There are scenes with trees in full Autumn colors prior to the Fenway holdup, yet later there are scenes where the trees are green again. 2, Hamm and his entire squad decide to stand in the picture window while Claire receives the call from Dougie. At Fenway, Doug and Jem enter disguised as Boston police officers, steal $3,500,000 in gate cash, and prepare to escape in an ambulance while disguised as paramedics. but you also fundamentally fail to understand most of the concepts you repeatedly rant about. Anyone wanna help me out? 2,301, This story has been shared 2,085 times. Brooklyn, New York. Fergus 'Fergie' Colm: Son, I knew your daddy.He worked for me for years. His father was a criminal, while his mother became a drug addict because of Irish Mob boss Fergus Colm's sale of drugs to her; she hanged herself when Doug was six. doofus. Just caught this movie this weekend and agree wholeheartedly. Source: Claire Folger/Warner Bros. Pictures. After she reads the letter MacRay leaves with the cash, a shot of the Charlestown hockey rink is shown, with a plaque dedicating it to Doris MacRay, Dougs mother. Just in case that didnt tip Claire off enough (who by the way, is inordinately trusting of strangers for someone who just was blindfolded and taken hostage by a number of armed thugs), he responds to her statement claiming that shed definitely be able to identify the robbers by voice by saying something like Well, it might be harder than you think. Oh really, Dougie? When Doug and James, dressed as cops, approach the four people inside Fenway Park (two armed security two regular employees) and have them lay on the ground, they use Flex-Cuffs on them, but as they walk away you can clearly see the cuffs are not tight around anyone's wrists. Doug asks Claire to go away with him, and she accepts. The last thing we need is you smarting off with You should check your facts, you tool. 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At age 6, a child is not bothered by their own modesty, so being in his underwear should not have been something Doug should have remembered and emphasized that much when telling his story. Charlestown hopes not Affleck's new film is the talk of the Townies", "Robbed of its new image? This square mile, we're told, contains more thieves and bank robbers than anyplace else in the country. Submit. No argument there. [1], McRae's communist affiliations led her activities to be watched closely by the Commonwealth Investigation Service, and she was the subject of heated debate in the Victorian Parliament in 1946. This film is dedicated to them. When Doug MacRay is talking to his father on the phone across a pane of glass in prison, a camera shot that focuses on Doug shows a reflection of the elder MacRay with his mouth clearly moving, although neither character is speaking at the time. However, I think that Ben Affleck fell badly on The Town, and part if it is probably due to the fact that he took on two jobs; directing and playing the lead character. Shocked to discover Doug was one of her assailants, she cooperates with the FBI and breaks up with him. "It was just so remarkable that this one very small community was the focus for bank robbers," he said, but he was very aware that crime was only one part of the community, and he did not want to make all residents of the neighborhood look like criminals. He presents his lack of emotional intelligence in his outbursts with Kris, Jem, and Fergie. PORT LAVACA Doris Marek Mills, age 86, of Port Lavaca, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023 at home with her family by her side. | The robbers' van changes direction during the armored truck robbery. In the bureau office during the investigation of the crews first robbery, Agent Frawley (Hamm) gets a call on his cell phone, presumably related to the more-recent heist that the boys pulled off seconds earlier. The fact that Doug and Jem beat the crap out of two Dominicans from a housing project whod supposedly thrown bottles at Claire when shed been stupid enough to walk by herself through a housing project (no woman in her right mind would do that, at any time of night or day) and permanently cripple them, especially since they didnt even tell the two Dominicans why they are beating him up, shows that underneath that smooth, sweet-talking, gentle veneer of his, Doug, as well as Jem, is a man of unprovoked violence, and more like his incarcerated father (who, btw, is serving several life sentences in MCI-Cedar Junction for bank robbery and murder) than he wouldve liked to admit. The dialogue is nearly identical both times. Heat meets The Departed! 