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C
Average
MASTER SCORE 45.7 / 100
1993·Crime / Drama / Thriller·1h 45m

THE REAL MCCOY

“20 guards. 30 tons of steel. A security system second to none. They said there wasn't a man on Earth who could pull off a bank job like this. They were right.”

Karen McCoy is released from prison with nothing but the clothes on her back. Before being incarcerated, Karen was the bank robber of her time, but now she wishes for nothing more than to settle down and start a new life. Unfortunately, between a dirty parole officer, old business partners, and an idiot ex, she will have to do the unthinkable in order to save her son.

Above the Line
Russell Mulcahy·DirectorWilliam Davies·ScreenplayDesmond Lowden·NovelDenis Crossan·Director of PhotographyBrad Fiedel·Original Music ComposerPeter Honess·Editor
Cast
Kim Basinger·Karen McCoyVal Kilmer·J.T. BarkerTerence Stamp·Jack SchmidtDavid Dwyer·GuardGailard Sartain·Gary BucknerRaynor Scheine·BakerAndy Stahl·Mr. KrollDeborah Hobart·Cheryl SweeneyDean Rader Duval·LewisZach English·Patrick
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Russell Mulcahy·DirectorDick Ziker·Second Unit DirectorGail Hunter·Script Supervisor
Writing· 2
William Davies·ScreenplayDesmond Lowden·Novel
Camera· 2
Denis Crossan·Director of PhotographyDean Williams·Still Photographer
Editing· 1
Peter Honess·Editor
Sound & Music· 8
Brad Fiedel·Original Music ComposerJohn Benson·Sound EditorAllan K. Rosen·Music EditorJellybean Benítez·Music SupervisorMary H. Ellis·Sound mixerBill Fibben·Boom OperatorDoug Hemphill·Sound Re-Recording MixerChris Jenkins·Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art & Design· 4
Donna O'Neal·Costume DesignKim Colefax·Production DesignPaul Huggins·Art DirectionRichard Charles Greenbaum·Set Decoration
Production· 9
Martin Bregman·ProducerWilli Bär·ProducerMichael Bregman·ProducerWilliam Davies·Executive ProducerOrtwin Freyermuth·Executive ProducerGary Levinsohn·Executive ProducerWilliam Osborne·Executive ProducerMary Colquhoun·CastingKatie Willard Troebs·Production Coordinator
Other Departments· 1
Dick Ziker·Stunt Coordinator
By the Numbers
45.7
OF 100
Master Score
5.5
OF 10
IMDb
22%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$6M
ROI -73%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#808080
#303030
#A02020
Mood
Intense, Romantic
Composition
Centered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man and a woman are embracing in a close-up shot against a dark, smoky background. The man, on the left, wears a dark hat and a red bandana, with visible tatt”

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Key Elements
Dark HatRed BandanaHeadpieceBanglesTattoos
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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