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Michael Mann is a fucking genius. This sequence between Robert Prosky & James Caan at the end of Thief is Mann firing on all cylinders. Prosky matches Caan’s intensity the entire way. It’s why the look on Caan’s face at the end of this scene says it all. “Back... show more

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Jon King1 year ago

I love Heat don’t get me wrong but this is really his masterpiece.

Top Notch Jefe1 year ago

I think the look on Caan’s face is a mix of two realizations: 1) he didn’t fully understand who he was getting into work with. Like Ryan Coogler said in his Closet Picks, Mann did a great job at slowly pulling apart the layers of Prosky’s character. And 2) I also think Caan’s character Frank is realizing the only clean way out is whacking Leo before he skips town

Colinj1 year ago

This monologue rules.

A lion is _always a lion1 year ago

Movie name?

c2 g21 year ago

Movie name?

bryce sherwood1 year ago

@DoinWork86 a classic

Jxylen1 year ago

This scene is so crazy bruh

TPCQ1 year ago

I'm listening to that beautiful Tangerine Dream score right now.

Trion Sundermeier1 year ago

Thief is the title

Jockster1 year ago

Insider for me. It's such a great movie. Heat is up there for me too please. I have admit not seen this one.

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Thief is a 1981 neo-noir, heist action thriller film written directed by Michael Mann. It stars James Caan as Frank, an expert, high-end thief with a troubled past. This scene, 40 min in, explains who Frank really is. The film reminds me of Mann's later masterpiece, Heat (1995).

Thief is a 1981 neo-noir, heist action thriller film written directed by Michael Mann. It stars James Caan as Frank, an expert, high-end thief with a troubled past. This scene, 40 min in, explains who Frank really is. The film reminds me of Mann's later masterpiece, Heat (1995).

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To prepare Al Pacino to play LAPD detective Vincent Hanna in Heat, Michael Mann had him perform a mock interrogation on a real professional criminal: John Santucci, the real-life thief James Caan’s character in Thief was based on. Mann called it a “very rough interrogation.”

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19,669 views • 1 month ago

Thief is a Michael Mann masterpiece. The more I’ve watched this, the more it’s morphed into an all-time favorite because the filmmaking here is really mature & really detailed. James Caan was a force of nature. The fact he’s gone still doesn’t feel real. He couldn’t be better.

Thief is a Michael Mann masterpiece. The more I’ve watched this, the more it’s morphed into an all-time favorite because the filmmaking here is really mature & really detailed. James Caan was a force of nature. The fact he’s gone still doesn’t feel real. He couldn’t be better.

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200,510 views • 9 months ago

Michael Mann’s Thief is begging for a rewatch this weekend. It’s literally calling my name. James Caan was built different. His emotional range, which was incredibly under-appreciated, is on full display in this performance. Caan & Mann made something special here. 🎂

Michael Mann’s Thief is begging for a rewatch this weekend. It’s literally calling my name. James Caan was built different. His emotional range, which was incredibly under-appreciated, is on full display in this performance. Caan & Mann made something special here. 🎂

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41,152 views • 7 months ago

That look on his face at the end says it all.😂😂

That look on his face at the end says it all.😂😂

Baba

47,425 views • 1 year ago

The Legendary James Caan was born OTD in 1940. The Godfather (1972) The entire blueprint for The Sopranos is in Caan's performance as Sonny, most of it in this classic scene alone. End of Tweet.

The Legendary James Caan was born OTD in 1940. The Godfather (1972) The entire blueprint for The Sopranos is in Caan's performance as Sonny, most of it in this classic scene alone. End of Tweet.

The Sting

399,432 views • 1 year ago

THIEF (1981) The Michael Mann director's cut includes this gentle and reflective scene featuring legendary musician Willie Dixon (Cap) and James Caan. Their silhouette shot looking over Lake Michigan is my favorite in the film. "That's magic. That's what that is, man."

THIEF (1981) The Michael Mann director's cut includes this gentle and reflective scene featuring legendary musician Willie Dixon (Cap) and James Caan. Their silhouette shot looking over Lake Michigan is my favorite in the film. "That's magic. That's what that is, man."

Vashi Nedomansky, ACE

132,502 views • 1 year ago

This is content 💀 the music at the end says it all

This is content 💀 the music at the end says it all

Inside Ota Ng

38,788 views • 3 months ago

Here’s your reminder James Caan and Tuesday Weld were fucking electric in a nearly 10-minute scene in “Thief” filmed at the O’Hare Tollway Oasis—a spot chosen by Michael Mann because he had spent a night there talking to his future wife.

Here’s your reminder James Caan and Tuesday Weld were fucking electric in a nearly 10-minute scene in “Thief” filmed at the O’Hare Tollway Oasis—a spot chosen by Michael Mann because he had spent a night there talking to his future wife.

Richard Roeper

285,256 views • 1 year ago

Remembering the incomparable James Caan on his birthday. 💎 Here he is, burning up the screen giving one of his most riveting performances in Michael Mann’s THIEF (1981)! Check out our 4K edition of Mann’s hypnotically beautiful and moody crime drama—featuring an amazing commentary by Mann and Caan + much more.

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Exposing the truth on ozempic & wegovy. I was asked by several mainstream UK media to be interviewed on this ‘medical breakthrough’ but couldn’t oblige as was travelling THIS is what I’d have said. The look on Davinia Taylor’s face at the end says it all 😡 #FirstDoNoPharm

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Dr Aseem Malhotra

249,220 views • 2 years ago

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Dr. Omar Suleiman

1,269,313 views • 3 years ago

You could never guess what happens at the end of this scene. Stephen Chow's reaction says it all...

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DepressedBergman

22,864 views • 1 month ago

This fucking show is brilliant. Look at John’s face. And then look at Hal’s at the end. Neither of them think it’s Macon. They’re both keeping their real theory to themselves. #Lanterns

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21,570 views • 18 days ago

Good to be back home. At the end of it all...home is home.

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Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM)

39,865 views • 10 months ago

This is at the Salty Dog in Homer, Alaska. At the end of the year, they take down all of the money & donate it to charity. Pretty dang cool.

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Derrick Evans

172,774 views • 1 year ago

The Kondux factory is firing on all cylinders. Production & innovation are accelerating at an unprecedented rate. All systems are go. The stage is set. $KNDX

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19,393 views • 1 year ago

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