The Hot Rock (1972)
Movie Info
Cast
as Dortmunder
as Kelp
as Abe Greenberg
as Murch
as Alan Greenberg
as Dr. Amusa
as Lt. Hoover

as Sis
as Ma Murch
as Warden
as Bartender Rollo

as Happy Hippie

as Cop at Police Station

as Dr. Strauss

as Albert

as Miasmo

as Bird Lady

as Otto

as Policeman

as Policeman

as Big Museum Guard
as Policeman
as Museum Guard

as Museum Guard
Critic Reviews for The Hot Rock
All Critics (8) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (3) | DVD (1)
OK Redford caper flick directed by Peter Yates.
Audience Reviews for The Hot Rock
Enormously entertaining caper flick where a quartet of thieves don't have just one job, they have to pull off four - a museum, the state prison, a police station, and a bank - and all to get the same diamond! Redford is typical Redford as the cool-as-a-cucumber brains of the group, although he tends to get arrested and needs antacids to offset the nerves he internalizes. George Segal is the optimist and master locksmith, while Ron Leibman and Paul Sand round out the team, and we can't forget Zero Mostel as a crooked lawyer. There's always something amusing going on in William Goldman's script which adds offbeat color to the story, like an old woman who interrupts a gang meeting in the park to feed the birds, or a bum who steals Redford's watch when he's casing a building, or the getaway driver and his mother who listen to speedway recordings of roaring engines for recreation. Plus, there's a breathtaking extended helicopter ride through downtown New York City. If you love caper movies, you've got to see The Hot Rock. "Johnny.....Can't you go straight this time?" "I just don't have it in me."

Super Reviewer
Afghanistan Banana Stand, See this movie! How was this not a hit? Robert Redford + George Segal + Zero Mostel + William Goldman + Peter Yates = a pretty fun movie.
Super Reviewer
A band of criminals played by some great 70s actors, go out to steal a diamond, with hilarious results. I enjoyed this movie, it's not very different from other movies like that, but it's fun.
Super Reviewer
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