![]() ![]() The meeting may be professionally fortuitous for Frank, but it dents his personal life by making him late for a date with Jessie (Tuesday Weld), the attractive waitress at his favorite diner. Mann adapted the 1975 novel The Home Invaders: Confessions of a Cat Burglar by real-life thief John Seybold (writing as “Frank Hohimer”) for his screen debut, retaining the first name of Seybold’s nom de plume for the taciturn thief that would be memorably played by James Caan, who celebrated his 81st birthday yesterday.Īfter Frank gets stiffed following a big heist, he requests a meeting to demand his cut… leading to a “business” opportunity with Leo, a dangerous yet deceptively avuncular Chicago Outfit boss played by Robert Prosky in his first credit screen role. (Originally titled Violent Streets, even the one-word title would become a Mann signature as evidenced by his future features Ali, Blackhat, Collateral, Heat, and Manhunter.) 45 to the setting city elevated to a secondary character itself, particularly its less glamorous underbelly as photographed at night. Thief established many of what would become Mann trademarks, from its “principled” yet ruthless professional character who expertly handles a. James Caan as Frank, professional jewel thiefĬonsidered by many to be one of the director’s best movies, Michal Mann’s debut Thief was released in theaters 40 years ago today. James Caan as Frank in Thief (1981) Vitals ![]()
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