstacy

Caan delivers what might be the best performance of his career --Creative Loafing