Un poliziotto in pensione ricatta l'ex ladra Bernice facendogli pagare $ 20.000. Assunta per riavere i gioielli di un dentista dall'appartamento del suo ex, qualcuno lo uccide e Bernice è so... Leggi tuttoUn poliziotto in pensione ricatta l'ex ladra Bernice facendogli pagare $ 20.000. Assunta per riavere i gioielli di un dentista dall'appartamento del suo ex, qualcuno lo uccide e Bernice è sospettata. Lei indaga.Un poliziotto in pensione ricatta l'ex ladra Bernice facendogli pagare $ 20.000. Assunta per riavere i gioielli di un dentista dall'appartamento del suo ex, qualcuno lo uccide e Bernice è sospettata. Lei indaga.
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- QuizWhile loosely based on the Burglar novels by Lawrence Block, two of the principal characters underwent major changes: Bernard "Bernie" Rhodenbarr, a white male bookstore owner/burglar, became Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr as played by Whoopi Goldberg; lesbian dog groomer Carolyn Kaiser, Bernie's best friend, became straight dog groomer Carl Heller and was portrayed by Bobcat Goldthwait.
- BlooperElizabeth Ruscio is credited twice at the end of the movie. Moments after her character is displayed with the actress' name credited in a caption, as is done with all the other major characters, Ruscio is again credited under "Also Starring," at the beginning of the rolling credits.
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Vincent 'Knobby' DiCarno: What'll it be?
Carl Hefler: [walking up to the bar] Package delivery.
Vincent 'Knobby' DiCarno: For who?
Carl Hefler: It just says "Mayday".
Vincent 'Knobby' DiCarno: Here I'll take it.
Carl Hefler: Ya gotta sign for it.
[passing a clipboard]
Vincent 'Knobby' DiCarno: [signs and returns clipboard]
Carl Hefler: [reading signature] Kay-no-bee... K-noby! Is that like in Star Wars?
Vincent 'Knobby' DiCarno: No idiot, it's "Knobby".
Carl Hefler: Oh! it's... so it's like a nickname.
Vincent 'Knobby' DiCarno: Yes, I think maybe it's something like that.
[knocking on his bald head]
Carl Hefler: Well I'm gonna need your full name, please.
Vincent 'Knobby' DiCarno: Sorry...
Carl Hefler: Come on, it's the regulations.
Vincent 'Knobby' DiCarno: Hey fuck you, okay?
Carl Hefler: Fuck you? Thank you very much! I come here to give you a fuckin' package and you decide to blow me shit?
[getting more irate]
Carl Hefler: Like-like-like-like-like-like-like you're my idea of a dream come true - takin' shit from a dildo with ears?
[shouting]
Carl Hefler: You know when I was like five I said, "Dad, Dad! Can I get a job where random fuckin' shitheads blow me crap all day?" I'm gonna break you in fuckin' half and use your head as a ballpoint!
[grabs Knobby by the shirt]
Carl Hefler: Now sign the goddamn thing!
- Colonne sonoreTime Out for the Burglar
Performed by The Jacksons
Produced by Bernard Edwards and The Jacksons
Written by Jackie Jackson, Randy Jackson, Pamela Phillips Oland and The Distance
Courtesy of Epic Records
One of BURGLAR's biggest strengths is that it hits the ground running. Whoopi is great in the opening scenes, disguised as a fat-bottomed ol' lady ripping off a small piece of a rich man's riches. This sets the stage nicely for what promises to be a fast-paced blend of comedy, action, and snappy dialog. The film continues at a surprisingly entertaining level as our thieving hero, owing 25 G's to keep the lid on past misdeeds, agrees to snatch back some jewelry for a bitter ex-wife. Only things go terribly wrong when her target is murdered before she can make a clean getaway. Now she's the chief suspect and, just as O.J. once famously pledged, must find the real killer.
Unfortunately, it's at this point, when our expectations are highest, that BURGLAR begins to fall apart. The film grows progressively (and unnecessarily) lewd and at times downright dreary (particularly the out-of-place climax). Though there are a couple of laughs, much of the humor is so painfully unfunny you almost cringe. Performance wise, Whoopi is at the top of her game. But hard ass/cutie pie act -- punching men in the groin one minute and making wisecracks the next --never really works. Spastic comic Bobcat Goldthwait is as zany as ever as her best pal, but no one seemed to realize that his is an act meant to be taken in much smaller doses than this.
BURGLAR would have worked much better as a straight action thriller. Its insistence on trying to be humorous is what hurts it the most. Of course under no circumstances would this be a classic. But at the end of it all, you get the sense BURGLAR could have been more than it was.
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Botteghino
- Budget
- 12.500.000 USD (previsto)
- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 16.337.355 USD
- Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
- 4.509.754 USD
- 22 mar 1987
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 16.337.355 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 43 minuti
- Colore
- Mix di suoni
- Proporzioni
- 1.85 : 1