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* CaughtUpInARobbery: The slacker protagonist Jason enters a bank to complain about ATM fees just as it begins to be robbed and becomes a SpannerInTheWorks for the armed robbers plans because he locks himself in the banks vault along with a bank teller, [[spoiler:who [[InsideJob is really the robbers' computer expert]].]]
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Young slacker Jason "Jinx" Taylor (Nick Stahl) enters a bank to complain about its ATM fees just as Simon (Gavin Rossdale) and his gunmen enter the bank to rob it. Jinx ends up inside the vault with employee Jessica (Erika Christensen), besieged by the thieves who are themselves besieged by the police on the street. But, when Jinx is contacted on his cellphone by the mastermind of the heist, Nick (Creator/DavidCarradine), the irate ATM customer sees a way to outwit the robbers, the law and the bank.
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Young slacker Jason "Jinx" Taylor (Nick Stahl) (Creator/NickStahl) enters a bank to complain about its ATM fees just as Simon (Gavin Rossdale) and his gunmen enter the bank to rob it. Jinx ends up inside the vault with employee Jessica (Erika Christensen), besieged by the thieves who are themselves besieged by the police on the street. But, when Jinx is contacted on his cellphone by the mastermind of the heist, Nick (Creator/DavidCarradine), the irate ATM customer sees a way to outwit the robbers, the law and the bank.
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* TheCaper: Jinx gets caught in the middle of a BankRobbery that turns out to be far more complicated than a simple grab for cash.
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* BoundAndGagged: Jessica starts the film taped to a chair and screaming abuse at Jason. He then tapes her mouth shut til agrees to behave. This pattern repeats itself several times over the course of the film.
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* BoundAndGagged: Jessica starts the film taped to a chair and screaming abuse at Jason. He then tapes her mouth shut til till she agrees to behave. This pattern repeats itself several times over the course of the film.
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* LettingHerHairDown: Jessica removes her black wig once she knows her cover is thoroughly blown. Under it, her naturally brown hair is pinned up to allow her to wear the wig over it. When the power to the vault is turned off, she lets her down, showing how at ease with Jason she now is.
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* LettingHerHairDown: Jessica removes her black wig once she knows her cover is thoroughly blown. Under it, her naturally brown hair is pinned up to allow her to wear the wig over it. When the power to the vault is turned off, she lets her hair down, showing how at ease with Jason she now is.
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* HostageSituation: The film starts with Jason seemingly holding Jessica hostage inside the bank vault. However, as things progress, it quickly becomes apparent that Jessica, and not Jason, who is the one robbing the bank. Meanwhile, outside the vault, Simon and Roger are holding the staff and customers hostage as armed police surround the building.
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* InMediasRes: Opens with Jason holding Jessica hostage inside the locked bank vault and delivering a long rant about fees and surcharges. It is some time before the full story of how this came to pass is revealed.
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* ThemedAliases: Simon and Nick took their aliases from Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes from Music/DuranDuran (the gang uses a Duran Duran fan site as an online meetup). Although it is never explicitly stated, it seems a safe assumption that Roger's name is also an alias (Roger Taylor).
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* LockedInAFreezer: Jason and Jessica spend almost the entirety of the film locked in a bank vault. Although the danger of suffocation is not mentioned (although presumably it would become an issue if the siege went on long enough), attempting to leave is liable to get them shot by either the armed criminals inside the bank or the armed police outside it
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* ShyBladder: Locked in the bank vault, Jason cannot pee, even when Jessica says that she won't watch him. She takes pity on him and opens a [[JarPotty safety deposit box for him to pee into]], which seems to solve the problem.
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* LettingHerHairDown: Jessica removes her black wig once she knows her cover is thoroughly blown. Under it, her naturally brown hair is pinned up to allow her to wear the wig over it. When the power to the vault is turned off, she lets her down, showing how at ease with Jason she now is.
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* PennyShaving: Nick's ultimate goal is to gain access funds which have been skimmed by the bank from fees over the course of years in the form of nickels and dimes that no one ever checks on their statements.
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* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: When Jason is released from the vault and sees Simon face-to-face for the first time, his first words are:
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-->"I imagined you taller."
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* ConvenientMisfire: When Jason accidentally barges into the middle of the BankRobbery, Roger jams his gun in Jason's face and pulls the trigger, only for the gun to jam. This becomes a RunningGag, and Roger is constantly disassembling and reassembling his gun over the course of the movie as he tries to work out why it keeps jamming.
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* JarPotty: Trapped in the vault for several hours, Jason pees into one of the safety deposit boxes.
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* InterrogationByVandalism: Jason regains control of Jessica, and manages to coerce a few answers out of her, by threatening to smash her PDA, which holds the codes she needs for opening the safety deposit boxes.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Simon's carefully planned BankRobbery goes to hell when Simon, an EveryMan who only came in to complain about ATM fees, locks himself in the vault, accidentally taking the crew's computer expert hostage.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Simon's carefully planned BankRobbery goes to hell when Simon, an EveryMan TheEveryman who only came in to complain about ATM fees, locks himself in the vault, accidentally taking the crew's computer expert hostage.hostage.
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Young slacker Jason "Jinx" Taylor (Nick Stahl) enters a bank to complain about its ATM fees just as Simon (Gavin Rossdale) and his gunmen enter the bank to rob it. Jinx ends up inside the vault with employee Jessica (Erika Christensen), besieged by the thieves who are themselves besieged by the police on the street. But, when Jinx is contacted on his cellphone by the mastermind of the heist, Nick (David Carradine), the irate ATM customer sees a way to outwit the robbers, the law and the bank.
