Kirk Douglas (Paris) makes off with $500,000 that isn't his. He buries it in a rattlesnake pit and takes a few notes to blow on hookers but he's caught and sent to jail in the Arizona desert. We are also introduced to his future cell mates at the beginning of the film as we are shown the crimes for which they are sent to the same place. With this group sharing their living quarters in prison, Douglas emerges as a leader and, of course, has an escape plan in mind. Can he outwit new prison warden Henry Fonda (Lopeman)?
This film will provide a couple of surprise moments for you at the end. It's a comedy that keeps the pace and it doesn't seem like its running time of over 2 hours. We get to know the characters and become fond of them all. At the beginning of the film, we see Douglas shoot one of his gang in the back – but I interpreted this in a different way to others who point to this as a demonstration of his cruel streak. In my mind, he shot his gang member as that member was about to shoot a woman - he gallantly saved her life. Well, by the end of the film, I changed my tune. Douglas is a badass.
Throughout the film, we see Fonda as a bit of a soft touch with a righteous streak as his fulcrum. Indeed, Douglas questions his motivations as Fonda doesn't drink or smoke and Douglas thinks there is something else lurking within him. Douglas has obviously been listening to that song by Adam Ant – "Goody Two Shoes". You know, the one where the chorus goes 'Don't drink, don't smoke, what do you do?'
Good acting by all the cast and an unexpected ending. Didn't see that one coming but the clue is in the title. This film also gives you a tip on how to draw a great picture of an angel.
This film will provide a couple of surprise moments for you at the end. It's a comedy that keeps the pace and it doesn't seem like its running time of over 2 hours. We get to know the characters and become fond of them all. At the beginning of the film, we see Douglas shoot one of his gang in the back – but I interpreted this in a different way to others who point to this as a demonstration of his cruel streak. In my mind, he shot his gang member as that member was about to shoot a woman - he gallantly saved her life. Well, by the end of the film, I changed my tune. Douglas is a badass.
Throughout the film, we see Fonda as a bit of a soft touch with a righteous streak as his fulcrum. Indeed, Douglas questions his motivations as Fonda doesn't drink or smoke and Douglas thinks there is something else lurking within him. Douglas has obviously been listening to that song by Adam Ant – "Goody Two Shoes". You know, the one where the chorus goes 'Don't drink, don't smoke, what do you do?'
Good acting by all the cast and an unexpected ending. Didn't see that one coming but the clue is in the title. This film also gives you a tip on how to draw a great picture of an angel.