It happened in Brooklyn, New York, on August 22 1972. Dog Day Afternoon 1975 starring Al Pacino & John Cazale & Charles Durning & James Broderick & Lance Henriksen & Chris Sarandon & Penelope Allen & Carole Kane et al, director Sidney Lumet
I can’t do it, Sonny. ibid. Stevie
I had a plan! I had a plan! ibid. Sonny
We’re Vietnam veterans so killing doesn’t mean anything to us. ibid. Sonny
He wants to kill me so bad he can taste it. ibid. Sonny
Kill them all. ibid. caller
Everybody wants to kill everybody. ibid. Sonny
I just think you ought to take care of your body, that’s all. ibid. Sal
You’ve got to get fun out of life. ibid. Sonny
I want a military funeral. And I am entitled to have one free of charge. ibid. Sonny’s will
You think you’re dealing with a fucking idiot? ibid. Sonny
Where you gonna find a hundred Gs all in one lump? This bank is made out of cheesecake. Larceny Inc 1942 starring Edward G Robinson & Jane Wyman & Broderick Crawford & Jack Carson & Anthony Quinn & Edward Brophy & Harry Davenport & John Qualen & Barbara Jo Allen et al, director Lloyd Bacon, Quinn to Robinson
Let’s crack that bank on Sixth Avenue. ibid. sidekick
We’ll just have to borrow the dough our way. ibid. Robinson
Below us lies the promised land. Hello, Dorado. ibid.
Believe it or not, these guys will pull off the largest cash robbery in all the violent and bizarre history of American crime. The Big Heist 2001 starring Donald Sutherland & John Heard & Jamie Harris & Janet Kidder & Nick Sandow & Michael P Moran & Joe Pingue & Bo Rucker et al, director Robert Markowitz, commentary
Rob a bank … As long as you don’t do it too many times you’re fine. The Place Beyond the Pines 2013 starring Ryan Gosling & Bradley Cooper & Eva Mendes & Ben Mendelsohn & Dane DeHaan & Emory Cohen & Rose Byrne & Ray Liotta et al, director Derek Cainfrance, Robin to Glanton
You gotta rob to get rich in the Reagan era. New Jack City 1991 starring Wesley Snipes & Ice-T & Judd Nelson & Allen Paynes & Chris Rock & Bill Nunn & Russell Wong & Bill Cobbs & Christopher Williams et al, director Mario van Peebles, Nino to gang
I got a plan to knock off twenty million bucks from Lufthansa. The Last Drop 2005 starring Billy Zane & Laurence Fox & Louis Dempsey & Lucy Gaskell & Coral Beed & Andrew Howard & Jack Dee & David Ginola & Neil Newbon & Tommy Flanagan et al, director Colin Teague, insider
I said the marine corps. I’m joining. Yeah. I’m talking about I wanna do something else. I don’t want to go to college. I’m sick of school. Dead Presidents 1995 starring Larenz Tate & Keith David & Chris Tucker & Bokeem Woodbine & Freddy Rodriguez & Rose Jackson & N’ Bushe Wright & Alvaleta Guess & James Pickens & Martin Sheen et al, director Albert & Allen Hughes, Anthony
You gotta remember I’m dealing with the NYPD – the greediest most corrupt people on the face on the Earth. ibid. Kirby to Anthony
Him: What if I trusted you?
Her: You know you can’t. The Thomas Crown Affair 1999 starring Pierce Brosnan & Rene Russo & Faye Dunaway & Denis Leary & Fritz Weaver & Frankie Faison & Ben Gazara & Mark Margolis & Esther Canadas et al, director John McTiernan
I don’t like you so don’t fuck with my train again. Money Train 1995 starring Wesley Snipes & Woody Harrelson & Jennifer Lopez & Robert Blake & Chris Cooper & Joe Grifasi & Scott Sowers & Skipp Sudduth et al, director Joseph Ruben, Donald the train boss
I have to look after my brother. ibid. Snipes to Lopez
The best place to keep your valuables is right here … ibid. Harrelson
Frank, do you happen to know why blind people don’t skydive? Well I’ll tell you; it’s because it scares the shit out of the dogs. ibid. Harrelson
Pierre is one of New World’s most exclusive and expensive hotels. Well-healed guests include the biggest names in finance, fashion and film. For five ambitious crooks the Pierre means something more: the chance to get rich quick. Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan s1e3: The Pierre Hotel Robbery, History 2023
1972 and Manhattan is a tale of two cities ... an uptake in violent crime. ibid.
They’ll wheel an entire locked cabinet crammed with safe deposit boxes out into the street. ibid.
‘They never ratted.’ ibid. dude
It’s supposed to be easy. Get in, get out, get rich. Nobody gets hurt. But when New York mobsters go after millions in Lufthansa’s New York cargo area, nothing does to plan. An inside job with more than a few twists it’s shocking and violent. Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan s1e4: Lufthansa Heist
At 3 a.m. the van pulls up to the unrestricted front entrance of Lufthansa building 261. All but two of the crew exit the van. The heist begins now … ‘No alarms, no security guards’. ibid.
‘This is more than $20 million in today’s money.’ ibid.
Police link twelve murders to the Lufthansa heist. ibid.
More than $5 million simply vanish. ibid.