Quotes: [ visiting Joe in the prison] The lawyer says they're gonna' be a lot tougher on you than you thought, Joe, if you don't give 'em back the money.: Yeah? Well, screw them.: I don't know, Joe. Maybe you should just give 'em back the money from the robbery.: Forget it. Al and Willie would both die if I gave that money back. Besides, Pete, let me tell you something. Get ready for the grandfather of all heist films. Watch the NEW trailer for #GoingInStyle - directed by Zach. ![]() For the past couple of years, me, Al and Willie all sat on that park bench and looked at each other. Maybe a politician would come around. I've found it's almost impossible to predict what my opinion will be on a film that I haven't seen in many years. I recently rented both The Out of Towners (1970) and Going in Style. I hadn't seen either since at least the early 1980s, when I was still a teen. Before watching this time I would have predicted that they were both about equally good--that's what I remember from my earlier assessments. However, I ended up being slightly disappointed with The Out of Towners while I was blown out of the water by how excellent Going in Style is. This is a film that's best to watch knowing as little as possible about the plot beforehand. For those who must know something of the story, however, it concerns three elderly men who are living together in Astoria, Queens (part of New York City)--Joe (George Burns), Al (Art Carney) and Willie (Lee Strasberg). They're on Social Security, which doesn't provide a lot of money--that's why they're living together. They spend most of their days in a park near their apartment, feeding pigeons, watching children play, and so on. Joe comes up with a very unusual idea to supplement their income and put some excitement in their lives. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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