Narrow gauge crooks
| Movie | |
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| German title | Narrow gauge crooks |
| Original title | Small time crooks |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2000 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Woody Allen |
| script | Woody Allen |
| production | Jean Doumanian |
| camera | Fei Zhao |
| cut | Alisa Lepselter |
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Narrow gauge crook is a 2000 comedy film directed by Woody Allen .
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The married couple Ray and Frenchy Winkler and their accomplices Denny and Benny want to rob a bank by digging a tunnel to the vault. They camouflage the company by Frenchy opening a cookie bakery two doors down, from whose basement the tunnel is driven. While the robbery fails in a grotesque way, the cookie business flourishes to an unexpected extent and becomes a gushing source of money. After building a successful cookie company, Frenchy falls victim to fraudulent accountants and goes bankrupt. The plot is woven between Frenchy and David, a well-educated and well-trained upstart who is hired by Frenchy to bring the Winkler couple culturally up to their current social status. Looking for fortune, he tries to develop a relationship with Frenchy, but abruptly abandons his venture when he learns of their bankruptcy. In the end, Winkler's soaring is over and Ray and Frenchy have landed on the ground together. Ray, who disliked the climb anyway, is more comfortable with it than his wife. The plot is reminiscent of the Grimm fairy tale Vom Fischer and his wife .
Reviews
- Lou Lumenick wrote in the New York Post that he was disappointed by the comedy.
- Edward Guthmann wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle that the comedy starts with numerous gags, but then unexpectedly turns into a social satire. He praised the play by Woody Allen, Tracey Ullman, Hugh Grant, Jon Lovitz and Michael Rapaport.
- Kulturspiegel 12/2000: “Once again, Woody Allen shows that you can experience all kinds of things in New York: a dishwasher wants to rob a bank, his wife sells cookies next door to cover up. Unfortunately, Allen's criminal energy is only enough for platitudes: Money doesn't make you happy; You can't buy taste. Inconsistent mixture of gentleness of old age and powerless self-citations. "
Awards
- Tracey Ullman was nominated for a Golden Globe and an American Comedy Award in 2001.
- Elaine May won the 2001 National Society of Film Critics Award and was nominated for the Online Film Critics Society Award .
Remarks
The production of the comedy cost an estimated 18 million US dollars . It was shot in New York City .
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Web links
- Small Time Crooks in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Narrow gauge crooks at Metacritic (English)
- Small Time Crooks at rotten tomatoes (English)