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The Old Man & the Gun (2018) |
Long-time bank robber encounters Lincoln cents and gold coins and bars
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The 2018 film "The Old Man & the Gun" is about a career bank robber in the
early 1980's who has a relationship with a middle-aged widow while committing armed robberies.
At one point the man robs a bank and takes some bills from a teller's change box.
Some Lincoln shield cents appear. Later the man with two accomplices break into a bank safe
and steal some gold coins which are shown.
1. Title
Forrest Tucker is a career thief who has graduated to robbing banks. His method is to tell
the bank manager that he has a gun and asks the manager to fill a briefcase with cash.
Forrest is a senior citizen and very polite.
After a robbery he is driving along a highway and he sees a woman standing next to a stalled car.
2. Forrest meets Jewel
He introduces himself and offers to drive her to a firm where she can have her car retrieved and fixed.
Jewel is a widow who owns a small ranch and three horses. Forrest tells her that he has never ridden
a horse but would like to some time.
Forrest and two accomplices, Teddy and Waller, visit a bank. Teddy waits in the car and Forrest speaks
to the manager.
3. Forrest at the bank
Forrest collects the manager's cash and then pulls some bills out of a cashier's tray.
4. Cashier tray
Some Lincoln cents appear with the "shield" reverse which were minted starting in 2010.
Police Detective John Hunt has been pursuing the robbers.
5. Detective John Hunt looks at book
Forrest is continuing his activities.
6. Forrest at another bank
Forrest sometimes works alone and sometimes with accomplices.
7. Detective Hunt views newspaper files
The detective realizes that Forrest has been "working" for a long time.
Forrest and his friends attempt to rob a bank safe.
8. Safe robbery
A security guard starts shooting and the robbers leave with some gold but not the cash.
9. Cash on the floor
The bills are the "small head" bills produced before 1996.
Forrest leaves something for John.
10. From Forrest to John
The $100 bill has printed on it "To John Hunt - Good Luck - Sincerely - The Over The Hill Gang".
11. Forrest and accomplices
They discuss the robbery and the gold they have.
12. Gold
The gold coins are only prop coins and do not match any real gold coins.
The gold bars are presumably imitations also.
13. Forrest and Jewel relaxing
Forrest and Jewel discuss living together.
A San Francisco woman sends a picture of her father Forrest to Detective Hunt.
He interviews the woman and then sees one of Forrest's previous attorneys.
The attorney shows Detective Hunt various mug shots.
14. Mug shot
Jewel finds Forrest's gun and contacts the police.
15. Forrest finally rides a horse
The police appear and after a chase arrest Forrest.
16. Forrest and Jewel on visiting day
Forrest brags about his many prison escapes.
17. Forrest reliving an escape
This time Forrest does not escape but is released and joins Jewel.
18. Jewel and Forrest
Forrest returns to robbing banks.
Two final images appear with the following text:
When he was finally caught, the officers on the scene noted that as they arrested him...
he was smiling.
he was smiling.
Cast, Directors, Writers:
Robert Redford as Forrest Tucker
Sissy Spacek as Jewel
Casey Affleck as Detective John Hunt
Danny Glover as Teddy Green (Tucker accomplice)
Tom Waits as Waller (Tucker accomplice)
Director: David Lowery
Writers: David Lowery
Based on the 2003 The New Yorker article "The Old Man and the Gun" by David Grann
Sissy Spacek as Jewel
Casey Affleck as Detective John Hunt
Danny Glover as Teddy Green (Tucker accomplice)
Tom Waits as Waller (Tucker accomplice)
Writers: David Lowery
Based on the 2003 The New Yorker article "The Old Man and the Gun" by David Grann
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