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At a small church in rural Montana, a preacher (Creator/ClintEastwood) is conducting a Sunday service when a man comes in and starts shooting at him. He escapes, with the aid of Lightfoot (Creator/JeffBridges), a car thief who happens to be driving by and helps him by running over his pursuer and giving him a lift.

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At a small church in rural Montana, Idaho, a preacher (Creator/ClintEastwood) is conducting a Sunday service when a man comes in and starts shooting at him. He escapes, with the aid of Lightfoot (Creator/JeffBridges), a car thief who happens to be driving by and helps him by running over his pursuer and giving him a lift.
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* BulletholeDoor: The heist plan involves blasting one of these on the side of a vault to break in. Played realistically -- it requires a 20mm cannon, a very good gunner (as Thunderbolt is mentioned to be), it's not a "rat—a-tat" method but needs several precise shots, and it's loud. As such, part of the plan involves making sure to disable the responding guards and the plan explicitly is "we either make it in seven minutes or we won't".
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While only a moderate box office success, this 1974 action-comedy film was critically adored, and allowed its writer/director Creator/MichaelCimino the clout to make his next movie, ''Film/TheDeerHunter''. Jeff Bridges was nominated for an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actor for his role; Eastwood's performance was also highly praised, and he believed he also deserved an Oscar nom, though none came. Clint blamed the relative failure of this film (compared to his other pictures of the time) on Creator/UnitedArtists' poor marketing. Though this was meant to be the first in a multi-picture deal with the company, Eastwood soon went back to Creator/WarnerBros and never made another film for UA.

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While only a moderate box office success, this 1974 action-comedy film was critically adored, and allowed its writer/director Creator/MichaelCimino Creator/{{Michael Cimino|Director}} the clout to make his next movie, ''Film/TheDeerHunter''. Jeff Bridges was nominated for an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actor for his role; Eastwood's performance was also highly praised, and he believed he also deserved an Oscar nom, though none came. Clint blamed the relative failure of this film (compared to his other pictures of the time) on Creator/UnitedArtists' poor marketing. Though this was meant to be the first in a multi-picture deal with the company, Eastwood soon went back to Creator/WarnerBros and never made another film for UA.
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At a church in rural Montana, a preacher (Creator/ClintEastwood) is conducting a Sunday service when a man comes in and starts shooting at him. He escapes, with the aid of Lightfoot (Creator/JeffBridges), a car thief who happens to be driving by and helps him by running over his pursuer and giving him a lift.

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At a small church in rural Montana, a preacher (Creator/ClintEastwood) is conducting a Sunday service when a man comes in and starts shooting at him. He escapes, with the aid of Lightfoot (Creator/JeffBridges), a car thief who happens to be driving by and helps him by running over his pursuer and giving him a lift.
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At a church in rural Montana, a preacher (Creator/ClintEastwood) is conducting a Sunday service when a man comes in and starts shooting at him. He escapes, with the aid of Lightfoot (Creator/JeffBridges), a car thief who just happens to be driving by and helps him by running over his pursuer and giving him a lift.

Lightfoot discovers that the preacher is really one of the members of a gang who robbed a security company a few years ago and were never caught, and that he had the nickname "Thunderbolt". After the two of them stop for ice cream, the two remaining men chasing them – the vicious Red Leary (Creator/GeorgeKennedy) and the GentleGiant Eddie Goody (Creator/GeoffreyLewis) – catch up, and they want the money from the robbery. Thunderbolt explains that the money was hidden in a one-room schoolhouse, but the building has disappeared and the other member of the team who knew about it is dead. Lightfoot has a suggestion: pull the same robbery of the same company all over again, because nobody will be expecting it.

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At a church in rural Montana, a preacher (Creator/ClintEastwood) is conducting a Sunday service when a man comes in and starts shooting at him. He escapes, with the aid of Lightfoot (Creator/JeffBridges), a car thief who just happens to be driving by and helps him by running over his pursuer and giving him a lift.

Lightfoot discovers that the preacher is really one of the members of a gang who had robbed a security company a few years ago and were never caught, and that he had the nickname "Thunderbolt". After the two of them stop for ice cream, the two remaining men chasing them members of the robbery gang pursuing Thunderbolt – the vicious Red Leary (Creator/GeorgeKennedy) and the GentleGiant Eddie Goody (Creator/GeoffreyLewis) – catch up, and they want demand their share of the money from the robbery. Thunderbolt explains that the money loot was hidden in inside a one-room schoolhouse, but the building has disappeared and the other member of the team who knew about it is dead. Lightfoot has offers a suggestion: pull off the same ''same'' robbery of the same company all over again, because nobody will ever be expecting it.
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Lightfoot discovers that the preacher is really one of the members of a gang who robbed a security company a few years ago and were never caught, and that he had the nickname "Thunderbolt". After the two of them stop for ice cream, the two remaining men chasing them – the vicious Red Leary (Creator/GeorgeKennedy) and the GentleGiant Eddie Goody (Creator/GeoffreyLewis) – catch up, and they want the money from the robbery. Thunderbolt explains that the money was in a one-room schoolhouse, but the building has disappeared and the other member of the team who knew about it is dead. Lightfoot has a suggestion: pull the same robbery of the same company over again, because nobody will be expecting it.

