Thief of Hearts
7.9 /10 2 Votes
Initial DVD release April 16, 2002 Duration Country United States | 5.6/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Thriller, Crime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date October 19, 1984 Cast (Scott Muller), (Mickey Davis), (Ray Davis), (Buddy Calamara), (Janie Pointer), Alan North (Sweeney)Similar When Will I Be Loved (film), Woman of Desire, A Night in Heaven Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1 Sound mix Dolby Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Jacobson, Don Simpson Cinematography Andrew Laszlo Edited by Tom Rolf Production company Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films Distributed by Paramount Pictures Language English Budget $8 million Box office $10,400,000 |
Thief of Hearts is a 1984 film drama produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. It was written and directed by Douglas Day Stewart.
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It stars Steven Bauer, Barbara Williams, David Caruso and John Getz. The film was nominated for a Razzie Awards including Worst Musical Score for Faltermeyer.

Thief of hearts
Plot

A burglar, Scott Muller (Steven Bauer), teams up with Buddy Calamara (David Caruso), a valet at a high-society restaurant. Buddy keeps an eye on Mickey and Ray Davis, a rich married couple, while Scott robs their home.

One night, one of the items Scott takes is a diary belonging to the wife (Barbara Williams). Scott reads the diary and discovers that the wife, Mickey, an interior designer, yearns for a more interesting life. He quickly becomes infatuated with her. The diary is full of her fantasies and dreams, so Scott plans to turn these into reality.

Mickey's husband, children's book author Ray Davis (John Getz), gets too involved in his work and neglects his wife's needs. Scott uses his inside knowledge to seduce her, using the pretext of needing someone to re-design his apartment, and posing as a school supply company CEO. The forbidden romance soon blossoms into a passionate sexual relationship, as Ray becomes suspicious.

During another robbery, Buddy kills a policeman who spotted them. Scott becomes more and more tense when Mickey starts asking questions about him and his past. Ray decides to follow Scott with his friend and publisher Marty Morrison (George Wendt). They snoop around the building used by the robbers and find out Scott is the thief who stole his belongings.

Buddy sees Ray there. He tells Scott, who, visibly agitated, goes to see Mickey, asking her to leave the city with him, revealing he was the one who stole her diary. Her husband arrives and fights with Scott, and when Mickey comes to her husband's aid, Scott leaves.
When the Davises go to a restaurant, Scott breaks into their home and reads Mickey's latest diary entry. Buddy intends to rob them again and Scott tries to stop him. They fight and one gets stabbed with Buddy's knife. The married couple come home to find the last standing intruder still in the house.
Mickey draws her pistol and targets the masked individual. Following the sound of a gunshot, the man collapses. Upon the arrival of the police, it's disclosed that the injured man is Buddy. Mickey then discovers Scott in the bedroom, alive but injured. Opting to evade arrest for shooting Buddy, Scott flees from law enforcement by escaping through a window, with Mickey observing as he disappears into the darkness.
DVD release
Thief of Hearts was released on DVD on April 16, 2002. The DVD release is heavily edited, especially the gun range scene.
Cast
References
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