Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Thunderbolt… the man with the reputation. Lightfoot… the kid who's about to make one!
Overview
With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Revenue
- $25,000,000
- Production
- Malpaso Productions, United Artists
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Cast
Clint Eastwood
Thunderbolt
Jeff Bridges
Lightfoot
George Kennedy
Red Leary
Geoffrey Lewis
Eddie Goody
Catherine Bach
Melody
Gary Busey
Curly
Roy Jenson
Dunlop
Burton Gilliam
Welder
Claudia Lennear
Secretary
Bill McKinney
Crazy Driver
Vic Tayback
Mario Pinski
Dub Taylor
Station Attendant
Gregory Walcott
Used Car Salesman
Erica Hagen
Waitress
Luanne Roberts
Suburban Housewife
June Fairchild
Gloria
Karen Lamm
Girl on Motorcycle
Cliff Emmich
The Fat Man
Don Rickles
Comedian on TV
Jack Dodson
Vault Manager
Crew
- Director
- Michael Cimino
- Writers
- Michael Cimino
- Producers
- Robert Daley
- Cinematography
- Frank Stanley
- Composer
- Dee Barton
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Wuchak
March 4, 2019
***A Tarantino flick two decades before they existed*** A preacher (Clint Eastwood) with a past to hide is chased by a lunatic gunman (George Kennedy) in northern Montana. He inadvertently teams-up with a young scalawag (Jeff Daniels) and they concoct a mad heist with a couple of the former’s old partners. Written & directed by Michael Cimino, “Thunderbolt and Lightfoot” (1974) was the infamous director’s debut and pulsates with cinematic magic from beginning to end. You can tell Tarantino…
r96sk
January 19, 2022
A hit-and-miss, if still probably good, 1974 film. <em>'Thunderbolt and Lightfoot'</em> fails as a comedy but actually does work as a road trip/heist movie, even with a surprisingly sombre ending. To further the mixed bag feeling, I found the acting talent to be just that. I'd say this is one of Clint Eastwood's weakest performances, though Jeff Bridges has a lot of fun and is the standout in his role. George Kennedy is closely behind him and ahead of Eastwood, in my opinion. The film a…
CinemaSerf
December 7, 2024
"Thunderbolt" (Clint Eastwood) makes a living posing as a priest in backwater chapels when he is rumbled by a man who knows who he really is. By pure chance, he makes good his escape by climbing into the car of a passing motorist, whom he quickly nicknames "Lightfoot" (Jeff Bridges). This younger man is captivated by the excitement of his new best pal, and with the two of them actually getting on quite well they are soon treading a fine line between the legal and the not so! Meantime, hot on the…