For Immediate Release

IT'S NOT ABOUT GETTING THE GOODS,
BUT GETTING AWAY WITH THEM IN

HEIST

AVAILABLE ON VHS & DVD MARCH 12
STARRING GENE HACKMAN & DANNY DEVITO

"The cast is brilliant, the plotting ingenious, the dialogue incendiary,"
Michael Wilmingtion, Chicago Tribune

BURBANK, Calif., January 7, 2002 - On March 12, consumers will watch Gene Hackman and Danny DeVito stretch the limits of trust and loyalty in the suspense thriller Heist available from Warner Home Video (WHV) on VHS and DVD, priced at $19.96 SRP for VHS and $24.98 SRP on DVD.

Gene Hackman (Behind Enemy Lines, Crimson Tide, Unforgiven) plays a master thief forced into one last questionable job by a greedy stolen goods dealer, played by Danny DeVito (L.A. Confidential, Man on the Moon) in this hot caper full of action, suspense and "endlessly clever plotting."

Heist also stars Delroy Lindo (The One, Gone in 60 Seconds), Rebecca Pidgeon (State and Main, The Winslow Boy) and Sam Rockwell (The Green Mile, Galaxy Quest) and is written and directed by Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet (Hannibal, Wag the Dog, State and Main, The Untouchables).

The Heist DVD will be presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio and 16x9 widescreen format and includes the original theatrical trailer, cast/crew highlights, languages in English and French (dubbed in Quebec) as well as English, French and Spanish subtitles. Heist is rated "R" (language and some violence) and has a running time of 109 minutes.

With operations in 78 international territories - more than the video division of any other studio - Warner Home Video commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. WHV's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Home Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.

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