
Dave Anderson and Manny Durrell are two high-class sneak thieves who have never been caught. Joshua Burke is a retired detective who has enough evidence on the both of them to put them behind bars. Instead, he offers to maintain his silence if the crooks will go straight and do work at a youth center for delinquents. At first, the crooks are reluctant and unwilling (and so are the kids). As time goes by they gain the trust and admiration of the kids and they start to enjoy th... (Full plot summary below)
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Dave Anderson and Manny Durrell are two high-class sneak thieves who have never been caught. Joshua Burke is a retired detective who has enough evidence on the both of them to put them behind bars. Instead, he offers to maintain his silence if the crooks will go straight and do work at a youth center for delinquents. At first, the crooks are reluctant and unwilling (and so are the kids). As time goes by they gain the trust and admiration of the kids and they start to enjoy the job. All goes well until someone out of the past tells them they have to do one last heist...or else.
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| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt has its heart in the right place, I suppose, but its key situations are so unbelievable and its dialog so awkward that nothing helps. |
| User ReviewJosh AYou just dont know until you see Potier and Cosby.One of a few that I own! |
| User ReviewArischa CThey don't make movies like this anymore! Great movie! |
| User ReviewSaid Kthis cool mystery/crime/youth empowermant/comedy has it all ....ALLLL |
| User ReviewEb WThe power of the lottery! It'll make a grown man jump off a damn bridge when he can't swim-a-lick! |
| User ReviewABBIE BGet it! See it! I actually went to the movies to see this. It's still funny! |
| User ReviewChanging The Gamegreat movie, seeing a young Sheryl Lee Ralph if priceless |
| User ReviewQuita LThis was a good movie, some great actors are in this. |
| User Reviewbill sIf you like seventies movies, you'll like this one. |
| User ReviewDaniel ZAlmost a '70's, ghetto version of Ocean's Eleven. There were more serious elements than comedy though. |