In 1997, a bank vault driver got seduced into pulling a heist, where he got away with $17 million dollars in cash. At the time, it was the largest robbery of cash in U.S history. The story is being brought to life in the new film Masterminds. With a title like that, you have to get a lead actor that lives up to it. Enter Zack Galifianakis.
The film is based on the true events of the Loomis Fargo heist in North Carolina. It looks like director Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) is taking a comedic slant to recreating the robbery and the series of follies that followed the historic felony. The events of the crime are made for a comedic reinterpretation, with multiple blunders and miscalculations by everyone involved that are ripe for parody. There has been a trend of recreating real-world heists from recent current events, in movies such as Pain and Gain, with comedy infused to make the criminals more endearing. With that logic in place, Hess has assembled an impressive cast including Galifiankis, Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson, and Jason Sudeikis. It looks like a good time. Check out the trailer.
Official Synopsis:
In this action comedy based on true events, directed by Jared Hess (“Napoleon Dynamite,” “Nacho Libre”), David Ghantt (Zach Galifianakis) discovers the true meaning of adventure far beyond his wildest dreams. He is an uncomplicated man stuck in a monotonous life. Day in and day out he drives an armored vehicle, transporting millions of other people’s money with no escape in sight. The only glimmer of excitement is his flirtatious work crush Kelly Campbell (Kristen Wiig) who soon lures him into the scheme of a lifetime.
Along with a group of half-brained criminals led by Steve Chambers (Owen Wilson) and an absurdly faulted heist plan, David manages the impossible and makes off with $17 million in cash…only problem is he foolishly hands the money over to this wild group of double crossers and has been set up to take the fall. With the bandits blowing the millions on lavish and ridiculous luxuries, they leave behind a glaring trail of evidence. Now on the lam and in over his head, David must dodge the authorities, evade a hilarious hit man, Mike McKinney (Jason Sudeikis), and try to turn the tables on the ones he trusted most.
Masterminds opens on August 7th, 2015.
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Source: Slashfilm