He offers three captured criminals – Glasses, Teeth and their driver, Fingers – a deal: pull a bank heist, hire The Driver, and deliver him to the police.
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The Driver meets The Player at her apartment to pay her, but they are interrupted by The Detective, who threatens her and alludes to her criminal history.įrustrated at failing to capture The Driver, The Detective sets up an illegal sting. She is brought in by The Detective to identify him, but is paid off to deny seeing him. The Driver pulls a job at a casino, but his co-conspirators are late to reach him, causing him to be seen by several bystanders, including The Player. He has also gained notoriety among police, particularly the volatile Detective, who has become obsessed with capturing The Driver, who he refers to as "Cowboy". He is known among fellow criminals for his high price, commensurate with his skill. The Driver is a quiet, enigmatic man who steals cars to use as getaway vehicles in robberies around Los Angeles. Directors like Quentin Tarantino, Nicolas Winding Refn and Edgar Wright have cited The Driver as a major influence on their films. It initially received negative reviews but has become one of Hill's most popular films and the reception became more positive over the years. The film was a box office disappointment in the United States but performed better overseas.
The Driver seeks help from The Player to mislead the detective.Ģ0th Century Fox released The Driver on 28 July, 1978. After another escape from the police, a detective (Dern) tries to catch the driver by promising pardons to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery.
O'Neal stars as The Driver, a getaway driver for robberies, whose exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught. It stars Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern and Isabelle Adjani. The Driver is a 1978 American neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Walter Hill.
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