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About
Harry Doyle and Archie Lang are two old-time train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have been incarcerated for thirty years. After serving their time, they are released from jail and have to adjust to a new life of freedom. and soon realize that they still have the pizzazz when, picking up their prison checks at a bank, they foil a robbery attempt.
Theatrical
Oct 3, 1986
Box Office
$21.5M
Budget
$10.0M
Return
2.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 22, 1988
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Studio
Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners II, Bryna Productions
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Taglines
Friends for years. Legends for life. Tough guys forever.
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Teaching Old Tricks to a New World
Taglines
They're Out To Teach A New World Some Old Tricks.
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Cast
Full credits →B
Burt Lancaster
Harry Doyle
K
Kirk Douglas
Archie Long
C
Charles Durning
Deke Yablonski
A
Alexis Smith
Belle
D
Dana Carvey
Richie Evans
E
Eli Wallach
Leon B. Little
B
Billy Barty
Philly
D
Darlanne Fluegel
Skye
D
Darlene Conley
Gladys Ripps
N
Nathan Davis
Jimmy Ellis
H
Hilary Shepard
Sandy
J
Jake Steinfeld
Howard
A
Arthur Tovey
First Old Man Eating
A
Anthony Kiedis
Red Hot Chili Peppers Member
F
Flea
Red Hot Chili Peppers Member
E
Ernie Sabella
Hotel Clerk
J
Joe Seely
Gang Member
R
Rick Garcia
Federale Captain
G
Graham Jarvis
Richie's Boss
C
Corkey Ford
Gang Leader
