The Outfit (DVD)

You know how it is. You hit us. We hit you. Career thief Earl Macklin (Robert Duvall) pays no mind to the mobster's threat. He intends to put a big hurt on an L.A crime outfit. He, his girlfriend (Karen Black) and his partner (Joe Don Baker) will avenge the murder of Macklin's brother by cutting down gangland operations bit by violent bit. Based on the novel by Point Blank author Richard Stark, The Outfit has a feel and grit that makes it a throwback to film noirs of the 1940s and '50s. The casting of noir veterans underscores the tone: Robert Ryan, Jane Greer, Marie Windsor, Timothy Carey and Elisha Cook. Hollywood buffs will also enjoy seeing longtime Variety columnist Army Archerd in a bit role.

Starring: Tony Trabert, Robert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don Baker, Robert Ryan, Timothy Carey, Sheree North, Marie Windsor, Jane Greer, Henry Jones, Joanna Cassidy, Elisha Cook Jr., Bill McKinney, Anita O'Day, Carl Eller, Eddie Ness, Roy Jenson, Richard Jaeckel, Tom Reese, Archie Moore, Tony Young, Roland LaStarza, Ed Ness, Roy Roberts, Emile Meyer, Roy Jensen, Philip Kenneally, Bern Hoffman, John Steadman, Paul Genge, Francis de Sales, James Bacon, Army Archerd

Director: Carter DeHaven III