Heist is a 2001 crime film, written and directed by David Mamet, which stars Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay, and Sam Rockwell. Joe Moore runs a ring of professional thieves, which includes Bobby Blane , Don "Pinky" Pincus and Joe's much younger wife Fran . During a daylight robbery of a New York City jewelry store, Joe's face is captured by a security camera. As both the picture and a witness can identify him, Joe chooses to retire from crime and plans to disappear on his sailboat with his wife, living off their share of the heist. This doesn't sit well... with Joe's fence, Mickey Bergman , who runs a legitimate garment business as a front. After accruing a number of expenses in setting up another, much more complicated robbery, Bergman decides to withhold the payment due to Joe and his crew. He insists they go through with the other job — hijacking a Swiss airplane carrying a large shipment of gold. Bergman further insists that his hot-headed nephew, Jimmy Silk , be a part of the crew. Joe reluctantly accepts, but a series of shifting loyalties amongst thieves changes the complexity of their task.
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| Release date: | November 9, 2001 |
| Directed by: | David Mamet |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 107 Minutes |
| Producer: | Andrew Stevens, Art Linson, Elie Samaha |
| Editor: | Barbara Tulliver |
| Music by: | Theodore Shapiro |
| Cinematography: | Robert Elswit |
| Screenplay by: | David Mamet |
| Estimated budget: | $39,000,000 |
| Genre: | Thriller |