Going in Style is a 2017 American heist comedy film remake of the 1979 film of the same name. Directed by Zach Braff and written by Theodore Melfi, it stars Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin, Joey King, Matt Dillon, Christopher Lloyd, Ann-Margret, John Ortiz and Siobhan Fallon Hogan. It follows a trio of retirees (Freeman, Caine, and Arkin) who plan to rob a bank after their pensions are canceled.

The film premiered at the SVA Theatre on March 30, 2017, and was released in the United States on April 7, 2017. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $84 million worldwide against its $25 million budget.

Plot

Joe, Willie, and Albert are senior citizens and lifelong friends living in New York. During an unpleasant appointment at the bank, Joe is one of the victims to witness a robbery in progress carried out by three individuals wearing black masks. During the robbery, he notices the leader bearing a Mongol warrior tattoo on his neck as the only lead that could help the police identify the culprit. However, the leader sympathizes with Joe when he finds out about his current financial situation brought up by the bank. The robbers subsequently escape with over $1.6 million.

When the company they worked for is bought out, their pensions become a casualty of the restructuring. Joe is hit particularly hard and finds out that he, his daughter, Rachel, and granddaughter, Brooklyn, will be homeless in less than thirty days. Willie finds out he is gravely ill from kidney failure and needs a transplant and is even more frustrated because his financial situation forces him into a long-distance relationship with his daughter and granddaughter. Desperate, the three friends decide to rob the bank that is going to restructure their pension funds and take back what is rightfully theirs.

Inspired by his experience of the robbery, Joe originates the idea; at first Albert and Willie are appalled, but eventually agree when they later learn that their bank intends to steal their pensions. Trying to shoplift some items from a grocery store, where Al s love interest, Annie, works, results in a comic disaster, so the trio turn to Joe s former son-in-law, Peter Murphy, and a professional criminal and pet store owner named Jesús to teach them the ropes. They plan an alibi using their lodge s carnival as a cover.

Joe, Willie, and Albert disguise themselves as The Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr.) and use guns with blanks so that no one gets hurt. The robbery almost goes awry when Willie collapses briefly and Lucy, a child witness partially pulls off his mask to allow him to breathe better; she sees the wrist watch he wears with a picture of his granddaughter on it as he engages in a friendly conversation so as not to let her feel intimidated; however, the three manage to get away with over $2.3 million. They are soon arrested on suspicion by FBI Agent Hamer after the manager from the grocery store recognizes Al s walk from the video surveillance cameras, but they all stick to their alibis.

Hamer puts them along with other senior suspects into a police lineup, using Lucy, the child witness who partially took off Willie s mask. She refuses to identify Willie, leaving Hamer with no case. Willie suffers total kidney failure and is near death until Al agrees to donate a kidney. While part of the money is used to help the three friends with their financial situations, the rest is given to their families, friends, co-workers, and fellow members at the lodge. Joe finally gets his granddaughter a puppy he promised her if she got A s in every subject at school; courtesy of Jesús, who is later revealed to be the leader of the robbers from the robbery Joe witnessed and has laundered the money that they stole. The tattoo on his neck is also revealed to be a fake made of henna, intended to throw the FBI and the police off the scent. The movie ends at Al and Annie s wedding as the three friends celebrate their good fortune.

