The Old Man & the Gun
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The Old Man & the Gun is a 2018 American biographical crime film written and directed by David Lowery, about Forrest Tucker, a career criminal and prison escape artist. The script is loosely based on David Grann's 2003 article in The New Yorker titled "The Old Man and the Gun", which was later collected in Grann's 2010 book The Devil and Sherlock Holmes. The film stars Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, Tika Sumpter, Tom Waits and Sissy Spacek. Redford, then 82 years old, announced his intent to retire from acting after completion of the film. Redford's brief appearance in Avengers: Endgame (2019) was filmed before he made The Old Man & the Gun. It was his final filmed movie role before his death in 2025. The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States by Fox Searchlight Pictures on September 28, 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from critics, and Redford was nominated for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy at the 76th Golden Globe Awards.
Infobox
Directed by
David Lowery
Written by
David Lowery
Based on
"The Old Man and the Gun"by David Grann
Produced by
mw- James D. Stern Dawn Ostroff Jeremy Steckler Anthony Mastromauro Bill Holderman Toby Halbrooks James M. Johnston Robert Redford
Starring
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Danny Glover Tika Sumpter Tom Waits Sissy Spacek
Cinematography
Joe Anderson
Edited by
Lisa Zeno Churgin
Music by
Daniel Hart
Productioncompanies
Endgame Entertainment CNE Sailor Bear Identity Films Tango Productions Wildwood Enterprises
Distributed by
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release dates
August 31, 2018 (2018-08-31) (Telluride) September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28) (United States)
Running time
93 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$15.8 million
Box office
$17.9 million
Tables
· Reception › Accolades
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
Award
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
Date of Ceremony
February 4, 2019
Category
Best Grownup Love Story
Recipient(s)
The Old Man & the Gun
Result
Nominated
Best Actor
Best Actor
Award
Best Actor
Date of Ceremony
Robert Redford
Category
Nominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Award
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Date of Ceremony
January 10, 2019
Category
Actress Defying Age and Ageism
Recipient(s)
Sissy Spacek
Result
Nominated
Dublin Film Critics' Circle
Dublin Film Critics' Circle
Award
Dublin Film Critics' Circle
Date of Ceremony
December 20, 2018
Category
Best Cinematography
Recipient(s)
Joe Anderson
Result
6th place
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Award
Golden Globe Awards
Date of Ceremony
January 6, 2019
Category
Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Recipient(s)
Robert Redford
Result
Nominated
National Board of Review
National Board of Review
Award
National Board of Review
Date of Ceremony
January 8, 2019
Category
Top Ten Independent Films
Recipient(s)
The Old Man & the Gun
Result
Won
Satellite Awards
Satellite Awards
Award
Satellite Awards
Date of Ceremony
February 17, 2019
Category
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Recipient(s)
Robert Redford
Result
Nominated
| Award | Date of Ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | February 4, 2019 | Best Grownup Love Story | The Old Man & the Gun | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Robert Redford | Nominated | |||
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 10, 2019 | Actress Defying Age and Ageism | Sissy Spacek | Nominated | |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle | December 20, 2018 | Best Cinematography | Joe Anderson | 6th place | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 6, 2019 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Robert Redford | Nominated | |
| National Board of Review | January 8, 2019 | Top Ten Independent Films | The Old Man & the Gun | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | February 17, 2019 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama | Robert Redford | Nominated |
References
- The film's opening states the story is "mostly true".
- Toronto International Film Festivalhttp://www.tiff.net/films/the-old-man-and-the-gun
- The Numbershttps://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Old-Man-and-the-Gun-The#tab=summary
- Box Office Mojohttps://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oldmanthegun.htm
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- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2016/film/global/casey-affleck-robert-redford-the-old-man-and-the-gun-1201903187/
- Entertainment Weeklyhttps://ew.com/article/2016/10/28/robert-redford-casey-affleck-crime-movie-old-man-and-gun/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2017/03/tika-sumpter-casey-affleck-the-old-man-and-the-gun-robert-redford-1202049741/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2017/03/robert-redford-fox-searchlight-casey-affleck-the-old-man-and-the-gun-1202049524/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2017/04/keith-carradine-old-man-and-the-gun-movie-casting-1202071986/
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- The Enquirerhttps://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2017/03/06/robert-redford-movie-film-cincinnati/98802984/
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- "How Filming in Texas Helped 'The Old Man & the Gun' Capture Its Authentic Look"https://variety.com/2018/artisans/production/robert-redford-old-man-and-the-gun-2-1202955090/
- "Can you spot the DFW locations in the trailer for this Robert Redford movie?"https://www.star-telegram.com/entertainment/movies/article212667944.html
- "Movie alert: Redford's "The Old Man and the Gun" opening Friday"https://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/entertainment_in_waco/movie-alert-redfords-the-old-man-and-the-gun-opening-friday/article_0247e4ad-80e6-53ca-8075-9f89910250c3.html
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- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2018/film/festivals/2018-telluride-film-festival-line-up-1202918919/
- Telluride Film Festivalhttp://telluridecms-production.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/guides/45th-TFF-program-guide-final.pdf
- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tiff-2018-lineup-beautiful-boy-life-more-1129445
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2018/film/awards/robert-redford-old-man-and-the-gun-opening-1202764695/
- The Playlisthttps://theplaylist.net/old-man-gun-robert-redford-20180605/
- The Old Man & the Gun Blu-ray | United States | Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD | 20th Century Fox | 2018 | 93 min | Rated PGhttps://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Old-Man-and-the-Gun-Blu-ray/219082/
- The Old Man & the Gun on Digital Download, VOD & DVD on 1 April 2019https://www.theartsshelf.com/2019/03/06/the-old-man-the-gun-releases-on-digital-download-vod-dvd-on-1-april-2019/
- Rotten Tomatoeshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_old_man_and_the_gun
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- Consequence of Soundhttps://consequence.net/2018/09/film-review-the-old-man-the-gun/
- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/old-man-gun-film-review-telluride-2018-1139156
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/the-old-man-and-the-gun-review-1202923639/
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- HuffPosthttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-old-man-and-the-gun-robert-redford-david-lowery_n_5ba80ad5e4b0181540de47ce
- Film Journal Internationalhttp://www.filmjournal.com/features/sundown-kid-robert-redford-returns-robbing-banks-david-lowerys-old-man-gun