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Lightfoot discovers that the preacher is really one of the members of a gang who robbed a security company a few years ago and were never caught, and that he had the nickname "Thunderbolt". After the two of them stop for ice cream, the two remaining men chasing them – the vicious Red Leary (Creator/GeorgeKennedy) and the GentleGiant Eddie Goody (Creator/GeoffreyLewis) – catch up, and they want the money from the robbery. Thunderbolt explains that the money was hidden in a one-room schoolhouse, but the building has disappeared and the other member of the team who knew about it is dead. Lightfoot has a suggestion: pull the same robbery of the same company all over again, because nobody will be expecting it.
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At a church in rural Montana, a preacher (Creator/ClintEastwood) is conducting a Sunday service when a man comes in and starts shooting at him. He escapes, with the aid of Lightfoot (Creator/JeffBridges), a car thief who happens to be driving by and helps him by running over his pursuer and giving him a lift.

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At a church in rural Montana, a preacher (Creator/ClintEastwood) is conducting a Sunday service when a man comes in and starts shooting at him. He escapes, with the aid of Lightfoot (Creator/JeffBridges), a car thief who just happens to be driving by and helps him by running over his pursuer and giving him a lift.
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Lightfoot discovers that the preacher is really one of the members of a gang who robbed a security company a few years ago and were never caught, and that he had the nickname "Thunderbolt". After the two of them stop for ice cream, the two remaining men chasing them – the vicious Red Leary (Creator/GeorgeKennedy) and the GentleGiant Eddie Goody (Geoffrey Lewis) – catch up, and they want the money from the robbery. Thunderbolt explains that the money was in a one-room schoolhouse, but the building has disappeared and the other member of the team who knew about it is dead. Lightfoot has a suggestion: pull the same robbery of the same company over again, because nobody will be expecting it.

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Lightfoot discovers that the preacher is really one of the members of a gang who robbed a security company a few years ago and were never caught, and that he had the nickname "Thunderbolt". After the two of them stop for ice cream, the two remaining men chasing them – the vicious Red Leary (Creator/GeorgeKennedy) and the GentleGiant Eddie Goody (Geoffrey Lewis) (Creator/GeoffreyLewis) – catch up, and they want the money from the robbery. Thunderbolt explains that the money was in a one-room schoolhouse, but the building has disappeared and the other member of the team who knew about it is dead. Lightfoot has a suggestion: pull the same robbery of the same company over again, because nobody will be expecting it.
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* FlirtatiousSmackOnTheAss: Gender-inverted when a black SexySecretary grabs the behind of a metal worker while he's holding a welding torch.

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* FlirtatiousSmackOnTheAss: Gender-inverted when a black SexySecretary grabs the behind of a metal worker [[NoOshaCompliance while he's holding a welding torch.torch]].
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Lightfoot discovers that the preacher is really one of the members of a gang who robbed a security company a few years ago and were never caught, and that he had the nickname "Thunderbolt". After the two of them stop for ice cream, after they get back, the two remaining men chasing them – the vicious Red Leary (Creator/GeorgeKennedy) and the GentleGiant Eddie Goody (Geoffrey Lewis) – catch up, and they want the money from the robbery. Thunderbolt explains that the money was in a one-room schoolhouse, but the building has disappeared and the other member of the team who knew about it is dead. Lightfoot has a suggestion: pull the same robbery of the same company over again, because nobody will be expecting it.

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Lightfoot discovers that the preacher is really one of the members of a gang who robbed a security company a few years ago and were never caught, and that he had the nickname "Thunderbolt". After the two of them stop for ice cream, after they get back, the two remaining men chasing them – the vicious Red Leary (Creator/GeorgeKennedy) and the GentleGiant Eddie Goody (Geoffrey Lewis) – catch up, and they want the money from the robbery. Thunderbolt explains that the money was in a one-room schoolhouse, but the building has disappeared and the other member of the team who knew about it is dead. Lightfoot has a suggestion: pull the same robbery of the same company over again, because nobody will be expecting it.
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At a church in rural Montana, a preacher (Creator/ClintEastwood) is conducting a Sunday service when some men come in and start shooting at him. He escapes, with the aid of Lightfoot (Creator/JeffBridges), a car thief who happens to be driving by and helps him by running over one of his pursuers and giving him a lift.

