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30 years later and there still hasn't been a better heist movie than Heat

No, it's not too long. No, Al Pacino doesn't act "too c...
Zippy address
  08/18/18
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domesticated yarmulke mother
  08/18/18
its one of my favorite movies. i give it a 10. perfect score...
sapphire church
  08/18/18
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domesticated yarmulke mother
  08/18/18
180 movie, very rewatchable, I think Pacino does go slightly...
erotic electric furnace half-breed
  08/18/18
180 to the last sentence!
sapphire church
  08/18/18
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domesticated yarmulke mother
  08/18/18
Try to watch it at least once a year. One of my favorite mov...
domesticated yarmulke mother
  08/18/18
Random story. I ran into Val Kilmer a few years ago in Lagun...
Zippy address
  08/18/18
Lol 180
domesticated yarmulke mother
  08/18/18
Should’ve went with the Christopher Knight reference.
hateful brethren school cafeteria
  08/21/18
Ronin
Flickering Big Volcanic Crater Immigrant
  08/18/18
na. and it starts sucking hard in the third act.
sapphire church
  08/18/18
My poast was flame. Flame possst
Flickering Big Volcanic Crater Immigrant
  08/21/18
great film (best car chase ever), but nothing on Heat
bright frisky organic girlfriend library
  08/21/18
One potential contender might be Layer Cake, if you want to ...
provocative ticket booth
  08/18/18
seriously under-rated film
Multi-colored abnormal philosopher-king pit
  08/18/18
Its an all time classic imo and pacino clearly acts too craz...
light round eye home
  08/18/18
Pacino’s character was meant to be coked up, there were scen...
erotic electric furnace half-breed
  08/18/18
you mean Catherine Zeta-Jones in Entrapment
khaki gaming laptop abode
  08/18/18
#3 is The Score. Love that movie. DeNiro, Norton, BRANDO.
Arousing internal respiration fanboi
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Comical lime ape corner
  08/18/18
It wasn't salma Hayek, it was Catherine zeta jones
Vivacious purple stock car factory reset button
  08/21/18
Hello? Ocean's 8.
spectacular telephone office
  08/18/18
Watch your background, get clean shots.
ebony box office
  08/18/18
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coral orchestra pit gunner
  08/18/18
Thief is right up there with Heat imo. All Mannmos need to s...
Soul-stirring menage
  08/18/18
The shootout outside the bank was masterful
Excitant messiness
  08/18/18
Heat does have the best shootout. Tight and modern without t...
Autistic aromatic gas station
  08/21/18
Could have been GOAT but Val Kilmer's elbow ruined it for me...
Onyx Submissive Dysfunction Idiot
  08/18/18
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Comical lime ape corner
  08/18/18
The Dark Knight, The Town (Ben Affleck’s character even watc...
coral orchestra pit gunner
  08/18/18
Baby Driver was also terrible.
hairraiser school legal warrant
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Exhilarant Range Dog Poop
  08/18/18
I watched this piece of shit movie a few months ago and it i...
hairraiser school legal warrant
  08/18/18
Rififi beats every other Heist movie mentioned above. You...
hairraiser school legal warrant
  08/18/18
it was 23 years ago and the minuscule part of Dark Knight th...
opaque locale kitty cat
  08/18/18
yuge guy ritchie filmmo here and I think you should strongly...
Autistic aromatic gas station
  08/21/18
clean up, go home.
Cream fantasy-prone stage
  08/18/18
CLEAN UP, GO HOME!
Glittery Claret Voyeur Dilemma
  08/21/18
Why has nobody mentioned Snatch as the goat potus of crime f...
Multi-colored abnormal philosopher-king pit
  08/18/18
i was about to mention it but i didn't see it as a heist. t...
opaque locale kitty cat
  08/18/18
(guy from 2025)
wonderful primrose marketing idea hall
  08/18/18
This Norwegian heist movie is really good and a true story ...
Exhilarant Range Dog Poop
  08/18/18
cr
Tripping shimmering boltzmann
  08/18/18
also underrated element of the movie: sound engineering
Tripping shimmering boltzmann
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Comical lime ape corner
  08/18/18
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hateful brethren school cafeteria
  08/21/18
Heists have gone cyber these days
hilarious theater stage
  08/18/18
(Michael Mann circa 2015)
Autistic aromatic gas station
  08/21/18
I assume professional, sophisticated robbery crews like this...
ebony box office
  08/20/18
There was a pro crew working in Palm Beach in the late 90s. ...
Autistic aromatic gas station
  08/21/18
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Soul-stirring menage
  08/21/18
Believe it or not, Deniro’s character and his crew were base...
erotic electric furnace half-breed
  08/21/18
i was gobsmacked to find out that the wife of val kilmer's c...
concupiscible hospital
  08/21/18
didn't she also do Devils Advocate? her tits were 180
bright frisky organic girlfriend library
  08/21/18
NOT Charlize Theron
Glittery Claret Voyeur Dilemma
  08/21/18


