Band of Robbers

Band of Robbers
Theatrical Poster for Band of Robbers
Directed by Aaron and Adam Nee
Produced by
  • John Will
  • Rick Rosenthal
  • Matt Ratner
  • Arun Kumar
Screenplay by
  • Aaron Nee
  • Adam Nee
Based on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
Starring
Music by Joel P. West
Cinematography Noah Rosenthal
Edited by
  • Aaron Nee
  • Adam Nee
Production
company
Torn Sky Entertainment
Distributed by Gravitas Pictures
Release date
  • June 13, 2015 (2015-06-13) (Los Angeles Film Festival)
Running time
 95 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $20,555[1]

Band of Robbers is a 2015 American crime comedy film written and directed by brothers Aaron and Adam Nee based on Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In this modern-day retelling, the two iconic rascals are grown up and small-time crooks still searching for the fabled Murrell's treasure that has eluded them since childhood. The story draws heavily from Twain's classic novels, including characters, plot twists and even dialogue.

Plot

When Huck Finn (Kyle Gallner) is released from jail he is greeted by his lifelong friend, Tom Sawyer (Adam Nee), now an underachieving cop who just can't let go of their childhood dreams of wealth and glory. Tom convinces the reluctant Huck and their bumbling friends Joe Harper (Matthew Gray Gubler) and Ben Rogers (Hannibal Buress) to rob a pawnshop where their friend and contact, the alcoholic vagrant Muff Potter (Cooper Huckabee), believes Injun Joe (Stephen Lang), a savage and murderous white career criminal who admires and appropriates Native American culture, has hidden Murrell's treasure. Tom explains that robbing bad guys makes them the good guys. Things get complicated when Tom's commander assigns him to train Becky Thatcher (Melissa Benoist), an eager-to-please rookie partner, and the hung-over band of robbers' heist goes awry. But that doesn't stop Tom; instead, he leads the band on a wild treasure hunt from one mysterious clue to another. When Huck's friend, Mexican day laborer Jorge Jimenez (Daniel Edward Mora), is mistaken as part of the band's activities and arrested, Huck and Tom, on the run from a vengeful Injun Joe and the police, lead the band on a mission to rescue him and be "heroes".

Cast

Distribution

Band of Robbers was picked up for distribution by Gravitas Ventures and had a limited release on Jan. 15, 2016 in theaters in 11 cities. Its now available on iTunes/VOD.[2]

Reception

Band of Robbers received generally positive reviews from The New York Times,[3] Variety,[4] and The Cleveland Plain Dealer.[5] On Rotten Tomatoes, 17 out of 23 critics gave it positive reviews for an approval rating of 74%.[6] It has received comparison to the films of Wes Anderson, particularly Bottle Rocket, and the Coen Brothers.[7]

It won the Director's Choice Award at the Naples Film Festival.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Band of Robbers". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  2. ↑ "Oscar Nominees 'Brooklyn,' 'Room,' 'Spotlight' Jump; 'Lady In The Van' Solid – Specialty B.O." Deadline.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/15/movies/review-band-of-robbers-riffs-on-mark-twain-characters-in-todays-missouri.html?_r=0
  4. ↑ https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/band-of-robbers-review-1201680656/
  5. ↑ http://www.cleveland.com/moviebuff/index.ssf/2016/01/band_of_robbers_review_clever.html
  6. ↑ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/band_of_robbers_2016/
  7. ↑ "Review: Band of Robbers". JoBlo. The JoBlo Network. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160315224500/http://www.naplesfilmfest.com/2015-award-winners.html
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