Cast

• Morgan Freeman as Willie Davis, Kanika s grandfather and Maya s father, one of the three protagonists.
• Michael Caine as Joe Harding, Brooklyn s grandfather, Rachel s father and Peter s father-in-law, one of the three protagonists.
• Alan Arkin as Albert Garner, one of the three protagonists, Annie s love interest and saxophone teacher.
• Matt Dillon as Special Agent Hamer, an FBI agent who investigates bank robberies.
• Ann-Margret as Annie Santori, Albert s love interest, Ezra s grandmother, and an employee at Value Town.
• Christopher Lloyd as Milton Kupchak, the guys senile lodge buddy.
• Joey King as Brooklyn Harding, Joe s granddaughter and Peter and Rachel s daughter.
• Annabelle Chow as Lucy, Mandy s daughter and the child witness.
• John Ortiz as Jesús Garcia, a man of unspecified credentials who agrees to show the guys the ropes, a pet store owner in Queens, and the leader of robbers at the beginning of the film.
• Peter Serafinowicz as Peter Murphy, Joe s former son-in-law, Rachel s former husband, and Brooklyn s estranged father.
• Josh Pais as Chuck Lofton, the bank manager of Williamsburg Savings Bank who intends to take Joe s house in a month.
• Maria Dizzia as Rachel Harding, Joe s daughter, Peter s ex-wife and Brooklyn s mother.
• Kenan Thompson as Keith Schonfield, a grocery store manager of Value Town.
• Ashley Aufderheide as Kanika Davis, Willie s granddaughter and Maya s daughter.
• Gillian Glasco as Maya Davis, Willie s daughter and Kanika s mother.
• Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Mitzi, a waitress at Nat s Diner.
• Nancy Sun as Mandy, Lucy s mother.
• Jeremy Schinder as Ezra Bronkowski, Annie s grandson.
• Anthony Chisholm as Paul, the Knights Grandmaster.
• Jeremy Bobb as Donald Lewis

Production

Development

On October 12, 2012, it was announced that New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. were developing a remake of 1979 heist comedy film Going in Style, with Theodore Melfi set to write the script. Donald De Line was on board to produce the film with Tony Bill, producer of the original film, as executive producer. Melfi was approached by De Line and Andrew Haas about writing the screenplay for the remake, but Melfi insisted on changing the ending to something more upbeat. Melfi explained:

In this modern era, and even for me, I don t want to see a movie where my heroes whom I ve been fighting for and rooting for for two hours die or go to jail. I want to see them get ahead, and it s perfect for them to get ahead these days because everyone hates banks now. So let s have them put the perfect heist together, rob a bank, get away with it, and go off into the sunset. They said, Yes, let s do that, and that s how that script was born.

On January 9, 2013, Don Scardino was hired to direct the film. On September 19, 2013, Melfi, who wrote the script was in talks to direct the film. On November 19, 2014, it was revealed that Zach Braff was in talks with the studio to direct the film, but he was not officially offered yet. On November 19, 2014, it was announced that Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine were cast in the film to play the lead roles, while Dustin Hoffman was in talks to join them. On April 9, 2015, Alan Arkin joined the cast of the film to complete the lead cast of three. On August 3, 2015, Joey King joined the cast of the film to play Caine s character s granddaughter. On August 10, 2015, Matt Dillon was added to the cast to play an FBI agent named Hamer, pursuing the three elderly lifelong friends and robbers. The same day, Ann-Margret was cast in the film for an unspecified role.

Filming

Principal photography on the film began in Brooklyn, New York City, on August 3, 2015. Filming also took place in Astoria, Queens.

Soundtrack

The film features original music by composer Rob Simonsen, as well as songs by various artists and two of its stars:

Music not included in the soundtrack but heard in the film includes:

Release

Going in Style was released on April 7, 2017, which Warner Bros moved from an original May 6, 2016 date.

Box office

Going in Style grossed $45 million in the United States and Canada and $39.6 million in other territories for a worldwide gross of $84.6 million, against a production budget of $25 million.

In North America, the film opened alongside Smurfs: The Lost Village and The Case for Christ, and was projected to gross around $8 million from 3,061 theaters in its opening weekend. It grossed $4.2 million on its first day and $11.9 million over the weekend, finishing above expectations and 4th at the box office. In its second weekend the film grossed $6.3 million (a drop of 47%), finishing 5th at the box office.

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 47% based on 171 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10. The site s critical consensus reads, Despite the considerable talent of its leads, Going in Style is light on laughs and plays it safe far too often. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score 50 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating mixed or average reviews . Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of B+ on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it an overall positive score of 83%.

