Product Details

• Actors: Peter Falk, Peter Boyle, Allen Garfield, Warren Oates, Gena Rowlands
• Directors: William Friedkin
• Writers: Noel Behn, Walon Green
• Producers: Dino De Laurentiis, Ralph B. Serpe
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English, Italian
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Universal Studios Ho
• VHS Release Date: August 6, 1996
• Run Time: 104 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300183343
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #201,323 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great crime caper flick, July 9, 2001

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W. K. Miller "kenmiller32" (NC, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brinks Job [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The Brink's Job movie is about the 1950 Brink's robbery in Boston. Peter Falk, Peter Boyle, and Paul Sorvino (yes, Paul Sorvino, MANY years before Goodfellas), are three of the low level crooks who mastermind the robbery of a Brink's location in Boston.

Brinks Job is funny and entertaining, and at times it is edge-of-your-seat exciting. There is great dialogue throughout, especially from Peter Falk's character, Tony Pino. There are superb supporting performances throughout. The plot moves in a great rhythm; it held my interest from start to finish. The movie really had the flavor of Boston, too.

I am a fan of many of the actors in this, such as Gena Rowlands, also wonderful as Tony Pino's wife. Sheldon Leonard turns in a good performance in a smaller role as J. Edgar Hoover.

After I watched the film, I read that Brink's Job was directed by William Friedkin, director of French Connection and The Exorcist, two more great movies of that era. It's no surprise that Brink's Job turned out so well.

If you like crime caper movies, you ought to take a look at Brink's Job.

ken32

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars DVD Please, May 22, 2005

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Vinny (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Brinks Job [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A classic comedy about the world famous robbery. Peter Falk is a petty thief who realizes how easy it would be to rob the Brinks company. "I own this joint" Falk says after he takes his crew through the building on a tour to prepare for when they will come back. Where is the DVD of this movie? Very funny and well acted by a cast of name actors, Peter Falk, Peter Boyle, Warren Oates, Paul Sorvino etc. The problem here is that this DVD version is not from a studio pressing. It was burnt by Amazon.com, I'm assuming with permission from the studio. The movie is wide screen but this version is a squeazed together 4X3. I set my TV to "stretch" and the picture was perfect. Also the sound goes in and out I have to keep adjusting the volume. Finally there are no menus at all, and no closed captioning. The movie just starts with the FBI copywrite warning. I'm keeping this movie because as flawed as this DVD is it is the only copy I have of this classic movie. I would like to know why Amazon is selling DVDs that are no better than bootlegged versions of movies, and why isn't Universal honestly giving this movie a proper release.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Goodtimes Home Video? Avoid this release!, January 4, 2009

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Mataka (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brinks Job [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Goodtimes had a deal with Columbia, and later MCA/Universal to make cheap EP prints for sellthru while the two studios made SP quality versions for the rental market. Here's the link to the Wikipedia article that confirms I'm telling the truth. By the way, they recently finally went bankrupt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoodTimes_Home_Video

These are BAD prints. Go for the MCA/Universal sold
in another listing. MUCH better print in quality SP mode.
Good luck!