Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)

Movie Details

Original Title Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Original Language EN

Budget $4,000,000

Revenue $25,000,000

Status Released

Popularity 2.6

Cast

Clint Eastwood

Thunderbolt

Popularity: 4.9

Jeff Bridges

Lightfoot

Popularity: 2.9

George Kennedy

Red Leary

Popularity: 2.5

Geoffrey Lewis

Eddie Goody

Popularity: 6.3

Catherine Bach

Melody

Popularity: 12.4

Gary Busey

Curly

Popularity: 1.3

Roy Jenson

Dunlop

Popularity: 3.6

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Eugene Elman

Tourist

Popularity: 1.7

Burton Gilliam

Welder

Popularity: 6.2

Claudia Lennear

Secretary

Popularity: 0.5

Bill McKinney

Crazy Driver

Popularity: 4.9

Vic Tayback

Mario Pinski

Popularity: 5.0

Key Crew

Director Michael Cimino

Screenplay Michael Cimino

Producer Robert Daley

Editor Ferris Webster

Production

Malpaso Productions

United Artists

Videos & Trailers

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (4K Modern Trailer)

Trailer

Hitchhiking With A Raccoon

Clip

Fugitives Steal A Car

Clip

Saving The Pastor

Clip

Classic Trailer

Trailer

Michael Cimino on Clint Eastwood and Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Behind the Scenes

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Keywords

friendship road trip heist outlaw running away bank heist money heist

Reviews from TMDB

Wuchak 8/10

Mar 4, 2019

***A Tarantino flick two decades before they existed*** A preacher (Clint Eastwood) with a past to hide is chased by a lunatic gunman (George Kennedy) in northern Montana. He inadvertently teams-up with a young scalawag (Jeff Daniels) and they concoct a mad heist with a couple of the former’s o ... Read more

r96sk 7/10

Jan 19, 2022

A hit-and-miss, if still probably good, 1974 film. <em>'Thunderbolt and Lightfoot'</em> fails as a comedy but actually does work as a road trip/heist movie, even with a surprisingly sombre ending. To further the mixed bag feeling, I found the acting talent to be just that. I'd say this is one ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Dec 7, 2024

"Thunderbolt" (Clint Eastwood) makes a living posing as a priest in backwater chapels when he is rumbled by a man who knows who he really is. By pure chance, he makes good his escape by climbing into the car of a passing motorist, whom he quickly nicknames "Lightfoot" (Jeff Bridges). This younger ma ... Read more