Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 nominations total
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- TriviaWriter Donald E. Westlake stated in an interview that "The Hot Rock" started out to be one of his darker Richard Stark/Parker novels but that "it kept turning funny."
- GoofsWhen the locksmith is attempting to unlock the case in the museum, he's using only a pick. Without a tension wrench, there's no way to turn the lock cylinder, so he would never succeed in picking the lock.
- Quotes
Dr. Amusa: I'm really quite disenchanted with the results you're getting.
Kelp: Things could be worse, Doctor. I mean, at least we know where it is. Now, all we need is a little plan.
Dr. Amusa: [in a mocking tone] "Here's the matériel request, Doctor. You'll notice there's a SUBMARINE on it! But don't get excited, we don't need anything atomic. Just your standard, ordinary sub. We're used to hardships."
- Crazy creditsThe 20th Century Fox logo is erased away via a "snake effect".
- Alternate versionsThe original network television version included two extra scenes. The first one is where the hypnotist, that is hired, explaining to Redford's gang how hypnosis works and how he can hypnotize the bank worker. He tells them the trigger phrase will be "Afghanistan banana stand", which Redford later says to the bank worker to obey his commands. The second one occurs at the end of the movie where Abe Greenberg and Dr. Amusa go to the bank to retrieve the diamond, but are disappointed to discover Dortmunder already took it from the safe deposit box.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Clock (2010)
If, as other posters have written, Robert Redford has prevented release of this movie on video then that's a shame since this is a very funny & enjoyable crime caper film with some good actors & good New York City locations. Recently, it has been on Cinemax (which I don't have) a couple times so maybe that is a prelude to a future video re-release.
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- Aug 8, 1999
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- Budget
- $4,895,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1