How to Rob a Bank

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SV G @StephenVG Jan 10, 2026 Scotty was a friend of mine at The Evergreen State College in the late 70's. During the winter, he would go a little stir-crazy. Once he climbed the gutter pipe on "A" dorm on campus, a 10 story behemoth. Not content to just climb up a pipe for 10 stories, he would then reach out and grab the roof gutter and pull himself up onto the roof and climb over to the 10th floor balcony where he could get back into the building. His exploits with his tree house are well known, the film only scratched the surface. He and a friend built the treehouse together, though that friend is never mentioned. Perhaps he didn't want his name disclosed, so I won't do it here. Others contributed in later years as well. Scotty loved going to the local lumber store at night and throwing lumber over the fence. He'd leave and come back a few hours later to pick up the lumber if no one had noticed the theft. This was too much for his buddy who backed out of the project at that point. See more Santiago P @RT36029181 Feb 13, 2025 This film made me lose faith in Rotten Tomatoes. Slow, cringeworthy, and obsessing in detail about absolutely nothing. It was genuinely painful to watch the cops pretend to be Sherlock Holmes. See more Avindu G @RT86379654 Jan 30, 2025 A deep look into a bandit's life who lived in a time ahead of his actual era. Whole mission was to paint this notorious criminal in a different shade that's not seen by many. In any reality theft is severely damaging but looking at Scott's behavior, his approach and his giving back signs us towards a rebellious side of the character. He engaged in a chaotic, unbeatable battle with a behemoth that most people can't even look at, much less yell at. So this reunion of both sides to narrate explicitly how Hollywood's story went down is greatly entertaining. Excellent visuals and footage. Makes this documentary well worth the time. See more Samuel W @jockhater2 Nov 11, 2024 This was addicting to watch. Scott is a unique and interesting person and this documentary really made me like/dislike him. See more Birithivy Y @ViewsOfCinema Oct 29, 2024 How To Rob A Bank - 9/10. Finally, a Netflix doc that offers up a great retelling and explanation to the events that are covered in great (and entertaining detail). As a huge Oceans film fan, this was a fun and cool watch. I’m fascinated with the idea of a bank robber. Why do these individuals do the things they do? Why do they want to rob? Is it for ego, or for another purpose? This is a fascinating documentary which chronicles a famous robber and how that robber terrorized the city of Seattle. The interviews are actually interesting, and the retelling and chronicling of this robber leaves you interested and intrigued with how the robber did what they did. The doc also offers up a very interesting portrait about the robber themselves. The robber has such an interesting back story, and you see why and how they ended up being so successful at what they did to get their money. This could’ve easily been a movie, but I liked the way they crafted together this doc! Solid work! See more Davey M @RT19992480 Oct 25, 2024 Enjoyed! Fascinating with great scene to scene movement. With today’s technology this guy would have been in the news much earlier. See more Read all reviews

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