821, This story has been shared 765 times. "[31] Writing in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Laremy Lengel titled his review "The Town Works Best if You Avoid the Heat," also referencing Mann's film. Frawley interrogates them but fails to get confessions and is forced to release them. I remember laughing out loud at the aberration of a movie that was "Pearl Harbour" and in particular Ben Affleck's "Kinda, sorta, coulda" chat-up line and haven't even seen "Gigli", but it's fair to say that with this and his earlier effort "Gone Baby Gone" he's certainly found his mtier, not only in front, but also behind the camera. After they pull off and before they blow it up, the headlight is intact. You know they either geld the horse with a knife or with chemicals. Join Yahoo Answers and get 100 points today. 4. moot point. again. Leading these eager agents in the movie is Special. After Jem leavesthough not before Dougie has to inconspicuously grasp his neck during his departure, so Claire wont notice the distinctive Notre Dame tattoo he revealed on his neck during the bank heistClaires one takeaway from the encounter is So, I guess you didnt tell your friends about me, huh? A more pressing question might have been OK, that guy introduced himself as your friend but you were clearly pissed off to see him and wanted to get rid of him before he revealed some big secret, whats the deal? These are the kind of people that pass for bank managers in The Town? In real life, Tangerine Florida is a rural community in the middle of the state, far from the kind of waterway shown. Perhaps they shouldve thought of hiding from plain sight or thought hmmm, what if hes (or someones) watching Claires apartment? Also, the scene is a direct ripoff of the Val Kilmer scene from Heat. (LogOut/ Well, sort of. 'Masterpiece' Head Susanne Simpson Teases 'Sanditon' Season 3 Is Her "Favorite One" Yet. Doug MacRay, like his friends and partners in crime, are not only skilled, disciplined and ruthless in their quest for quick money through parasitic behaviors such as armed robbery, and whod unquestionably kill or seriously injure people enough to put them in the hospital if theyre considered obstacles to what they want, but Doug knows how to come across as a nice guy, when hes really not. Your number 3 you got wrong. In the Extended Cut, Doug and Claire talk about Doug's parents twice; once while walking across a bridge during their first date, and the second time in a garden. Bank Boston merged with Fleet Bank in 1999 to form Fleet Boston, which merged with Bank of America in 2004. On the FBI report, the date of the bank robbery is 9/2011. 2. you obviously didnt catch on to the obvious fact that you can tell he knew what she did when he commented on her one of your sunny days huh? comment. Eventually, Frawley realizes hes not coming and makes a Sunny days, huh? type comment to Claire, just to let her know that her little ruse wasnt completely lost on him. Change). They let her go, physically unharmed, although rather traumatized by the whole incident, which included "Jem's" near-fatal beating of Claire's assistant manager, and Claire ends up quitting her job as the bank manager, as a result. Pretty sickening, this whole thing. The one problem with Notre Dame's big win. See production, box office & company info, The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Salt/Ramona and Beezus/Summer Doc Round-Up. http://blotter.vanvoice.com/2010/10/film-review-th What is the worst movie you've ever seen? What happened to Doug at the end of the town? The garden scene does not appear in the theatrical cut. Within that subgenre, which includes The Boondock Saints, The Departed, Mystic River and Affleck's Gone Baby Gone, The Town is more of a straightforward crime-procedural and has a more optimistic outlook. MacRay's mother was hooked on drugs by local mob boss Fergie Colm, who introduced the drugs to her to force Stephen to do things the way he wanted him to do. This is gonna be easy! They set up their semi-inconspicuous trap for him while Dougie gets an hours head start on his getaway. What happened to Douglas Macray after The Town? As far as #1 is concerned, I guess Im the only guy who actually READ the plaque, which reads anonymous gift in the memory of No one knows WHO made the gift, because it was ANONYMOUS. Jem saved his life by killing a kid named Brendan, who wanted to kill MacRay with a Glock 21 handgun, and Jem served nine years in prison. I feel Im gettin dumber by the minute readin you babble on about nonsense. Based on actual events, it received praise from critics for its direction, screenplay, editing, and the performances of the cast (particularly Renner) and grossed $154 million worldwide. Diego Arcia Sabariego as Carl Colver; Doug's best friend/Rachel's love interest. 