Two elderly gangsters are released from prison only to find they have trouble fitting in as old men who still take no guff from anyone.Two elderly gangsters are released from prison only to find they have trouble fitting in as old men who still take no guff from anyone.Two elderly gangsters are released from prison only to find they have trouble fitting in as old men who still take no guff from anyone.
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- 1 nomination
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- TriviaFilming was very difficult for the 71-year-old Burt Lancaster, as he had undergone a quadruple heart bypass operation two years earlier. There was some question as to whether he would even get insurance for this film.
- GoofsThe exterior shots of Mickey's show the doors opening outward while the interior shots show them opening inward. The hinges are standard 'saloon bar' hinges seen in every cowboy movie that features a saloon, and work both ways.
- Quotes
Belle: I warn you, I know karate!
Leon B. Little: [points his shotgun at her] I warn "you", I know Winchester!
- SoundtracksThey Don't Make Them Like They Used To
Music by Burt Bacharach
Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager
Performed by Kenny Rogers
Courtesy of RCA Records
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Watched it again on late night TV. Still funny after all these years. You could still see the occasional flashes of the old Kirk D, chilling look etc and Burt still has the movement of an athlete even at age 73, and his trade mark mirthless laugh but it was Eli Wallach who stole the film, absolutely brilliant. I think his character was stolen by the writers of a BBC TV comedy called "Last of the Summer Wine" which has a very short sighted character called Eli. So many scenes were so good that it makes it difficult to pick the best but I think the scene outside the old folks home is excellent when Leon B. Little picks himself up using the Zimmer frame, cruel but funny.
The ending was a bit of an anticlimax (same comment applies to "The Blues Brothers".
The ending was a bit of an anticlimax (same comment applies to "The Blues Brothers".
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Archie und Harry - Sie können's nicht lassen
- Filming locations
- Belmont Tunnel - 1304 West 2nd Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(Leon B. Little exits tunnel then speaks to gang members.)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $21,458,229
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,565,342
- Oct 5, 1986
- Gross worldwide
- $21,458,229
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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