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Remastered LD's Thief WS 1981 LaserDisc Special Director's Edition Caan

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James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson and James Belushi in... Michael Mann's...

Thief

( Catalog Number ML105114 )
(1.85:1) (3 Sides) (CLV+CAV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Audio Commentary by Michael Mann & James Caan
Production Stills

Thief
1981 - 122 min. - Color
Genre: Thriller

LaserDisc Movie Review:
In Thief, James Caan plays Frank, a professional jewel thief who wants to marry Jessie (Tuesday Weld) and settle down into a normal life. In order to achieve his dream of a family, Frank---who is used to working solo---has to align himself with a crime boss named Leo (Robert Prosky), who will help him gain the money he needs to begin his domestic life. Frank plans to retire after the heist, yet he finds himself indebted to Leo and he struggles to break free. Thief is the first feature film from director Michael Mann and it seethes with his stylish, atmospheric direction. Though his cool approach may put off some viewers, it's a distinctive and effective story-telling approach, and Caan's performance ranks among his very best, making Thief a crime movie like few others. --- Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Michael Mann's directorial debut is an electrifying profile of a professional thief trying to pull one last job so that he can retire. James Caan stars as Frank, the 40-something diamond thief and ex-con looking to achieve at least a semblance of a normal life. To that end he romances Tuesday Weld while contracting with local mob kingpin Robert Prosky to execute a major heist. Except for his role in Misery (1990), Caan has never had a better leading part in his career, and following a string of bad films, he obviously realized how good an opportunity this was. He inhabits the character of the tough-talking, ruthlessly efficient professional effortlessly, layering in an obsession with white-picket-fence life that would border on the comic were it not so grim. Indeed, the highlight of the film is a weird marriage proposal in which the thief shows his new girlfriend a battered fetish object, a collage he's assembled in prison that represents his idealized normal life complete with photos of a house, children, and a wife. The scene is at once touching, funny, and bizarre. Mann has clearly done his homework on the world of high-tech thievery, and the lengthy heist scenes have a satisfying thoroughness reminiscent of such classics as Rififi. The film is also helped enormously by the insistent, pulsating score of Tangerine Dream. Beside Prosky, the film includes a number of Chicago area veterans in its talented cast, including Dennis Farina, Jim Belushi, Tom Signorelli, and Del Close. --- Michael Costello

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Cast for Thief

James Caan - Frank
Tuesday Weld - Jessie
Willie Nelson - Okla
James Belushi - Barry
Robert Prosky - Leo
Tom Signorelli - Attaglia
William Petersen - Katz & Jammer Bartender
Gavin MacFayden - Boreksco
Elizabeth Pea
Nick Nickeas - Nick
Marge Kotlisky - Mrs. Knowles
Lora Staley - Paula
Norm Tobin - Guido
John Santucci - Urizzi
Walter Scott - D. Simpson
J. Jay Saunders - Doctor
Bruce A. Young - Mechanic #2
Michael Paul Chan - Waiter
Sam Cirone - Martello
Del Close - Mechanic #1
Chuck Adamson - Ancell
W.R. [Bill] Brown - Mitch
Spero Anast - Bukowski
Richard Karie - Salesman
Tom Howard
Mike Genovese - Bartender at Green Mill
John Kapelos - Mechanic
Nathan Davis - Grossman
Thomas O. Erhart Jr. - Judge
Hal Frank - Joe Gags
Dennis Farina - Carl

Crew for Thief

Michael Mann - Director / Screenwriter / Executive Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer - Producer
Frank Hohimer - Book Author
Donald Thorin - Cinematographer
Christopher Franke - Composer (Music Score)
Craig Safan - Composer (Music Score)
Tangerine Dream - Composer (Music Score)
Dov Hoenig - Editor
Mel Bourne - Production Designer
Michael Molly - Production Designer
Richard Brams - Associate Producer
John M. Dwyer - Set Designer
Giorgio Armani - Costume Designer
Jodie Lynne Tillen - Costume Designer
Frank Griffin - Makeup
Russ Hessey - Special Effects
Peter Bogart - First Assistant Director
Scott Maitland - First Assistant Director
David Ronne - Sound/Sound Designer
Vic Ramos - Casting

Awards for Thief

Competing Film Michael Mann 1981 Cannes Film Festival

Feature Details

Title: Thief
Feature Release Date: 1981
Genre: Thriller
Color: Color
Runtime: 122 Minutes
Chapters: 24
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 1.85:1
Playback Format: CLV+CAV

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Technical Details

LD Release Date: 5 Dec 1995
Catalog Number: ML105114
UPC: 027616511461
ISBN: 0792824938
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Publisher: MGM/UA Home Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 3
Cover: Gatefold Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: ML105114
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson and James Belushi in... Michael Mann's...

