John Williams wrote:
> Another writer who shouldn't be forgotten in this
context is Higgins' great
> disciple Elmore Leonard. Is there a better
description of two guys just
> doing their job than the bomb disposal fellers
ingoring the gangster sat on
> the booby trapped toilet at the beginning of Freaky
Deaky (the last great
> Leonard IMHO)?
I was thinking Leonard too. Many of his characters take a
workmanlike approach to crime. And its the deception in the
implied working agreement between the thief and corporate
big-wig that motivates the heist in Out of Sight. At least in
the movie. Same in the book?
Kerry
>
>
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