HOT ROCK, THE(1972)
While not one of Robert Redford's best(See Sneakers!), this
is non-the-less entertaining, with quite a bit of humor! Some
of the actors seem less than thrilled to be doing this movie,
while Robert is having a ball!! He plays a con man who's just
got out of prison and his brother-in-law immediately has
a "job" for him, worth $100,000! Screw-ups abound whilst
the group of four try to heist "the hot rock"! B+
From IMDb.com:
Another shaggy dog story by crime novelist Donald Westlake
is smoothly adapted by William Goldman into this enjoyable
caper flick, expertly directed by Peter Yates of BULLITT fame.
Robert Redford heads the cast of kooky crooks -- others include
George Segal, Ron Leibman and Paul Sand -- chasing after a
big diamond purloined from an impoverished African nation.
How they get it, lose it, and desperately try to get it back
again makes for a pleasant time-waster. As usual, Zero Mostel
steals the show as a sleazebag lawyer who's more crooked
than the crooks. Other pluses include gritty location NYC
photography by Ed Brown and a very cool score by Quincy
Jones. Afghanistan-bananistan! - jckruize