The Untouchables (1987): Still The Best Gangster Movie Ever Made?

About this episode

The episode revisits the 1987 film The Untouchables to evaluate its status as a classic gangster movie.

Remember The Untouchables from 1987 starring Kevin Costner & Sean Connery? We remember it being the bee's knees. A real hotsy-totsy gangster picture where every problem could be solved with a quick quip & a Tommy Gun. Every scene is packed with tough mugs, and enough lead flying around Chicago to start a scrap metal shortage. We remember Robert De Niro's Al Capone being one scary palooka, and our good guys trying to clean up the town one wise guy at a time. But is this Prohibition-era classic still the cat's pajamas, or has it gone the way of bathtub gin and twenty-cent cigars? So grab your fedora, tell the coppers to take a hike, and join us as we revisit The Untouchables to find out if this old-time gangster flick still packs a wallop.

People in this episode

Host: Jimmy Coates

Topics covered

• gangster movies
• film reviews
• Prohibition era
• classic cinema
• character analysis

Keywords

• The Untouchables
• gangster movie
• Kevin Costner
• Sean Connery
• Robert De Niro
• Al Capone
• film review

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Untouchables

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