Harry Doyle (Burt Lancaster) and Archie Long (Kirk Douglas) are old gangsters who were sentenced together to 30 years in prison for a famous train robbery of The Gold Coast Flyer. They are the last train robbers and The Gold Coast Flyer is set to retire. They are released and ready to collect Social Security. Their parole officer Richie Evans (Dana Carvey) is an eager fan. Leon B. Little (Eli Wallach) is a Mr. Magoo assassin taking shots after waiting for 30 years to fulfill his contract. Harry insists on the straight and narrow. He even stops a bank robbery but is forced into a retirement home where he reconnects with Belle (Alexis Smith). The guys are forbidden to see each other for 3 years. Archie gets a job at a ice cream parlor and starts dating Skye (Darlanne Fluegel). Sgt Deke Yablonski (Charles Durning) arrested the guys in the first place but is now reduced to doing payroll. He is sure that the guys are up to no good and is willing to push them.
It's great to have these old timers. They have good chemistry together. They are forced to be apart which doesn't help. The comedy around them is a little cheesy. The movie overplays the fish out of water theme. The movie world is done very broadly. Despite various little problems, these two veterans pull the movie through with their charisma.
It's great to have these old timers. They have good chemistry together. They are forced to be apart which doesn't help. The comedy around them is a little cheesy. The movie overplays the fish out of water theme. The movie world is done very broadly. Despite various little problems, these two veterans pull the movie through with their charisma.