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Disorganized Crime

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Four crooks cause trouble while waiting for their leader (Corbin Bernsen) being chased by two inept detectives.
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Richard Freedman Newark Star-Ledger Jan 6, 2026
2/4
"Disorganized Crime" is so eager to please you can't really hold its many tests of credibility against it. Go to Full Review
Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Jun 15, 2022
It's so disorganized while pretending to be two movies, it ends up not being a movie at all. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Oct 21, 2005
3/5
Nicolas Lacroix EnPrimeur.ca Jan 29, 2004
2/5
Linda Cook Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) Nov 17, 2003
4/5
Fred Topel About.com Aug 11, 2003
2/5
Could have been much funnier for a botched heist flick. Go to Full Review
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Teddy S @Teddy_S Sep 10, 2026 What a pleasant surprise this was. Didn't expect much from the ratings but this was excellent on all fronts. Great cast and characters, a fun story and loads of laugh out loud moments. It's nicely directed and has a bunch of cool scenery too. A real gem. See more Don V @DonnVall Sep 8, 2026 In my Top 10. Great writing, story, acting, directing, editing, and perfect cast. The film is filled with many funny scenes. None of it is ridiculous goofball-type comedy. No errors. I did wonder if two detectives from New Jersey would drive their unmarked police car all the way from NJ to Montana to hopefully catch a bank robber, but that's probably nit-picky stuff. It could have been written that way to add to the story in which the police car does come into play later. The scene where one of the bank robbers is trying to explain to the judge how he ended up with a stolen car is one of my fav scenes. Brilliantly written, and acted. It’s indicitive of how crooks can end up with stupid excuses when surprised by questions they weren’t ready for. The first 20-mins is a bit slow (but nevertheless interesting). Hang in there as it picks up when two young boys are shooting at bottles. Great ending. Disorganized Crime is a classic gem that entertains!! See more Jul 31, 2022 I remember seeing this movie in the video store, but never actually watched it, so when the Kino blu-ray for it went on sale super cheap, I decided to get it, but was sadly disappointed. Despite a solid cast and being written and directed by Jim Kouf, who wrote the funny "Stakeout" and "Rush Hour" along with writing the excellent sci-fi flick "The Hidden" along with being the creator of the excellent TV series "Grimm," this movie really disappoints and ends up being a heist comedy that forgot to be funny. Big city gangsters Fred Gwynne, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rubén Blades, William Russ, and their leader Corbin Bernsen plan to rob a bank in a sleepy Montana town. Of course, things don't go as planned, mainly of which is New Jersey detectives Ed O'Neill and Daniel Roebuck arrest Bernsen before the robbery, leaving his minions to try to pull off the heist without their leader. The Montana setting is charming and unique, but that only goes so far. Gwynne and Blades are the standouts in the film, who manage to bring some level of dry humor to the film, but it's not enough to salvage a disappointing unfunny comedy that I think had the potential to be a sly comedy along the lines of "Midnight Run" or "The Hard Way." Skip this one. See more Oct 4, 2017 I've watched this movie dozens of times since I was a kid. I recently rewatched as an adult (32) and it's still a great movie. See more Apr 18, 2016 Bank robber gets some partners together at a remote cabin in this dark comedy. See more Jun 5, 2013 Saw this as a screener in Burbank.... It was called Bank Heist. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Four crooks cause trouble while waiting for their leader (Corbin Bernsen) being chased by two inept detectives.
Director
Jim Kouf
Producer
Lynn Kouf
Screenwriter
Jim Kouf
Production Co
Touchstone Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 14, 1989, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.4M
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Surround
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