Thieves Quartet is a 1993 American thriller film directed by Joe Chappelle and starring Michele Cole and James Denton.
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Directed by | Joe Chappelle |
Written by | Joe Chappelle |
Produced by | Colleen Griffen |
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Cinematography | Greg Littlewood |
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Music by | John Zorn |
Production company | Mooncoin |
Distributed by | Headliner Entertainment Group |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Premise
editIn Chicago, four desperate criminals kidnap a businessman's daughter, only to find their plans unravel.
Cast
edit- Phillip Van Lear as Jimmy Fuqua
- Joe Guastaferro as Art Bledsoe
- Michele Cole as Jessica Sutter
- James "Ike" Eichling as Mike Quinn
- Richard Henzel as Morgan Luce
- Jamie Denton as Ray Higgs
- Dawn Maxey as Jill Luce
Reception
editSteven Gaydos of Variety wrote that the film features "first-rate performances" but has "a routine, by-the-numbers plot".[1] Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote, "Although a standard genre movie with film-noir overtones, it nevertheless has a conviction that is missing in many of its slicker Hollywood forerunners."[2]
References
edit- ^ Gaydos, Steven (1994-06-27). "Review: 'Thieves Quartet'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (1994-06-24). "Review/Film; Three Losers and One Fool On a Grim Abduction Caper". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
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