Movie Details
| Title: | Thunderbolt and Lightfoot | |
| Director: | Clint Eastwood | |
| Year: | 1974 | |
| Genre: | Heist | |
| Times Seen: | 1 | |
| Last Seen: | 11.16.25 |
Other Movies Seen By This Director (10)
- American Sniper
- Blood Work
- The Eiger Sanction
- Flags of Our Fathers
- Gran Torino
- Heartbreak Ridge
- Letters from Iwo Jima
- Million Dollar Baby
- Sudden Impact
- Sully
| Date Viewed | Venue | Note |
| 11.16.25 | Internet | This Screening is part of event: DVRfest 2025 Let's give Jeff Bridges another chance with this Clint Eastwood movie directed by Michael Cimino that I think netted Bridges an Oscar nomination. Speaking of Cimino, It was the uncut version of Heaven's Gate that I recorded off IFC 20 years ago that was partially responsible for this festival. It spent so long on the DVR waiting to get seen that it passed the DVR's default retention window that I didn't know about existed. So it disappeared and I learned a valuable lesson to go into the movies I want to keep and select "keep forever." But it also got me to say "gee, maybe I should clear all these other movies I've had on here for months off of here" and 20 years later here we are. So this is more what I'm talking about. Clint Eastwood is a charlatan priest who meets car thief Jeff Bridges and strikes up a friendship. Meanwhile, ex-cohorts George Kennedy and Geoffrey Lewis (he's been in a thousand things, you'd recognize his face) are hunting Clint down over a soured bank job. The movie really kicks in though when they all meet and decide to band together to rob the same bank again then it turns into a heist movie. I have to say, hanging in a car with Eastwood, Bridges, George Kennedy, and Geoffrey Lewis is the coolest thing. I love George Kennedy. There's also a few other familiar faces popping up in supporting roles. Gary Busy has a nice small role, as does Slim Pickens' right-hand man from Blazing Saddles. Daisy Duke also makes a glorified cameo. Jeff Bridges is wonderfully cast here. He's young and charismatic and a perfect foil for stoic-ass Clint. He really does steal the movie. I'm a sucker for heist movies so this is right up my alley. Total redemption for The Dude. Glad to finally see this. amazing supporting cast |
