- Release Date: 1993
- Runtime: 105 min
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Starring: Kim Basinger, Val Kilmer, Terence Stamp, Gailard Sartain ... see all
- Director: Russell Mulcahy
- Plot: A woman is released from prison, an expert bank robber who wants to settle down and go straight, but her parole officer and her former employer try to get her... Read more
User Reviews
The Best Movie
Aug 05, 2007
gemini_mythology - yahoo.com
Aug 05, 2007gemini_mythology - yahoo.com
The title says it all! It was a great film that you won't be dissapointed in! It was full of comedy, action, and romance. If you love action films this is a must see.... Full review
First movie I have walked out of in my life.
Oct 13, 2005
bemmie74 - yahoo.com
Oct 13, 2005bemmie74 - yahoo.com
I barely remember it. I only remember how tedious the plot was, and how every 10 minutes I was checking my watch to see when it would end. I felt like part of my life was wasted when I saw this... Full review
Kim Basinger's decent thief movie!
Oct 12, 2005
willmovielover82 - yahoo.com
Oct 12, 2005willmovielover82 - yahoo.com
The Real McCoy is about Karen McCoy (Basinger), a femae thief expert who was caught by stealing money in a bank and served 6 years in prison. Finally, Karen got out of jail. Karen went to the parole officer to get... Full review
Fun Family Flick!!
Sep 15, 2004
swt_lessa - yahoo.com
Sep 15, 2004swt_lessa - yahoo.com
We just purchased this DVD out of the $5.88 bin at Wal-Mart on the off chance that it was going to be good. Well what a surprise it was alot of fun to watch. Made the time fly. I enjoy both... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 11, 1993Washington Post
The Real McCoy" could fit quite nicely into this scenario; it has the feel of a made-for-TV movie.
The actress plays it strong, silent and fairly one-dimensional.
Then along comes the best thing about the film, Val Kilmer as J.T. Barker
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| Sep 10, 1993Chicago Sun-Times
The film's one redeeming merit is Kim Basinger , a good actress who has a sweet presence here.....He's an incompetent small-time stick-up artist who admires her reputation and becomes her sidekick (romantic possibilities are left mostly unexplored).....Answers to either question could provide an intriguing story....Unfortunately, those same scenes apparently took the film's authors back to the very same sources....replicants, programmed to have only those thoughts and emotions necessary for furthering a sim ... Full Review
| Sep 10, 1993James Berardinelli's Reviews
In fact, this movie is bad enough that Kim Basinger's lackluster performance doesn't hurt it.
Encumbered by a plot that has no conception of reality and a bunch of stale characters, The Real McCoy has little, if anything
... Full Review
Rolling Stone
You haven't lived until you see Kim Basinger, everybody's favorite bankrupt newlywed, playing a hardened felon leaving the slammer after six years and sparkling like she's just spent six hours in hair and makeup.
Basinger plays Karen McCoy, a cat burglar who tries to go straight by working in a laundry (Kim in a kerchief with attractively applied beads of sweat is another howl).
... Full Review
Austin Chronicle
If you're looking for the thrill of a good bank robbery film, this ain't The Real McCoy..... ... Full Review
News
Annual SFJazz gala gig is the Real McCoy
sfgate.com –
2009-05-27
There's always a celebratory mood in the air at SFJazz, which draws an eclectic cross-section of jazz lovers to its annual San Francisco gala. "Folks from every corner of the city, really every culture and creed, come to this gig... ... Full Article
The Real McCoy (1993)
ew.com –
1992-04-10
The tale of Kid McCoy starts out as a tip-top humdinger. Strauss -- author of Chang and Eng, a debut lollapalooza about conjoined twins from Siam -- writes about the Gatsbyfied Virgil Selby, a boy who just rolled up out... ... Full Article

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