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Director:
Michael Hoffman
Writer:
Ninian Dunet (writer)
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Release Date:
12 September 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Scotland's most notorious public enemies since Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid. more
Plot:
Two Scottish friends become local folk heroes and tourist attractions when they start holding up tour busses with novelty items. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Great, Great, Great! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Vincent Friell ... Will
Joe Mullaney ... Ronnie
Teri Lally ... Margot

Ned Beatty ... Bender
Robert Urquhart ... Baird

Bernard Hill ... Will's father
Mel Smith ... Pyle
Bryan Forbes ... Driver
Nanette Newman ... Passenger
Ann Scott-Jones ... Will's mother
Rachel Boyd ... Ilsa
Iain McColl ... Nigel
Dave Anderson ... Illingworth
Eiji Kusuhara ... Presenter
Ed Bishop ... Reporter
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Additional Details

Runtime:
UK:89 min | USA:90 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | UK:PG | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK more
Company:
EMI Films more

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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Great, Great, Great!, 21 August 2005
8/10
Author: LuboLarsson from Scotland

I was 12 years old when this came out, I'm Scottish, I'm male and I used to love Big Country. So guess what, I really like this film! It is however not the classic I remembered it to be. After years of searching I finally got this on DVD and I can now see as a grown adult that it does have some faults. The whole armed robbery aspect is a bit dodgy now and the ending is pretty poor too. All the rest is great though, the music is fantastic and the Scottish scenery is of course beautiful. The performances are great and I wonder why the cast never went onto bigger and better things? Instead of parts in dodgy Scottish soap Take the High Road! Ned Beatty is however a big name and its great an actor of his stature would appear in a low budget Scottish film. Good on you Ned! I'm delighted this film has at last appeared on DVD and its not bad but some more extras would have been the icing on the cake. Highly Recommended.

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