Taglines: It’s not about making a living. It’s about living.
At the age of 70, career criminal Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford) makes an audacious escape from San Quentin, conducting an unprecedented string of heists that confound authorities and enchant the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are rookie detective John Hunt (Casey Affleck), who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman (Sissy Spacek) who loves him in spite of his chosen profession.
The Old Man & the Gun is a 2018 American biographical film written and directed by David Lowery and based on the true-life story of Forrest Tucker, a career criminal and prison escape artist. The script is based on David Grann’s 2003 article in The New Yorker titled “The Old Man and the Gun”, which was later collected in Grann’s 2010 book The Devil and Sherlock Holmes. It stars Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, Tika Sumpter, Tom Waits and Sissy Spacek. It is likely to be Redford’s final role, as he announced his intent to retire from acting in August 2018.
The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2018, and was released in the United States on September 28, 2018, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. It received generally positive reviews from critics and, at the Golden Globe Awards, Redford was nominated for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
The Old Man and the Gun (2018)
Directed by: David Lowery
Starring: Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, Tika Sumpter, Tom Waits, Sissy Spacek, Ari Elizabeth Johnson, Augustine Frizzell, Jennifer Joplin, Lisa DeRoberts, Barlow Jacobs
Screenplay by: David Lowery
Production Design by: Scott Kuzio
Cinematography by: Joe Anderson
Film Editing by: Lisa Zeno Churgin
Costume Design by: Annell Brodeur
Set Decoration by: Olivia Peebles, Winona Yu
Art Direction by: Miles Michael
Music by: Daniel Hart
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language.
Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release Date: September 28, 2018
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