The Hot Rock

1972
PG
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

7.1K

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Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman, and Paul Sand in The Hot Rock (1972)

Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...

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Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...

Director
- Peter Yates
Writers
- Donald E. Westlake
- William Goldman
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

7.1K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Peter Yates
Writers
- Donald E. Westlake
- William Goldman
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 nominations total

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Trailer 2:56

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Photos26

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Trivia
Writer Donald E. Westlake stated in an interview that "The Hot Rock" started out to be one of his darker Parker novels but that "it kept turning funny."

Goofs
When the locksmith is attempting to unlock the case in the museum, he's using only a pick. Without a tension wrench, there's no way to turn the lock cylinder, so he would never succeed in picking the lock.

Quotes
Dortmunder: Afghanistan Banana Stand.

Crazy credits
The 20th Century Fox logo is erased away via a "snake effect".

Alternate versions
The original network television version included two extra scenes. The first one is where the hypnotist, that is hired, explaining to Redford's gang how hypnosis works and how he can hypnotize the bank worker. He tells them the trigger phrase will be "Afghanistan banana stand", which Redford later says to the bank worker to obey his commands. The second one occurs at the end of the movie where Abe Greenberg and Dr. Amusa go to the bank to retrieve the diamond, but are disappointed to discover Dortmunder already took it from the safe deposit box.

Connections
Edited into The Clock (2010)

Soundtracks
When You Believe
Written by Bill Rinehart
Sung by Táta

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Fun heist movie!

From time to time I get a craving for heist movies. And since I have seen most of the popular ones I always am on the search for other heist movies. While this small movie doesn't do anything spectacular I do consider this a classic. Robert Redford is very restrained and pretty serious in this movie. And this added to the hilarious events in the movie which you just have to see to believe it. At one time I even thought it was going to turn into a full mode slapstick comedy with no holds barred. But almost every actor remain straight faced and serious throughout the movie which only added to the fun experiencing this movie. "The Hot Rock" is a typical heist movie that only could have been made in the seventies. But even when the technological aspects in this movie seem outdated it never gets boring. Like any good heist movie you are rooting for the main characters to succeed especially when things don't go the way they planned. This movie has everything you want from a heist movie. And I find it rather strange that this movie is not so well known. A must watch!