Plunkett & Macleane

1999
R
1h 39m

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6.3/10

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Period Drama Action Adventure Comedy Crime Drama

Two robbers are persecuted by the law, whose servants are not much better and even worse.Two robbers are persecuted by the law, whose servants are not much better and even worse.Two robbers are persecuted by the law, whose servants are not much better and even worse.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

11K

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
James Macleane (1711-1750) was the son of a Scottish parson, and became known as "Gentleman Highwayman" in partnership with his good friend Will Plunkett (also a Scotsman). Plunkett really was an apothecary, although it was Macleane's wife who had died. Macleane was an inveterate dandy, and this caused him to make the fatal mistake of wearing a set of stolen waistcoats into the shop of the tailor who made them, leading to his arrest and subsequent hanging in November 1750.

Goofs
While there was an Earl of Rochester extant in 1748, he would have been 76 years old, and was certainly not known as a bisexual profligate. The character seems to be based upon John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester who lived during the reign of Charles II and died in 1680.

Quotes
Lord Rochester: No, the new world is too far. Too big. Too primitive. No, no, my place is here... corrupting the young.

Crazy credits
The person in charge of overseeing the duel between Chance and Plunkett is listed as the "Dual Referee".

Connections
Referenced in Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000)

Soundtracks
No 9
Written by Craig Armstrong, Marius De Vries
Performed by Craig Armstrong

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Strange, but I liked it!

I had to watch this twice before I could make up my mind about it. The first viewing - 21st century dialog and disco music laid over reasonably authentic looking old world visuals - comes as such a surprise, it forces you to abandon everything that you were expecting. Once you have gotten into the open frame of mind that the movie asks for, it's a riot: action by the bucketload and alternately funny and oddly moving as Plunkett and Macleane's partnership changes from a wary 'marriage of convenience' to true friendship. The acting is excellent all round, and Liv Tyler's luscious Rebecca is fun and interesting in herself. One of my very few disappointments was that the last ten or fifteen minutes seemed to be rushed, giving me a slight feeling of, "Huh? Is it finished?" when the titles rolled. Overall, excellent. Probably gives a more filthy, revolting and accurate impression of the 18th century than any official period drama. 8/10