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| The Heist | |
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| Genre | Romance Thriller |
| Teleplay by | William Irish Jr. David Fuller Rick Natkin |
| Story by | William Irish Jr. |
| Directed by | Stuart Orme |
| Starring | Pierce Brosnan Tom Skerritt Wendy Hughes Noble Willingham Tom Atkins |
| Theme music composer | Arthur B. Rubinstein |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Robert W. Christiansen (credited as Bob Christiansen) Rick Rosenberg |
| Production locations | Del Mar Thoroughbred Club - 2260 Jimmy Durante Boulevard, Del Mar, California San Diego, California |
| Cinematography | George Tirl |
| Editor | Jim Oliver (credited as James Oliver) |
| Running time | 97 min. |
| Production company | HBO Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | September 16, 1989 (1989-09-16) |
The Heist is a 1989 HBO made-for-TV movie, starring Pierce Brosnan, Tom Skerritt and Wendy Hughes, with Noble Willingham and Tom Atkins.
Plot summary
After serving four years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, Neil Skinner (Pierce Brosnan) returns to a fictional Ocean Downs Racetrack in San Diego to exact revenge on Ebbet Berens (Tom Skerritt), the partner who set him up to gain control of their racetrack security business, and to win back Sheila Atkins (Wendy Hughes), their third business partner and Skinner's ex-lover, who believes him guilty and is now Berens' lover.
Despite Berens' attempts to get rid of him, and interference from Sheila and police Det. Leland (Tom Atkins), Skinner uses his intimate knowledge of the track's security systems and personnel to set up an elaborate heist – the goals of which are to land Berens in jail and convince Sheila of his innocence - thereby winning her back.
Cast
- Pierce Brosnan as Neil Skinner
- Tom Skerritt as Ebbet Berens
- Wendy Hughes as Sheila Atkins
- Noble Willingham as Stuckey
- Tom Atkins as Detective Leland
- Robert Prosky as Dancer
- Stephen Apostolina as Ramirez
- Ben Mittleman as Tall Goon
- Nino Surdo as Short Goon
- Shelton Redden as Cave
- Roger Hewlett as Durfee
- Joseph Carberry as Kelso
- Chino 'Fats' Williams as "Fats"
- Art Frankel as Wolscott
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