Finders Keepers (1984)

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On the run from the police and a female roller derby team, scam artist Michael Rangeloff steals a coffin and boards a train, pretending to be a soldier bringing home a dead war buddy. He gets more than he bargained for from the train and the coffin.

Introduction
"Finders Keepers" is a 1984 American funny film directed by Richard Lester as well as starring Michael O'Keefe, Beverly D'Angelo, and also Louis Gossett Jr. The movie complies with a team of travelers that discover a lot of money stowed away in a railway cars and truck as well as consequently start a wild and also funny search to declare it. With the basic premise of 'finders keepers, losers weepers', the motion picture offers a series of slapstick adventures and also incorrect identities that cause numerous humorous situations.

Story
The movie opens up with a team of males trying to burglarize the Delosville Bank by exploding its vault. However, their break-in goes awry, and the bank is partially destroyed, scattering the money throughout the roads. Panic ensues as townspeople order as much cash as they can obtain their hands on.

Caught in this chaotic event is Michael Rangeloff, a hopeful con artist who chooses to swipe an antique train car to utilize as a vehicle for his next adventure. He manages to hitch the railway cars and truck to a train went to Florida, where he experienced Lianne, an ambitious starlet acting to be a motion picture supervisor. On the other hand, a corrupt police officer named Spender additionally ride on the same train to get away from his debts.

One of the con artists associated with the Delosville Bank break-in, Georgie, stashes the swiped money on a mannequin in the antique train automobile for safekeeping. When Michael determines to steal the railway car, he unintentionally takes the mannequin as well. Now, everybody-- from the financial institution's burglars to the crowd-- seeks Michael as well as the cash.

The journey takes the unlucky tourists via various cities and also towns where they take part in a collection of ill fortunes and also narrowly avert capture. During their adventures, Michael and Lianne have a not likely romance that further complicates their quest. The cast of personalities ultimately merges on a deserted airstrip for a madcap final face-off where all parties attempt to assert the taken money.

Themes & Style
"Finders Keepers" takes the audience on a humorous trip featuring a screwball mix of lawbreakers, romantics, and also go-getter characters that bring the idea of 'finders keepers' to the extreme. With absurd situations, slapstick humor, and an entertaining chase for a large amount of taken money, the film explores human greed, deception, and the ways individuals would certainly go with a possibility at easy wealth.

Directed by Richard Lester, the film is a hectic funny with rollicking, madcap action scenes that are reminiscent of his previous works, such as "A Hard Day's Night" and also "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum". The humor as well as funny timing in "Finders Keepers" keep the audience involved and captivated throughout the movie, never missing a beat.

Cast & Reception
Michael O'Keefe, Beverly D'Angelo, as well as Louis Gossett Jr. lead the actors of "Finders Keepers". O'Keefe plays the hustler, Michael Rangeloff, who locates himself in the facility of the turmoil, while D'Angelo is Lianne, his love rate of interest and also ambitious actress. Gossett Jr. tackles the function of the corrupt police officer, Spender, who is additionally on the hunt for the stolen money.

Upon its release, "Finders Keepers" obtained mixed reviews. Some movie critics discovered the film's slapstick wit and strange personalities capitivating, while others slammed the film for being as well inferior and foreseeable. Regardless of these criticisms, "Finders Keepers" has given that garnered a cult adhering to as well as is born in mind as an enjoyable comedy that showcases the abilities of its 3 celebrities.

Top Cast

  • Michael O'Keefe (small)
    Michael O'Keefe
    Michael Rangeloff
  • Beverly D'Angelo (small)
    Beverly D'Angelo
    Standish Logan
  • Louis Gossett Jr. (small)
    Louis Gossett Jr.
    Century
  • Brian Dennehy (small)
    Brian Dennehy
    Frizzoli
  • Pamela Stephenson (small)
    Pamela Stephenson
    Georgina Latimer
  • Ed Lauter (small)
    Ed Lauter
    Josef Sirola
  • David Wayne (small)
    David Wayne
    Stapleton
  • Jim Carrey (small)
    Jim Carrey
    Lane Biddlecoff
  • Frank C. Turner (small)
    Frank C. Turner
    Elvis, Railway Waiter (uncredited)
  • Campbell Lane (small)
    Campbell Lane
    Stanton Gilmore