Year	2017
ReleaseDate	2017-04-07
RuntimeMins	96
RuntimeStr	1h 36min
Plot	Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.
Directors	Zach Braff
Writers	Theodore Melfi, Edward Cannon
Stars	Michael Caine, Alan Arkin, Ann-Margret
Produced by	Bruce Berman,Tony Bill,Samuel J. Brown,Donald De Line,Michael Disco,Toby Emmerich,Andrew Haas,Jonathan McCoy,Steven Mnuchin
Music by	Rob Simonsen
Cinematography by	Rodney Charters
Film Editing by	Myron Kerstein
Casting By	Avy Kaufman
Production Design by	Anne Ross
Art Direction by	Laura Ballinger
Set Decoration by	Sara Parks
Costume Design by	Gary Jones
Makeup Department	Deena Adair,Nancy Hancock,Anna Hilton,John Jones,Don Kozma,Claire Mahony,Bernadette Mazur,Kat Percy,Kerrie Smith,Sanja Milic,Jackie Risotto,Ana Marie Salamat,Susan Schectar
Production Management	Alyson Latz,Jonathan McCoy,Tricia Miles,Frank Murray,Kelley Sims
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	G.A. Aguilar,Paul Alary,Arusha Baker,Ryan Robert Howard,Takahide Kawakami,Maurice Sessoms,Christopher Surgent
Art Department	Stephanie Abbaspour,Ann Bartek,Jim Bauer,Katya Blumenberg,Robert Castillo,Gary Chandler,Gabriel Alicto Chavez,Colleen Conway,Tom Conway,Nara DeMuro,Sean Doyle,Julie Dubrow,Erin Fite,Jonathan Graham,Glen A. Gregory,Christopher Kay,Martin Lasowitz,Wes Louie,Nick Miller,Genevieve Nicholas,Peter John Ocasio,Maite Perez-Nievas,Ariel Poster,Kathleen Pullan,Michael Saari,Kyle Salvatore,Nick Shakespeare,Duncan Smith,Ginny Walsh,Candice Wong
Sound Department	Ron Bartlett,Bradford Bell,Michael J. Benavente,Bob Brockman,Zane D. Bruce,Bill Donnelly,Susan Dudeck,Bill Higley,Julian Howarth,David Jobe,Adam Kopald,Danny Michael,Lindsay Pepper,Lynn Sable,Joe Savastano,Michael Scott,Ben Wilkins,Antony Zeller,Dean A. Zupancic
Special Effects by	Conrad V. Brink Jr.,Jeff Brink,Nathanial Brotherhood,Doug Facciponti,Nicholas Janaro,Eric Jolley,Mike Maggi
Visual Effects by	Andrea Atwater,Karina Benesh,Patrick Bramley,Tori Buenger,Jake Coy,David De Leon,Mitchell S. Drain,Brandon Endy,Bradley Gaines,Pasquale Greco,Harimander Singh Khalsa,Alyssa Koncelik-Diemer,Alex Ling,Crystal Lyons,Saurabh Maurya,Michael Means,Neiko Nagy,Karen M. Nichols,Molly Pabian,Eric Schoellnast,Rick Shine,Nic Spier,Donald Strubler Jr.,Moshe Swed,Pedro Tarrago,David Tate,Mason A. Taylor,Josiah Van Arsdel,David Van Dyke
Stunts	G.A. Aguilar,Ashley Altamirano,Bill Anagnos,Roy T. Anderson,Alina Andrei,Bobby Beckles,Nitasha Bhambree,Seth Andrew Bridges,Ann Carton,Joe Coghlan,Joseph Devaughn,Trevor E. Dickerson,Mark Fichera,Tim Gallin,Jeffrey Lee Gibson,Becca GT,Jimmy Hays,Don Hewitt,Pete Klein,Josh Lakatos,Mick O Rourke,George Peck,Stephen A. Pope,Tracey Ruggiero,Tom Sierchio,Matt Triplett,Aaron Vexler,Caroline Vexler,Joyce Philbin
