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The Set-Up is a 1995 American crime thriller film directed by Strathford Hamilton and starring Billy Zane. It was based on the 1977 novel My Laugh Comes Last by James Hadley Chase.[1]

Plot

Charlie Thorpe, a security systems expert, is caught during a robbery. When he get released from prison, a bank owner hires him to design a fool-proof system during the refurbishing of his bank. After he has completed the system, he begins getting blackmailed, to break his system.[2]

Cast

Release

It debuted on the American premium television network Showtime on July 23, 1995.[3][4]

Reception

Time Out reviewed the film, writing that it was "a movie that's more plot than characterisation, and is already doomed from the moment they cast the synthetic male lead."[5] Variety and TV Guide also reviewed The Set-Up, the latter of which felt that "Persuasively acted by veteran smoothie James Coburn and the two romantic leads, THE SET-UP is knocked down a few pegs by the robbers--Mandylor, who seethes with "method" menace; former wrestler Tiny Lister, a Tor Johnson for the '90s, and the hammy Russo, who seems on a pilgrimage to showcase the worst aspects of Method-acted hooliganism in all his performances. "[6][7] Of Coburn, a reviewer for The Age noted that "the veteran film heavy deserves better."[8]

References

  1. ^ "REVIEW The Set Up". The Hollywood Reporter. July 21, 1995.
  2. ^ Scott, Tony (24 July 1995). Yahoo!
  3. ^ Movies Made for Television, 1964-2004: 1990-1999, p. 460 (2005)
  4. ^ Zad, Martie (23 July 1995). Naked News' Looks At Media's Styles, The Washington Post
  5. ^ T. J. "The Set Up". Time Out Worldwide. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  6. ^ Scott, Tony (1995-07-24). "The Set Up". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  7. ^ "The Set Up". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  8. ^ "The Set Up (review)". The Age. June 30, 1996.


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