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Steal Big Steal Little

  • 1995
  • PG-13
  • 2h 15m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
1.1K
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Steal Big Steal Little (1995)
Comedy

Ruben and Robby are twin brothers, adopted by Mona, one of the wealthiest - and most eccentric - women in Santa Barbara. Ruben is devoted to Mona, but Robby is more devoted to her money. So ... Read allRuben and Robby are twin brothers, adopted by Mona, one of the wealthiest - and most eccentric - women in Santa Barbara. Ruben is devoted to Mona, but Robby is more devoted to her money. So when Mona leaves her fortune and estate to Ruben it starts a battle between brothers that ... Read allRuben and Robby are twin brothers, adopted by Mona, one of the wealthiest - and most eccentric - women in Santa Barbara. Ruben is devoted to Mona, but Robby is more devoted to her money. So when Mona leaves her fortune and estate to Ruben it starts a battle between brothers that soon leads to madness, mayhem, and even attempted murder. On Ruben's side is Lou Perilli a... Read all

  • Director
    • Andrew Davis
  • Writers
    • Andrew Davis
    • Teresa Tucker-Davies
    • Frank Ray Perilli
  • Stars
    • Andy Garcia
    • Alan Arkin
    • Rachel Ticotin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    1.1K
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    • Director
      • Andrew Davis
    • Writers
      • Andrew Davis
      • Teresa Tucker-Davies
      • Frank Ray Perilli
    • Stars
      • Andy Garcia
      • Alan Arkin
      • Rachel Ticotin
    • 13User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Andy Garcia
    Andy Garcia
    • Ruben Partida Martinez…
    Alan Arkin
    Alan Arkin
    • Lou Perilli
    Rachel Ticotin
    Rachel Ticotin
    • Laura Martinez
    Joe Pantoliano
    Joe Pantoliano
    • Eddie Agopian
    Holland Taylor
    Holland Taylor
    • Mona Rowland-Downey
    Ally Walker
    Ally Walker
    • Bonnie Martin
    David Ogden Stiers
    David Ogden Stiers
    • Judge Winton Myers
    Charles Rocket
    Charles Rocket
    • Sheriff Otis
    Richard Bradford
    Richard Bradford
    • Nick Zingaro
    Kevin McCarthy
    Kevin McCarthy
    • Reed Tyler
    Nathan Davis
    Nathan Davis
    • Harry Lordly
    Dominik Garcia
    Dominik Garcia
    • Maria Martinez
    • (as Dominik Garcia-Lorido)
    Mike Nussbaum
    Mike Nussbaum
    • Sam Barlow
    Rita Taggart
    Rita Taggart
    • Autumn McBride
    Takaaki Ishibashi
    Takaaki Ishibashi
    • Yoshi Takamura
    Tom Wood
    Tom Wood
    • Dan McCann
    Philip Arthur Ross
    • Tinker
    Steven Robert Ross
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    • Director
      • Andrew Davis
    • Writers
      • Andrew Davis
      • Teresa Tucker-Davies
      • Frank Ray Perilli
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews13

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    10xxmuthaxx

    Definitely a must see!!

    Andy Garcia is the most underrated actor there is. This movie has the best storyline that keeps you watching to see what happens next. Very good movie.
    6ja0576

    charming but not very realistic

    This is a better than average film. i am not an Andy Garcia fan, but I must admit he was charming and likable in this movie. I was a little confused that illegal aliens were presented in such a positive light. I found this a bit unbelievable, but I guess it had to be done for the story to work the way the director wanted it to. Still, as long as you throw believability out the door (as you have to do with most Hollywood movies anyway) it's not a bad way to spend a few hours. I don't understand why I have to make my review ten lines before it can be published. Maybe IMDb could e-mail me a reason for this. I've read several reviews much shorter than mine. How are they being published?
    3ginger_sonny

    Dreadfully confusing

    Directed by Andrew Davis, starring Andy Garcia and Alan Arkin. Awful.... Two Garcias - he stars as identical twins, one good, the other mean - battle it out over their guardian's will in Davis's witless follow-up to The Fugitive. Although it's supposed to be a comedy with a moral message, this actually has no redeeming features whatsoever. From the lack of decent jokes to Garcia's squabbling siblings, it's a film that will have you looking at your watch more often than you look at the screen. When the supporting cast of livestock out-act everybody and everything else, you know you're in trouble.
    10mvhyams

    Great "sleeper movie"

    Sleeper in this case refers to a movie not much publicized and not even reviewed in some of the usual places. Andy Garcia is wonderful. True, the plot is one of the usual good over evil ideas but the use of a winery and immigrant farm workers who depend on it's existence is very real today. The solutions to some of the problems show genuine, well thought processes and the people are shown as they really are...not to mention the location is superb! Santa Barbara is most beautiful and this picture does a good job of showing that. Since I watch movies for entertainment value rather than moral value this is a hit. Good dialog, good shots, a playful Andy....what else do you need?
    Windwalkerz

    You have to see this. And it is time to put it on DVD.

    Garcia is so outstanding in this. The movie is beautifully filmed. And as a long time Alan Arkin fan I got a kick out of the "Lou" character. The music is beautiful and Garcia just gets better all the time. Check out the movie "Disappearance of Garcia Lorca" for another fine Andy Garcia work.

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    • Trivia
      This was the last film to actually be released and distributed by the now-defunct Savoy Pictures. This movie was also one of the studio's costliest flops in terms of the film's budget, which studio insiders had stated was approximately between $35-50 million.
    • Goofs
      When Eddie Agopian escapes from Ruben, Lou and Nick the hit man, he leaps out of the window, dives into a fountain and swims to the side. Moments later, when he is seen running from Ruben, Lou and Nick, he and his clothes are bone dry.
    • Quotes

      Bonnie Martin: I am broke. We don't even have any money for food. Tell your father what you had to eat last night.

      Bonnie's children: Nothing.

      Bonnie Martin: Hear that? Nothing!

    • Connections
      Featured in The Charles Grodin Show: Episode dated 25 September 1995 (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Phoenix
      Written by Randy Tico
      Eruba Music, BMI

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    • Release date
      • September 29, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Üçkağıtçılar
    • Filming locations
      • 536 State Street - Santa Barbara, California, USA(Joe's Cafè seen in background during Summer Solstice parade)
    • Production companies
      • Chicago Pacific Entertainment
      • Savoy Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,150,170
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,761,890
      • Oct 1, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,150,170
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 15m(135 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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