Camera and Electrical Department	Michael Alba,John Alcantara,Mark-Anthony Artis,Jeph Banks,Joe Belschner,Evyn Blasko,Frank Blasko,Anthony Coan,Andy Day,Michael DeRario,Anthony DeRose,Paul Dickover,Steve Domini,Rachael Doughty,Corey Gegner,Michael Guthrie,Brian Heller,Connie Huang,Abi Iverson,Kevin Kerwick,James Klayer,Ian Korer,Brooks Lockwood,Bobby Mancuso,Diana Matos,Daniel James McCabe,Keith McNicholas,Julia Elaine Mills,John J. Moers,Alec Nickel,John Nijhawan,Atsushi Nishijima,Jeff Panessa,August Popkin,Frank Rinato,Maria Rusche,Patrick Ruth,Matthew Selkirk,M. Parker Shippey,Chris Silano,Imanuel Smith,Troy Sola,Peter Staubs,Rob Tedeschi Jr.,Edward Viola,Sebastian Slayter
Casting Department	Patty Connolly,Nikita Dolese,Harrison Nesbit,Mark Sussman,Grant Wilfley
Costume and Wardrobe Department	Jason Adam V,Alyssa Bracken,Danielle Cadorette,Sarah Dano,Debbe DuPerrieu,Jessica Harmston,Paul Hartis,Kayti Haugh,Sebastian Jaramillo,Jimmy McBride,Tim McKelvey,Janna Notick,Brett Springirth,Francisco Stoll,Mitchell Travers,Cathie Valdovino
Editorial Department	Max Berger,Lindsey Cohen,Annie Eifrig,Bob Fredrickson,Jeff Halsey,Borna Jafari,Pamela Scott-Farr,Anthony Smedile,Scot Starbuck,Kostas Theodosiou,Gordon Wang,Zach Wolf
Location Management	Richard Connors,Ryan Ferguson,Trish Gray,Michael Kriaris,Jeff Vari,Jeremy Edward Williamson
Music Department	Edward Atkatz,Michael Bahnmiller,Kim Baum,Duncan Blickenstaff,Jacob Braun,Daniel A. Brown,Tom Brown,Jeff Bunnell,Celeste Chada,David Channing,Forest Christenson,Michael Daniels,Tim Davies,Antonio Di Iorio,George Doering,Jessica Dolinger,Candy Emberley,Peter Erskine,Luke Flynn,Mark Graham,Riley Hughes,Jeremy Levy,Taylor Lipari-Hassett,Mike McCoy,Alan Meyerson,Lucia Micarelli,Cameron Patrick,Annie Rosevear,Naomi Sato,Eric Shetzen,Andrew Silver,Andrea von Foerster,Joe Zimmerman,Gina Zimmitti
Script and Continuity Department	Jessica Lichtner,Monika Petrillo
Transportation Department	David Conelli,Liam Ferguson,Ralph Gagliano,Robert Gaskill,Bryan Place,Vance Reid,John Michael Vukson
Additional Crew	Camrin Agin,Dustin Bewley,Nicholas Boyd,Clay Broaddus,Bridgett Buss,Richard Castro,Al Cerullo,May Charters,Chrysti Cook,Casey Cooney,Justin Frasier-Wright,Raheem Freeman,Matthew Galeon,Ben Gatollari,Alessandro Girolami,Bethany Hagen,Laura Hoyt,Aakomon Jones,Alex Klaue,George Kotsopoulos,Julie Kuehndorf,Cary Lee,Jenny Lee,Terrence Lee,Vanessa Lee,Audie Liametz,Will Limpert,Ana Lossada,Gabrielle Lui,Kristina McFadden,Meredith Metcalf,Matthew Monaco,David Moore,Rich Neurouter,John Papp,Diego Daniel Pardo,Scott Parker,Quentin Pierre,Matthew F. Preston,T.L. Quach,Michael C. Rizzo,Matthew Roper,Joe Russo,Amanda Sanchez,A.J. Serrano,Buck Shipley,Gunnar Sizemore,Joseph Slomka,Gareth Smith,Yasser Souisri,Kristin Steigerwalt,Anna Swando,Mark Thudium,Samantha Treiber,Kelly Trivigno,Courtney Waltimyer,Daniel Krone,Danielle Litz,Andrea Smith
Genres	Comedy, Crime
Companies	De Line Pictures, New Line Cinema, RatPac-Dune Entertainment
Countries	USA
Languages	English
ContentRating	PG-13
ImDbRating	6.6
ImDbRatingVotes	85574
MetacriticRating	50
Keywords	bank,caper comedy,senior,money,toilet