This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "The Heist" 1989 film – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
The Heist
GenreRomance
Thriller
Written byWilliam Irish Jr. (story) and (teleplay)
David Fuller (teleplay)
Rick Natkin (teleplay)
Directed byStuart Orme
StarringPierce Brosnan
Tom Skerritt
Wendy Hughes
Noble Willingham
Tom Atkins
Theme music composerArthur B. Rubinstein
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersRobert W. Christiansen (producer) (as Bob Christiansen)
Rick Rosenberg (producer)
Ted Swanson (associate producer)
Production locationsDel Mar Thoroughbred Club - 2260 Jimmy Durante Boulevard, Del Mar, California
San Diego, California
CinematographyGeorge Tirl
EditorJim Oliver (as James Oliver)
Running time97 min.
Production companyHBO Pictures
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseSeptember 16, 1989 (1989-09-16)

The Heist is a 1989 HBO made-for-TV movie, starring Pierce Brosnan,Tom Skerritt and Wendy Hughes, with Noble Willingham and Tom Atkins.

Plot summary

After serving four years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, Neil Skinner (Pierce Brosnan) returns to a fictional Ocean Downs Racetrack in San Diego to exact revenge on Ebbet Berens (Tom Skerritt), the partner who set him up to gain control of their racetrack security business, and to win back Sheila Atkins (Wendy Hughes), their third business partner and Skinner's ex-lover, who believes him guilty and is now Berens' lover.

Despite Berens' attempts to get rid of him, and interference from Sheila and police Det. Leland (Tom Atkins), Skinner uses his intimate knowledge of the track's security systems and personnel to set up an elaborate heist – the goals of which are to land Berens in jail and convince Sheila of his innocence - thereby winning her back.

Cast

External links


Categories