

This is all that Frank will receive in cash according to Leo, who says he invested the rest of Frank's cut in shopping centers, an idea Frank had previously rejected. But when Frank returns from the job, Leo gives him less than $100,000. All goes well with Frank's 'burn job' and he is expecting the agreed-upon sum of $830,000 for the unmounted stones of wholesale value $4 million. After being rejected at the state adoption agency, with Leo's help Frank is able to acquire a baby boy on the black market, whom he names David after his late mentor, nicknamed Okla (Willie Nelson).Īfter resisting a shakedown from a group of corrupt police detectives, and then subsequently ditching their surveillance, Frank and his crew are involved in a large-scale West Coast diamond heist organized by Leo. Frank now agrees to do just one big score for Leo, telling Barry that this will be their last job. Their meeting is monitored from a distance by police surveillance.įrank is initially reluctant, not wanting the added exposure or complications, but later that night, a conversation with Jessie changes his mind when she agrees to be part of his life, after he relates a tale of prison survival via a toughened mental attitude. He admires Frank's eye for quality stolen goods and professionalism, and wants him working directly for him, offering Frank large profits. Unknown to Frank, Leo has been receiving Frank's goods from Gags for some time. This leads to a meeting with Attaglia's employer Leo (Robert Prosky), a high-level fence and Chicago Outfit boss. In a confrontation at Attaglia's plating company, Frank demands his money back.

Barry (James Belushi), Frank's friend and associate making the pick-up, discovers that a plating company executive Gags was working for, Attaglia (Tom Signorelli), is responsible for Gags' murder and stealing Frank's payoff. However, before Frank can collect his share, Gags is murdered for skimming from the mob's collection money. With a pair of successful Chicago businesses (a bar and a car dealership) as fronts for his criminal enterprise, Frank sets out to fulfill the missing part of his life vision: a family with Jessie (Tuesday Weld), a cashier he has begun dating.Īfter taking down a major diamond score, Frank gives the diamonds to his fence, Joe Gags (Hal Frank). The fire thief Description: the scenery may be beautiful but dangerous secrets are buried beneath paradise in this.įrank (James Caan) is a jewel thief and ex-convict who has a set structure to his life. This Book which have certain number of Pages. Book ID of the fire thief #39 s Books is 48116680, Book which was written by debra bokur which was published by kensington publishing corporation. Thousands of new, high-quality pictures added every day. Plot įind thief stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. The original musical score was composed and performed by Tangerine Dream. The supporting cast includes James Belushi, Robert Prosky, Dennis Farina, and Willie Nelson.
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Based on the 1975 novel The Home Invaders: Confessions of a Cat Burglar by Frank Hohimer, the film stars James Caan as the titular thief, a professional safecracker trying to escape his life of crime, and Tuesday Weld as his wife. Thief is a 1981 American neo-noiraction thriller film written and directed by Michael Mann in his feature film debut.
