Thunderbolt and Lightfoot review – Michael Cimino's dark bromance ... the two pairs join forces for a carefully planned bank robbery in which Lightfoot dresses in drag to fool a guard.
Clint Eastwood - Thunderbolt. Writer: Michael Cimino. Lightfoot eventually learns that the "minister" is really a notorious bank robber known as "The Thunderbolt" (Clint Eastwood) for his use of an Oerlikon 20 mm cannon to break into a safe. This is very much highlighted in a scene, a little later on, when Thunderbolt decides to depart from another stolen car uttering: The film was written and directed by Michael Cimino.
THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT (1974) by Movie Car Chases. John Doherty" is preaching to his small congregation. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) Plot In A Paragraph: A bank robber (Eastwood) gets his old gang back together, to organize a daring new heist, with the help of a young sidekick (A brilliant Jeff Bridges) This is one of my favourite Clint movies that isn't a western or a Dirty Harry movie. Thunderbolt says the first half of this verse twice in this film.
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Carjacking Scene (Requested) by beltman713. The main character is a bank robber called “The Thunderbolt” ( played by Eastwood ), known for his use of a 20 millimeter cannon to blast his way into a bank vault. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (Michael Cimino, 1974) "I … The first time is in the opening scene in the small church where "Rev.
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot is a 1974 crime film starring Clint Eastwood as the "Thunderbolt", a legendary retired bank robber who teams up with Lightfoot (Jeff Bridges), an up-and-coming thief, to recover the stolen money hidden after Thunderbolt's last job.The movie was the directorial debut of Michael Cimino (The Deer Hunter), who also wrote the screenplay.
Right after Lightfoot steals a Firebird from a used car lot, he meets Thunderbolt by inadvertently saving him from a couple of suited assassins who’ve tracked him down at the remote nowheresville church where he’s taken up preaching. With Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, Geoffrey Lewis, Catherine Bach. It follows the partnership of Lightfoot, a young drifter with no discernible background, and Thunderbolt, a retired bank-knocker-over. “Thunderbolt & Lightfoot” starred Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy and Geoffrey Lewis, and was released in May 1974.
He soon befriends young criminal Lightfoot, and the pair team up with some of Thunderbolt's old associates for a new robbery, which doesn't … They introduce themselves and this then becomes the main focus of the new found relationship between the older bank robber and the more youthful delinquent. The film deals with the robbery of a bank vault by four rootless characters, ... the other son figure. Stars: Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy. Thunderbolt dives into the car and makes good his escape.
Thunderbolt & Lightfoot There is a significant plot point similarity between this United Artists film and the Brinks robbery in Syracuse. 5:07. As soon as he says "kid," the scene shifts to show Lightfoot walking near the railroad tracks. Thunderbolt And Lightfoot opens with Clint Eastwood seemingly playing a priest, but when an assassin opens fire on him and he makes a desperate escape, it's soon revealed he's really a bank robber dubbed "Thunderbolt." Directed by Michael Cimino.
0:31. With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist. There is just so much to savour. With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot 1974 Director: Michael Cimino.