Thief

( Catalog Number ML105114 )
(1.85:1) (3 Sides) (CLV+CAV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Audio Commentary by Michael Mann & James Caan
Production Stills

Thief
1981 - 122 min. - Color
Genre: Thriller

LaserDisc Movie Review:
In Thief, James Caan plays Frank, a professional jewel thief who wants to marry Jessie (Tuesday Weld) and settle down into a normal life. In order to achieve his dream of a family, Frank---who is used to working solo---has to align himself with a crime boss named Leo (Robert Prosky), who will help him gain the money he needs to begin his domestic life. Frank plans to retire after the heist, yet he finds himself indebted to Leo and he struggles to break free. Thief is the first feature film from director Michael Mann and it seethes with his stylish, atmospheric direction. Though his cool approach may put off some viewers, it's a distinctive and effective story-telling approach, and Caan's performance ranks among his very best, making Thief a crime movie like few others. --- Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Michael Mann's directorial debut is an electrifying profile of a professional thief trying to pull one last job so that he can retire. James Caan stars as Frank, the 40-something diamond thief and ex-con looking to achieve at least a semblance of a normal life. To that end he romances Tuesday Weld while contracting with local mob kingpin Robert Prosky to execute a major heist. Except for his role in Misery (1990), Caan has never had a better leading part in his career, and following a string of bad films, he obviously realized how good an opportunity this was. He inhabits the character of the tough-talking, ruthlessly efficient professional effortlessly, layering in an obsession with white-picket-fence life that would border on the comic were it not so grim. Indeed, the highlight of the film is a weird marriage proposal in which the thief shows his new girlfriend a battered fetish object, a collage he's assembled in prison that represents his idealized normal life complete with photos of a house, children, and a wife. The scene is at once touching, funny, and bizarre. Mann has clearly done his homework on the world of high-tech thievery, and the lengthy heist scenes have a satisfying thoroughness reminiscent of such classics as Rififi. The film is also helped enormously by the insistent, pulsating score of Tangerine Dream. Beside Prosky, the film includes a number of Chicago area veterans in its talented cast, including Dennis Farina, Jim Belushi, Tom Signorelli, and Del Close. --- Michael Costello

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Cast for Thief

James Caan - Frank
Tuesday Weld - Jessie
Willie Nelson - Okla
James Belushi - Barry
Robert Prosky - Leo
Tom Signorelli - Attaglia
William Petersen - Katz & Jammer Bartender
Gavin MacFayden - Boreksco
Elizabeth Pea
Nick Nickeas - Nick
Marge Kotlisky - Mrs. Knowles
Lora Staley - Paula
Norm Tobin - Guido
John Santucci - Urizzi
Walter Scott - D. Simpson
J. Jay Saunders - Doctor
Bruce A. Young - Mechanic #2
Michael Paul Chan - Waiter
Sam Cirone - Martello
Del Close - Mechanic #1
Chuck Adamson - Ancell
W.R. [Bill] Brown - Mitch
Spero Anast - Bukowski
Richard Karie - Salesman
Tom Howard
Mike Genovese - Bartender at Green Mill
John Kapelos - Mechanic
Nathan Davis - Grossman
Thomas O. Erhart Jr. - Judge
Hal Frank - Joe Gags
Dennis Farina - Carl

Crew for Thief

Michael Mann - Director / Screenwriter / Executive Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer - Producer
Frank Hohimer - Book Author
Donald Thorin - Cinematographer
Christopher Franke - Composer (Music Score)
Craig Safan - Composer (Music Score)
Tangerine Dream - Composer (Music Score)
Dov Hoenig - Editor
Mel Bourne - Production Designer
Michael Molly - Production Designer
Richard Brams - Associate Producer
John M. Dwyer - Set Designer
Giorgio Armani - Costume Designer
Jodie Lynne Tillen - Costume Designer
Frank Griffin - Makeup
Russ Hessey - Special Effects
Peter Bogart - First Assistant Director
Scott Maitland - First Assistant Director
David Ronne - Sound/Sound Designer
Vic Ramos - Casting

Awards for Thief

Competing Film Michael Mann 1981 Cannes Film Festival

Feature Details

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