2. Hah! In the Extended Edition Blu-Ray version, Frawley calls the bank and is told Claire quit her job Friday. Douglas MacRay was born to Stephen MacRay and Doris MacRay, and was raised in the blue collar Boston neighborhood of Charlestown, a town known for its high rate of bank heists. Doug deserved to end up in a federal penitentiary for his crimes, and Claire deserved to be criminally prosecuted herself, or at least put on some sort of probation, for abetting Doug and for receiving stolen goods (Dougs ill-gotten heist money). ! screamed the rave reviews of the trailer. Almost as soon as Doug got what he wanted out of Claire (a promise not to go to the cops or the Feds), he left the money in her garden and skipped town for Florida, because he was on the lam from the law and couldnt elope with Claire and exploit her as a bargaining chip, the way hed wanted to do. Questo il secondo film da regista di Affleck, dopo Gone Baby Gone , da lui anche scritto e prodotto. Fergus 'Fergie' Colm: You're going to do this for me, or I'm going to clip your nuts, like I clipped your daddy's. Doug MacRay: Don't talk about my father. 2010-09-15 - The Town 2010 Full Movie Watch HD Online Free Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. Kristas daughter, Shyne, still an infant, caught in the middle of all this shit, was innocent, and I felt sorry for her, too. 3. Join Facebook to connect with Doris Macray and others you may know. it says that at the end of the movie on a bench in an ice hockey arena for kids The Ellen DeGeneres drama just got even messier Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary access to the web property. When the ambulance hits the FBI Mobile Command Center, cables are visible along the street to pull the truck back. The actor-director stars in the movie as Doug MacRay, the leader of a ruthless gang of bank robbers. Growing up in Northeastern Washington state and Idaho, she was affectionately known as "Tiny" to her . Really? Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Are Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes on 'GMA3' Today, Jan. 18? 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MacRay took part in the famous "Nashua job", in which he hijacked an armored car up to New Hampshire and shot both guards with their own weapons . The crew enter into a full fledged shootout with police, and MacRay is the only one to get away. When the FBI considers past robberies the characters might be linked to, a display board shows "Bank Boston" with a date of 2008. much less have a heart to heart with him. Dez was a smart (he was college-educated and had a regular job) but stupid guy; he was pretty much just along for the ride, and did what he was told to do by the gang, and yet, at the same time, he seemed to be pretty much their victim, as well, if one gets the drift. Robbing a bank is not separating people from their money. 3. a quick google search would have stopped this idiocy from happenin. Toggle navigation. Though the series is produced and edited like any reality show, the people featured have very real, and very severe, hoarding problems. MLS #. After Dougie gets awayand yes, he actually does get away, presumably because Affleck was always as crushed as I was when DeNiro got killed at the end of HeatClaire digs up a bag that he left buried in her garden before splitting from The Town. http://blotter.vanvoice.com/2010/10/film-review-th (Next to last paragraph). 1: Go back and read the plaque at the rink. Episode 2 Release Date Information, '1923' Episode 4 Recap: "War & The Turquoise Tide", 'Yellowstone' Star Lilli Kay On Clara's Surprising LGBTQ+ Kiss: "Queer People Exist Everywhere", 'Yellowstone' Season 5 Episode 8: 5 Things You May Have Missed, From The Return of Jimmy To Beth's Horrible Discovery, Is 'Yellowstone' Season 5, Episode 9 on Tonight? 8. you didnt pick up on the fact that he doesnt really get along with his dad? The Town: A Stupid, Overrated, Crappy Movie: Hey, folks, Im in the mood to post this, so here I am. [21], On February 5, 2012, to promote the upcoming The Town: Ultimate Collector's Edition set, the AMC Loews Boston Common theater hosted an "exclusive engagement" of The Town (Take 2), wherein three showings of the film were shown with the alternate ending featured in the new home media release. abandoning her family in his earlier years. He also almost became a professional ice hockey player before he threw it away to follow in his father's footsteps as a bank robber. Clark signed a 3 year deal, not 2, for 5 million per year, back when 5 million was a huge salary. (Dougie was once a hockey prospect, you see.). Charles Hogan got the idea for his novel, on