In THIEF, James Caan is an expert jewel thief who disdains using nitroglycerin to crack his safes but the director Michael Mann brings his own brand of pyrotechnics along for the ride; his 1981 heist movie, fueled by a percolating synth score by Tangerine Dream, is a stylistic knockout, a dazzlingly modernistic update to the traditional noir thriller. With an iconoclastic supporting cast including Tuesday Weld and Willie Nelson. But wait, there's more! Josh Olson hosts Trailers From Hell's official podcast, THE MOVIES THAT MADE ME! Join Josh and his, ummm, "co-host" Joe Dante in conversation with filmmakers, comedians, and all-around interesting people about the movies that made them who they are. Check it out now, and please subscribe wherever podcasts can be found. iTunes: https://goo.gl/MGhMML Spotify: https://goo.gl/hPPtoL Libsyn: https://goo.gl/aAR1bo RSS: https://goo.gl/3faeG7 As always, you can find more commentary, more reviews, more podcasts, and more deep-dives into the films you don't know you love yet over on the Trailers From Hell mothership: http://www.trailersfromhell.com