Two convicts, one charismatic (Willis) and the other a hypochondriac (Thornton), break out of prison and immediately start a bank robbing spree, kidnapping bank managers, spending the night with their families, then going with the managers in the morning to rob the banks. Using a dim-witted stunt man as their getaway driver and lookout, the three successfully pull off several jobs (even gaining the attention of a television show about American criminals), and become known as "The Sleepover Bandits." Things are going great until the bank managers begin to realize that the robbers are non-violent and therefore no threat to them or their employees, changing the game for the Bandits. To add to the complications, a bored & unhappy housewife (Blanchett) ends up in the hands of the criminals, and begins to have romantic feelings for both Willis and Thornton, causing a sticky love triangle.
Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
Billy Bob Thornton has a phobia of antique furniture in real life, and the producers wrote it in as part of his character.
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Goofs
Incorrectly regarded as goofs:
Joe and Kate appear to switch sides in bed - but one of the shots is as seen in the mirror and there is no continuity error.
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Quotes
Kate:
I'll make dinner. Terry:
I cook the dinners around here. Kate:
Sorry. Not familiar with the outlaw code. See more »
"The Chase"
(1963) From the United Artists motion picture
The Great Escape Composed by Elmer Bernstein Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Music Inc.
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