which the film is based, in 1995. During the armored car robbery getaway in the Dodge Caravan, you can already see burns / bullet holes in the headliner of van before they even shoot at any cops. Directed by Ben Affleck. [9][12] Affleck wanted to direct a movie "I personally researched and understood", and invited high school classmate Aaron Stockard to work with him on the script. - Doug MacRay in The Town The Town is a brilliant heist film released in 2010 and starring Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively and Jon Hamm. 27,392, This story has been shared 16,103 times. Good Will Hunting, imo, is a good film that really worked. So, even though The Town is only fiction, parts of it do seem real, but parts of it don't. The fact that Claire acted like a poor, confused, dumb-assed adolescent and allowed herself to be manipulated, made a fool out of and taken advantage of by Doug is pitiful, but she doesnt deserve pity, due to the fact that she helped the very guy who turned her life upside down and caused her a ton of grief in the first place escape the law. You must be a lot of fun at parties. Frawley probably wanted to see if he could get Krista to talk about her drug deals and I think this scene was an OH SHIT moment which was much appreciated. The film premiered on September 8, 2010, at the Venice Film Festival before being released in the United States on September 17, 2010. The actor and director later got in trouble with law enforcement for giving felons guns, but he clarified that the weapons were fake. In defense of #8, these characters dont really strike me as being the most emotionally open people in the world. Just another site is doug macray a real person Frawley said to Claire You know the FBI is a national organization, and then requested that the descriptions and photos of Doug MacRay be circulated. Twitter. ), crew member Gloansy (Slainealso a member of La Coka Nostra, apparently) makes a crack about how No ones robbed the Sawx like that since Jack Clark! Over my head in the theaters, I checked Clarks Wikipedia page hoping it would partially explain the reference. Do suspicions in The Town not arise when unemployed consorts of known felons suddenly shell out five or six-digit amounts for local charity projects? Looking for Doris Mccray? Makes $110 a day. 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MacRay falls in love with Keesey as the story develops. Earlier that day, the intersection of Tremont and Avery streets was temporarily renamed "The Town Take 2 Place" in a small ceremony, attended by Welliver and Boston city officials. [8][9] In 2006, director Adrian Lyne brought the novel to producer Graham King. Douglas MacRay was born in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Stephen and Doris MacRay. Jaseng treatment helps bone and nerves to regenerate, by boosting the self-healing power of the body. 937, This story has been shared 880 times. Georgia receiver suffers horrific leg injury while scoring TD, 'Fantasy Football Live': Welcome back, McCaffrey, LeBron reacts to presidential call by trolling Trump, Biden gets Nationals' invite that Trump never got, 'Tears of joy': Athletes weigh in on Biden's victory, Texas becomes first state to exceed 1 million virus cases, Hey Irish fans, storming the field was a bad idea. Yet, I realize that, in order to get the democratic society that we all long for, different viewpoints have to be aired, no matter how much at odds they may be with each other. Together, they had one son, Doug MacRay. The Town is a 2010 American crime thriller film co-written, directed by and starring Ben Affleck, adapted from Chuck Hogan's 2004 novel Prince of Thieves. Douglas "Doug" MacRay. Subtle. She was the Victorian delegate to the Defence of Children conference in Vienna in 1952 and served as the UAW's president from 1964 to 1966. While talking to Claire in the community garden, Doug's mouth does not move when he says "'Cause you'll f*cking" in the reverse angle shot (then normal mouth movements "hate the answers!"). She was educated at Pakenham State School before winning a scholarship to Melbourne Continuation School, returning to Pakenham as an assistant teacher in 1910. Now that I think of it, I wouldnt cared one iota if Doug and Claire had either ended up in jail, or been shot and thrown into the Charles or the Mystic River. Sure, I sympathized with Claire at first, because she was the victim of an armed bank robbery, which wasnt her fault, but I completely lost my sympathy for her when she not only got involved, wholesale, in a romance with Doug, but refused to sever all contacts with him even after she learned through Agt.
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