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Young slacker Jason "Jinx" Taylor (Nick Stahl) enters a bank to complain about its ATM fees just as Simon (Gavin Rossdale) and his gunmen enter the bank to rob it. Jinx ends up inside the vault with employee Jessica (Erika Christensen), besieged by the thieves who are themselves besieged by the police on the street. But, when Jinx is contacted on his cellphone by the mastermind of the heist, Nick (David Carradine), (Creator/DavidCarradine), the irate ATM customer sees a way to outwit the robbers, the law and the bank.
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* MistakenForRacist: Jason is talking to negotiator Officer [=DeGepse=], he mentions not liking being surrounded by 'armed assholes' then realises that [=DeGepse=] might think he means the police and adds "I don't mean you people". This is followed by a long silence from [=DeGepse=], who is black. Sensing something is wrong, Jason says [[DiggingYourselfDeeper "You're not black or something, are you?"]]. Fortunately for Jason, Jessica takes the phone from him and explains the situation to [=DeGepse=].
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* HairTriggerTemper: Simon has some severe anger management issues and keeps popping anti-psychotics.
* MistakenForRacist: Jason is talking to negotiator Officer [=DeGepse=], he mentions not liking being surrounded by 'armed assholes' then realises that [=DeGepse=] might think he means the police and adds "I don't mean you people". This is followed by a long silence from [=DeGepse=], who is black. Sensing something is wrong, Jason says [[DiggingYourselfDeeper "You're not black or something, are you?"]]. Fortunately for Jason, Jessica takes the phone from him and explains the situation to[=DeGepse=].[=DeGepse=].
* SpannerInTheWorks: Simon's carefully planned BankRobbery goes to hell when Simon, an EveryMan who only came in to complain about ATM fees, locks himself in the vault, accidentally taking the crew's computer expert hostage.
* MistakenForRacist: Jason is talking to negotiator Officer [=DeGepse=], he mentions not liking being surrounded by 'armed assholes' then realises that [=DeGepse=] might think he means the police and adds "I don't mean you people". This is followed by a long silence from [=DeGepse=], who is black. Sensing something is wrong, Jason says [[DiggingYourselfDeeper "You're not black or something, are you?"]]. Fortunately for Jason, Jessica takes the phone from him and explains the situation to
* SpannerInTheWorks: Simon's carefully planned BankRobbery goes to hell when Simon, an EveryMan who only came in to complain about ATM fees, locks himself in the vault, accidentally taking the crew's computer expert hostage.
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* BankRobbery: Jason accidentally walks into the middle of of a bank robbery being conducted by Simon and his gang and immediately becomes the SpannerInTheWorkd.
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''How to Rob a Bank (...And 10 Tips To Actually Get Away With It!)'' is an American independent film, with as its subtitle. It finished filming in March 2006 and premiered May 20, 2007 at the Cannes Film Market.
Young slacker Jason "Jinx" Taylor (Nick Stahl) enters a bank to complain about its ATM fees just as Simon (Gavin Rossdale) and his gunmen enter the bank to rob it. Jinx ends up inside the vault with employee Jessica (Erika Christensen), besieged by the thieves who are themselves besieged by the police on the street. But, when Jinx is contacted on his cellphone by the mastermind of the heist, Nick (David Carradine), the irate ATM customer sees a way to outwit the robbers, the law and the bank.
!!Tropes in ''How to Rob a Bank (...And 10 Tips To Actually Get Away With It!)'' include:
* BankRobbery: Jason accidentally walks into the middle of of a bank robbery being conducted by Simon and his gang and immediately becomes the SpannerInTheWorkd.
* BoundAndGagged: Jessica starts the film taped to a chair and screaming abuse at Jason. He then tapes her mouth shut til agrees to behave. This pattern repeats itself several times over the course of the film.
* MistakenForRacist: Jason is talking to negotiator Officer [=DeGepse=], he mentions not liking being surrounded by 'armed assholes' then realises that [=DeGepse=] might think he means the police and adds "I don't mean you people". This is followed by a long silence from [=DeGepse=], who is black. Sensing something is wrong, Jason says [[DiggingYourselfDeeper "You're not black or something, are you?"]]. Fortunately for Jason, Jessica takes the phone from him and explains the situation to [=DeGepse=].
Young slacker Jason "Jinx" Taylor (Nick Stahl) enters a bank to complain about its ATM fees just as Simon (Gavin Rossdale) and his gunmen enter the bank to rob it. Jinx ends up inside the vault with employee Jessica (Erika Christensen), besieged by the thieves who are themselves besieged by the police on the street. But, when Jinx is contacted on his cellphone by the mastermind of the heist, Nick (David Carradine), the irate ATM customer sees a way to outwit the robbers, the law and the bank.
!!Tropes in ''How to Rob a Bank (...And 10 Tips To Actually Get Away With It!)'' include:
* BankRobbery: Jason accidentally walks into the middle of of a bank robbery being conducted by Simon and his gang and immediately becomes the SpannerInTheWorkd.
* BoundAndGagged: Jessica starts the film taped to a chair and screaming abuse at Jason. He then tapes her mouth shut til agrees to behave. This pattern repeats itself several times over the course of the film.
* MistakenForRacist: Jason is talking to negotiator Officer [=DeGepse=], he mentions not liking being surrounded by 'armed assholes' then realises that [=DeGepse=] might think he means the police and adds "I don't mean you people". This is followed by a long silence from [=DeGepse=], who is black. Sensing something is wrong, Jason says [[DiggingYourselfDeeper "You're not black or something, are you?"]]. Fortunately for Jason, Jessica takes the phone from him and explains the situation to [=DeGepse=].