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Date: August 18th, 2018 5:52 PM
Author: Zippy address

No, it's not too long. No, Al Pacino doesn't act "too crazy" (he's pitch perfect actually). And no, the side plot with Natalie Portman wasn't pointless. It was the catalyst for the entire climax. And even if it's not perfect, there still hasn't been a better movie about armed robbers since then. Frankly there probably never will be.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36640378)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 6:25 PM
Author: domesticated yarmulke mother



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36640503)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 5:53 PM
Author: sapphire church

its one of my favorite movies. i give it a 10. perfect score.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36640383)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 6:25 PM
Author: domesticated yarmulke mother



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36640502)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 5:54 PM
Author: erotic electric furnace half-breed

180 movie, very rewatchable, I think Pacino does go slightly overboard but Deniro is pitch perfect. The scene towards the end driving through the tunnel with the white light washing over his face is something nearly transcendent.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36640390)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 5:55 PM
Author: sapphire church

180 to the last sentence!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36640392)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 6:25 PM
Author: domesticated yarmulke mother



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36640504)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 6:26 PM
Author: domesticated yarmulke mother

Try to watch it at least once a year. One of my favorite movies.

Let’s not forget about XO Val Kilmer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36640506)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 6:48 PM
Author: Zippy address

Random story. I ran into Val Kilmer a few years ago in Laguna Beach. I was star struck but managed to tell him that I loved him as Chris Shiherlis in Heat. He looked at me like I was insane.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36640594)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 6:58 PM
Author: domesticated yarmulke mother

Lol 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36640633)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 6:57 AM
Author: hateful brethren school cafeteria

Should’ve went with the Christopher Knight reference.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36653582)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 6:30 PM
Author: Flickering Big Volcanic Crater Immigrant

Ronin

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36640514)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 6:41 PM
Author: sapphire church

na. and it starts sucking hard in the third act.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36640557)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 4:52 AM
Author: Flickering Big Volcanic Crater Immigrant

My poast was flame. Flame possst

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36653491)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 6:53 AM
Author: bright frisky organic girlfriend library

great film (best car chase ever), but nothing on Heat

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36653573)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 6:43 PM
Author: provocative ticket booth

One potential contender might be Layer Cake, if you want to consider it to be a heist film.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36640570)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 11:06 PM
Author: Multi-colored abnormal philosopher-king pit

seriously under-rated film

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641611)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 6:52 PM
Author: light round eye home

Its an all time classic imo and pacino clearly acts too crazy and the natalie portman shit went nowhere.

For heist movies after that

1. The town

2. Trance

3. That one where edward norton pretends to be "slow".

4. That one where salma hayak went under the lasers in the 90s

Thats about it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36640617)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 6:55 PM
Author: erotic electric furnace half-breed

Pacino’s character was meant to be coked up, there were scenes of him explicitly bumping but they were cut, might explain his GIMMEE ALL YOU GOT GIMMEE ALL YA GOT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36640624)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 7:03 PM
Author: khaki gaming laptop abode

you mean Catherine Zeta-Jones in Entrapment

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36640654)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 7:44 PM
Author: Arousing internal respiration fanboi

#3 is The Score. Love that movie. DeNiro, Norton, BRANDO.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36640787)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 11:10 PM
Author: Comical lime ape corner



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641634)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 5:00 AM
Author: Vivacious purple stock car factory reset button

It wasn't salma Hayek, it was Catherine zeta jones

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36653499)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 6:59 PM
Author: spectacular telephone office

Hello? Ocean's 8.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36640634)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 8:30 PM
Author: ebony box office

Watch your background, get clean shots.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641007)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 8:37 PM
Author: coral orchestra pit gunner



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641027)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 8:38 PM
Author: Soul-stirring menage

Thief is right up there with Heat imo. All Mannmos need to see it at least. It has a bit of personal drama like Heat but it's more integral to the plot. In Heat they could cut a lot of that shit and it wouldn't seem like you're missing anything.

