The banking trio
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The banking trio |
| Original title | Three fugitives |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1989 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Francis Veber |
| script | Francis Veber |
| production |
Lauren Shuler Donner , Francis Veber |
| music | David McHugh |
| camera | Haskell Wexler |
| cut | Bruce Green |
| occupation | |
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The Bank Trio is a 1989 American film. It is a remake of the 1986 French comedy The Fugitives (Les Fugitifs) directed by Francis Veber .
action
Lucas is released from prison after serving his sentence for 14 bank robberies. On the day of his release, he was attacked by Ned Perry in a bank, who made his debut as a criminal with this act. Perry needs money for his daughter Meg so that she can stay in a separate school. He takes Lucas hostage.
Investigator Detective Dugan suspects that Lucas and Ned are accomplices. The two men kidnap Meg from a children's home and flee to Canada.
background
The comedy was shot in the US states of California and Washington between April 1988 and July 1988. It cost about $ 15 million to produce and grossed $ 40.6 million in US theaters.
Reviews
Desson Howe praised the beginning of the film in the Washington Post and heavily criticized the rest of the film.
Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote in the Chicago Reader that the comedy wasn't funny. He praised Sarah Rowland Doroff and criticized Martin Short as well as Nick Nolte and the score.
The lexicon of international film found: "Remake of the French comedy" Die Fugigen "(1986) by the same author and director; cheerful, exciting and also human touching. "
Awards
Sarah Rowland Doroff was nominated for the Young Artist Award in 1990.
Web links
- Fugitives in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Fugitives on Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Fugitives at Metacritic (English)
- The banking trio in the online film database
- The banking trio in the German synchronous index