The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

If everyone would just follow Eastwood's Thunderbolt in this film, then they would all be alive and rich. But, that can't happen, of course. Eastwood made a few films where older reluctant criminal teams up with a young sidekick with fresh ideas and this formula always seems to work. The story in this film is predictable. The protagonists' team comes together for a heist, the good guys in the group prevail, while the bad elements get what they deserve. Once you think that Thunderbolt and Lightfoot have gotten away and can enjoy their hard-earned loot, the story shifts. Lightfoot has received what turns out to be fatal internal injuries during the heist, and Thunderbolt must witness the true cost of a life lived on the wrong side of the law. The Thunderbolt must end up alone. He does not deserve a life well lived. What does he do with the money after he drives down the highway and his car disappears over the hill? One can imagine he buries it in an unmarked grave with Lightfoot. The money made the younger man feel like a hero, For the Thunderbolt, it brought nothing but grief. The story is predictable, but well told and satisfying. I recommend!

Clint Eastwood takes a radical departure from his usual action-oriented fare with this utterly disarming character-driven delight in which Eastwood portrays laid-back former thief Thunderbolt with his trademark low-key self -assurance, but basically lets Jeff Bridges reign supreme with his wonderfully cocky and dynamic turn as brash drifter Lightfoot, who convinces Thunderbolt to join forces with several old cohorts for one last big daring bank heist. Writer/director Michael Cimino not only derives a lot of charm and warmth from the friendship between Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, but also makes excellent use of the wide open prairie locations, offers a wealth of quirky moments and colorful oddball folks, stages the exciting last reel action with rip-roaring gusto, and astutely captures the despair, loneliness, and restlessness lurking right underneath the deceptively cheerful surface of heartland America. Eastwood and Bridges display a natural and relaxed chemistry in the lead roles. George Kennedy likewise excels as the volatile Red Leary while Geoffrey Lewis is typically sturdy as the bumbling Eddie Goody. Moreover, there are sharp cameos from Catherine Bach as the sassy Melody, Gary Busey as amiable good ol' boy Curly, Bill McKinney as a crazy motorist who gives Thunderbolt and Lightfoot a lift, Dub Taylor as a crusty gas station attendant, and Gregory Walcott as a smarmy used car salesman. Frank Stanley's breathtaking widescreen cinematography provides plenty of striking visuals. The surprise tragic ending packs a devastating punch. An offbeat and enjoyable treat.

This is not so much a review as a question. I found the movie to be a lot of fun, fast paced, well acted, great scenery, direction, and reasonably put together. My question is: why was this movie the effective end of June Fairchild's career? Sure, she had a couple of nowhere roles in stupid movies, but this was her high point. Cathy Bach, on the other hand did very well after this. Why? June's acting was very good, she had a much bigger part, well, than almost any of the other bit players. Further, she cute as the dickens. She was likable, and she screamed beautifully. This lady had a sad end, and it seems that everyone just wrote her off. Could something have happened on the set that made her an outcast? No doubt it will never be known, but it should be said by someone that she played a good part and is NOT forgotten.

Clint Eastwood & Jeff Bridges star in this peculiar crime/road picture as they portray a veteran crook/thief and his willing/free-spirited young partner who reunite with Clint's(Thunderbolt) old partners(George Kennedy & Geoffrey Lewis) to finish a heist job they had committed seven years earlier, but were unable to collect the loot. They formulate an elaborate plan to get it back from where it is still hidden, but of course they can't quite trust each other either as personalities clash.I say peculiar because(despite the good actors) three of the lead characters are unsympathetic crooks, and the fourth seems too immature to care about. Being quite profane at times doesn't help matters either, nor does the over length. Michael Cimino directs in his debut.