One thing that you notice is that Mann knows how to direct a shootout. So many films have unrealistic shit happening like bad guys inexplicably missing and shit, but Mann knows how to direct that shit. Heat is probably the best in that regard.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641028)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 11:12 PM
Author: Excitant messiness

The shootout outside the bank was masterful

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641645)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 5:07 AM
Author: Autistic aromatic gas station

Heat does have the best shootout. Tight and modern without the split-second jump cuts like in Manhunter and Thief. But Thief is still my favorite - much neater script, happy ending, plus who can say no to Tuesday Weld?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36653503)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 10:39 PM
Author: Onyx Submissive Dysfunction Idiot

Could have been GOAT but Val Kilmer's elbow ruined it for me. Sorry

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641520)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 11:10 PM
Author: Comical lime ape corner



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641628)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 10:50 PM
Author: coral orchestra pit gunner

The Dark Knight, The Town (Ben Affleck’s character even watches Heat during the movie), Baby Driver, The Departed and countless other movies have been influenced by Heat. One of my favorite movies and one of the best crime dramas ever made.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641559)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 10:57 PM
Author: hairraiser school legal warrant

Baby Driver was also terrible.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641580)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 11:11 PM
Author: Exhilarant Range Dog Poop



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641641)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 10:56 PM
Author: hairraiser school legal warrant

I watched this piece of shit movie a few months ago and it is utter garbage and has not aged well at all.

Completely overacted and 100 minutes too long. Congratulations you have HORRIBLE taste in movies and have apparently seen very few heist movies.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641575)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 10:59 PM
Author: hairraiser school legal warrant

Rififi beats every other Heist movie mentioned above.

You all are prole retards and are collectively more responsible than the Chinese box office for the decline of modern cinema.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641586)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 11:01 PM
Author: opaque locale kitty cat

it was 23 years ago and the minuscule part of Dark Knight that was a heist was 100x better

Lock Stock was also better

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641596)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 5:08 AM
Author: Autistic aromatic gas station

yuge guy ritchie filmmo here and I think you should strongly consider suicide

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36653504)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 11:07 PM
Author: Cream fantasy-prone stage

clean up, go home.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641616)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 7:58 AM
Author: Glittery Claret Voyeur Dilemma

CLEAN UP, GO HOME!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36653752)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 11:08 PM
Author: Multi-colored abnormal philosopher-king pit

Why has nobody mentioned Snatch as the goat potus of crime films - is it technically not in the heist genre?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641620)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 11:10 PM
Author: opaque locale kitty cat

i was about to mention it but i didn't see it as a heist. that's why i said lock stock instead

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641630)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 11:09 PM
Author: wonderful primrose marketing idea hall

(guy from 2025)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641624)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 11:10 PM
Author: Exhilarant Range Dog Poop

This Norwegian heist movie is really good and a true story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toWARMFeMn0

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641632)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 11:11 PM
Author: Tripping shimmering boltzmann

cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641636)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 11:11 PM
Author: Tripping shimmering boltzmann

also underrated element of the movie: sound engineering

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641640)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 11:12 PM
Author: Comical lime ape corner



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641646)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 7:01 AM
Author: hateful brethren school cafeteria



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36653585)



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Date: August 18th, 2018 11:17 PM
Author: hilarious theater stage

Heists have gone cyber these days

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36641660)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 5:09 AM
Author: Autistic aromatic gas station

(Michael Mann circa 2015)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36653505)



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Date: August 20th, 2018 9:52 PM
Author: ebony box office

I assume professional, sophisticated robbery crews like this are very rare. Or at least I haven't heard of them.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36651904)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 5:13 AM
Author: Autistic aromatic gas station

There was a pro crew working in Palm Beach in the late 90s. Dinner plate crew or something the local cops called them. Legit cat burglars - they would jetski or scuba up to waterfront houses around dinnertime, throw a rope up to the 2nd floor, and grab all the jewelry out of the bedrooms, leave by the street. 5 minutes later the jewelry would be in an envelope in a mail drop box waiting to be shipped off to some other state, everyone would be in separate cars driving off.

100% not flame, ask any palm beach cop. I think they were either caught by the FBI or moved on to south america or new york.

Edit : It might have been before the 90s, come to think of it. It's been a while since I've heard the stort

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36653508)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 7:09 AM
Author: Soul-stirring menage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36653597)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 8:00 AM
Author: erotic electric furnace half-breed

Believe it or not, Deniro’s character and his crew were based on a real life crew, right down to the name Neil McCaughley. The real Neil even had coffee with the real Vincent just like in the movie.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36653758)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 5:28 AM
Author: concupiscible hospital

i was gobsmacked to find out that the wife of val kilmer's character was played by ashley judd

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36653512)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 6:53 AM
Author: bright frisky organic girlfriend library

didn't she also do Devils Advocate? her tits were 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36653575)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 7:59 AM
Author: Glittery Claret Voyeur Dilemma

NOT Charlize Theron

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055018&forum_id=2#36653756)