Loot

1970
R
1h 41m

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Richard Attenborough, Hywel Bennett, and Roy Holder in Loot (1970)

Two friends rob a bank and hide the loot in a coffin at the funeral parlor where one of them works. A nurse's greed and a detective's questionable tactics complicate matters.Two friends rob a bank and hide the loot in a coffin at the funeral parlor where one of them works. A nurse's greed and a detective's questionable tactics complicate matters.Two friends rob a bank and hide the loot in a coffin at the funeral parlor where one of them works. A nurse's greed and a detective's questionable tactics complicate matters.

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5.4/10

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Trivia
The character of the corrupt Inspector Truscott is generally regarded as playwright Joe Orton's revenge on the police force. He had once served a short prison sentence for defacing library books. The character was, as he conceded, also based to an extent on the notorious Detective Sergeant Harold Challenor, whom he never met, but who had been at the center of a great scandal in 1963. Challenor was found to have planted evidence to ensure a conviction in several cases, including those of innocent people. The fictitious Truscott even uses a catchphrase of Challenor's.

Goofs
When the hearse that Dennis is driving goes out of control because its brakes have failed, and the other vehicles in the funeral procession accelerate to keep up, they lurch round several corners. Skid marks from previous takes are visible on each corner.

Quotes
Nurse Fay McMahon: The police used to be run by men of integrity!
Inspector Truscott: That is a mistake which has since been rectified.

Connections
Featured in Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano (2024)

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Written by Keith Mansfield
Performed by The Keith Mansfield Orchestra
Sung by Steve Ellis

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2/10

Let's play "hide the corpse"!

You can tell throughout "Loot" that it is trying real hard to be an edgy black comedy. However, it doesn't even compare to the much funnier "Weekend At Bernie's". Why do I compare the two? Because both involve a corpse that moves around a lot.

A couple of young men easily steal a bunch of money from a bank vault. The bank is right next to a funeral parlor and they hide the money in a coffin. Not an empty coffin...one with a body in it. Well, they can't fit all the money into the coffin so they take the body out in order to make room for their stash of cash.

Craziness ensues as the two men try to hide both the money and the corpse from relatives and the police. It seems to go on and on and on. To make things worse, most of the story takes place in a hotel. This probably would've made a more interesting play rather than a movie. 2/10