1. Plot

2. Cast

3. Production
    Filming 

4. Release

5. Reception
    Box office  Critical response 

6. References

7. External links

• John Goldwyn
• Lorne Michaels

• Chris Bowman
• Hubbel Palmer
• Emily Spivey

• Zach Galifianakis
• Owen Wilson
• Kristen Wiig
• Kate McKinnon
• Leslie Jones
• Jason Sudeikis

• Keith Brachmann
• David Rennie

• Michaels-Goldwyn
• Relativity Media

Masterminds is a 2016 American comedy film based on the October 1997 Loomis Fargo Robbery in North Carolina. Directed by Jared Hess and written by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer and Emily Spivey, the film stars Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones and Jason Sudeikis.

It premiered in Los Angeles on September 26, 2016 and was theatrically released in the United States on September 30, 2016, by Relativity Media. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $30 million.

Plot

In March 1997, Loomis Fargo & Company was robbed of $18.8 million in Jacksonville by company security guard Philip Noel Johnson. This gives Steve Eugene Chambers (Owen Wilson) and Kelly Campbell (Kristen Wiig) the idea to also rob Loomis. They involve Loomis armored car driver David Scott Ghantt (Zach Galifianakis). After some awkward training in preparation for the robbery, the team has David go inside Loomis' vault and load the entire money supply into the company's van. Before he leaves, David takes out three CCTV tapes, but misses one. The next day, David flees to Mexico with $20,000 and takes the cover name "Michael McKinney", which is the name of a friend of Steve's. Meanwhile, Steve takes most of the heist, around $17 million.

FBI Special Agent Scanlon (Leslie Jones) and her partner (Jon Daly) take the case, and immediately have David as the prime suspect, but have no idea of Steve's involvement. Steve plans to cut David loose but Kelly thinks it would be wrong to abandon him. In Mexico, David narrowly escapes from the three Interpol agents looking for him, and then calls Kelly about what happened. Unfortunately, he inadvertently learns Steve's name from the ID in a wallet that Kelly gave to him. With his cover blown, Steve hires the real, but unstable hitman, Michael McKinney (Jason Sudeikis) to hunt David down. He finds David and attempts to shoot him, but the gun backfires and David escapes. David phones Kelly and learns that Steve is trying to kill him, and that Steve will not send the money for him as expected. David is then knocked unconscious by McKinney. When David regains consciousness, McKinney is about to kill him but reconsiders upon looking at "McKinney"'s birth certificate, thinking that David was born under the same circumstances; they become friends.

David calls Steve, threatening to surrender himself to Interpol if Steve doesn't wire $6 million into his bank account in two days. Kelly is then attacked by Jandice, who learns her engagement with David, at the mall and escapes. When Steve refuses to wire the money, his two friends kidnap Kelly and he tells David to get a ticket to South America in exchange for her release. At the airport, he meets McKinney, who is returning to the States, but as he bids farewell he sees Kelly's name written on his hand and he tells McKinney that he knows her. Realizing that he can't bring himself to kill her, they switch tickets just as the three Interpol agents attempt to catch David.

While Steve is hosting a party, the FBI puts a wire on one of the party members in an attempt to record Steve's confession. David sneaks in and rescues Kelly. They escape by stealing Steve's BMW but it crashes as they attempt to drive through the gate. Steve catches and assaults him, until David realizes he is near the FBI van with the agents inside. David tricks Steve into admitting that he was the mastermind of the whole plan, giving the agents enough reason to arrest all of them, including Kelly. David is sentenced to seven years in prison, while Steve served 11 years. About $2 million is still unaccounted for. Upon David's release, he is picked up by McKinney and they drive to visit Kelly.

Cast

• Zach Galifianakis^[5] as David Scott Ghantt
• Kristen Wiig^[4] as Kelly Campbell
• Owen Wilson^[4] as Steven Eugene "Steve" Chambers
• Jason Sudeikis^[5] as Michael Aaron "Mike" McKinney
• Kate McKinnon^[9] as Jandice
• Leslie Jones^[9] as FBI Special Agent Scanlon
• Mary Elizabeth Ellis^[9] as Michelle Chambers
• Ken Marino^[6] as Doug
• Karsten Friske as Cort Chambers
• Dallas Edwards as Ken Chambers
• Devin Ratray^[6] as Runny
• Jon Daly^[14] as Detective
• Ross Kimball^[6] as Eric
• Jordan Israel as Valet
• Njema Williams as Ty
• Kerry Rossall as Trunk Hostage

Production

On February 1, 2013, Jim Carrey joined the cast.^[7] On June 10, 2013, Owen Wilson joined the cast of the film.^[8] On December 3, 2013, Zach Galifianakis joined the cast to replace Carrey after he dropped out.^[9] On May 16, 2014, Kristen Wiig joined the cast,^[4] and on June 25, 2014, Jason Sudeikis was added as well.^[5] On June 30, 2014, Ken Marino, Kate McKinnon, Devin Ratray, Leslie Jones, Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Ross Kimball joined the cast.^[6] On July 10, Jon Daly joined the cast of the film to play an FBI agent.^[10] The film was produced by Brent Almond.

Filming

The title used in media coverage was Untitled Armored Car.^[11] Principal photography began on July 7, 2014, in Hazelwood, North Carolina in the Asheville area.^[12][13] On July 29, Galifianakis was spotted in a prisoner's costume, during filming in the streets of downtown Asheville, which were made over.^[14] The BB&T Center building, also the location of the production office, was transformed into the "Park Street Citizens Bank", with a Loomis Fargo burgundy truck parked outside of the entrance. The crew also shot the film on the steps of Buncombe County Courthouse, inside of the Buncombe County Jail, and in front of the Mediterranean Restaurant.^[11][14]

Release

The film was released in the United States on September 30, 2016.^[15] The film was previously scheduled to be released on August 19, 2015, a date which, in July 2015, Relativity rescheduled to October 9, 2015.^[16] The company pushed back the date because it was facing a financial crisis.^[17] The film was pulled from the October 9, 2015 release date^[18] before being released on September 30, 2016.^[19][15]

Reception

Box office

The film went on to gross $30.9 million worldwide against a $25 million production budget.^[22] Additional prints and advertising costs were estimated to be in excess of $20 million.^[22][23]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 33% based on reviews from 94 critics, with an average rating of 4.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Mastermind{{'}}s great cast and stranger-than-fiction true story are largely wasted on a scattershot comedy with a handful of funny moments and far too much wackiness."^[24] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 47 out of 100 based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[25] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B–" on an A+ to F scale.^[26]

References

External links

• {{Official website|http://www.mastermindsmovie.com/}}
• {{IMDb title|2461150|Masterminds}}
• {{Allmovie title|573269|Masterminds}}
• {{Mojo title|armored15|Masterminds}}
• {{Metacritic film|masterminds|Masterminds}}
• {{Rotten Tomatoes|masterminds_2015|Masterminds}}

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