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At a church in rural Montana, a preacher (Creator/ClintEastwood) is conducting a Sunday service when some men come a man comes in and start starts shooting at him. He escapes, with the aid of Lightfoot (Creator/JeffBridges), a car thief who happens to be driving by and helps him by running over one of his pursuers pursuer and giving him a lift.
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* ShootOutTheLock: Thunderbolt earned his name by using a 20mm Oerlikon cannon to blast his way into a safe, which he does again in The Caper. This is based on a real life robbery when Joel Singer shot his way in the vault of the Syracuse, New York branch of the Brinks company on October 24, 1965, earning him $433,580 in cash and a place on the FBI's Most Wanted list.

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* ShootOutTheLock: Thunderbolt earned his name by using a 20mm Oerlikon cannon to blast his way into a safe, which he does again in The Caper. This is based on a real life robbery when Joel Singer shot his way in the vault of the Syracuse, New York branch of the Brinks company on October 24, 1965, earning him $433,580 in cash and a place on the FBI's Most Wanted list.TheCaper.
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* ChekovsLecture: While working at the department store, Red complains about the guard dog, which prompts his co-worker to inform him about how dangerous the dog is. Guess how Red gets his comeuppance?

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* ChekovsLecture: ChekhovsClassroom: While working at the department store, Red complains about the guard dog, which prompts his co-worker to inform him about how dangerous the dog is. Guess how Red gets his comeuppance?



* DefinitelyJustACold: After being kicked in the head repeatedly by Red, Lightfoot experiences numbness on his left side, dizziness, and briefly loses consciousness. As his symptoms worsen, he shrugs it off with a smile and insists [[FamousLastWords "I must be tired or something..."]]

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* DefinitelyJustACold: After being kicked in the head repeatedly by Red, Lightfoot experiences numbness on his left side, dizziness, and briefly loses consciousness. As his symptoms worsen, he shrugs it off with a smile and insists [[FamousLastWords [[PartingFromConsciousnessWords "I must be tired or something..."]]

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* CelebrityParadox: When Thunderbolt and Red surprise the manager and his wife, they're watching a Creator/DonRickles special. He co-starred with Creator/ClintEastwood in another heist film, ''Film/KellysHeroes''.



* ChekovsLecture: While working at the department store, Red complains about the guard dog, which prompts his co-worker to inform him about how dangerous the dog is. Guess how Red gets his comeuppance?



* TwistEnding: spoiler:Lightfoot's death.

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* AndThisIsFor: During their first meeting, Red punches Lightfoot in the stomach. Thunderbolt knocks him on his ass, saying "That was for the kid".



* AttractiveBentGender: Lightfoot has to dress up like a woman as part of a robbery plot. He looks at himself in the mirror and muses that he looked so good he would do him himself!



* TheCaper: With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist.



* DangerTakesABackseat: After finding that the schoolhouse where the money was hid has become a museum, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot go for ice creams and return to their car, only to find Red and Goody in the backseat pointing guns at them.



* DeusExMachina: Played with. After Red gets caught with the money, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot hitch-hike, coincidentally arriving right at the schoolhouse Thunderbolt left the original $500,000 in years ago, the schoolhouse having been relocated. Inside, they find the money. [[RealityEnsues Not that this helps Lightfoot]].

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* DeusExMachina: Played with. After Red gets caught with the money, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot hitch-hike, coincidentally arriving right at the schoolhouse Thunderbolt left the original $500,000 in years ago, the schoolhouse having been relocated. Inside, they find the money. [[RealityEnsues Not that this helps Lightfoot]].Lightfoot.



* FlirtatiousSmackOnTheAss: Gender-inverted when a black SexySecretary grabs the behind of a metal worker while he's holding a welding torch.



* PunkInTheTrunk: How two of them are hiding when going to the drive-in.

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* PunkInTheTrunk: How two Red and Goody hide in the huge trunk of a 1950s automobile in order to sneak them are hiding when going to into a DriveInTheater. Unfortunately the drive-in.trunk is shut on the BadassLongcoat worn by one of the robbers; the man selling tickets notices it sticking out of the trunk and calls the police after hearing a sneeze from inside.



* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:: A pretty major beating, including several severe blows to the head, leaves Lightfoot a little dazed at first. But as time goes on his condition worsens, and he eventually dies of a brain hemorrhage.

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:: ShakingTheRump: The main characters check out the behind of a short-skirted waitress as she walks away after taking their order. Lightfoot declares it "poetry in motion".
* ShootOutTheLock: Thunderbolt earned his name by using a 20mm Oerlikon cannon to blast his way into a safe, which he does again in The Caper. This is based on a real life robbery when Joel Singer shot his way in the vault of the Syracuse, New York branch of the Brinks company on October 24, 1965, earning him $433,580 in cash and a place on the FBI's Most Wanted list.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
A pretty major beating, including several severe blows to the head, leaves Lightfoot a little dazed at first. But as time goes on his condition worsens, and he eventually dies of a brain hemorrhage.

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