The Squeeze (aka The Rip-Off) (1978)

A retired safecracker (Lee Van Cleef), now living quietly in Mexico, is talked into doing one last job by the son (Edward Albert) of an old friend. But the job turns out to be more complicated and dangerous than first thought. Directed by Antonio Margheriti (CASTLE OF BLOOD), this heist caper is rather formulaic in its plot and execution. There are a couple of twists and turns but if you've seen your share of these heist movies, you should be able to cross the dots and figure it all out fairly quickly. Although the film takes place in New York City, it was produced by an Italian film company and filmed in Germany with some NYC location shooting. Karen Black's awful performance aside, the acting is okay. I did love the 70s era disco underscore by Paolo Vasile although it dates the picture. With Lionel Stander, Robert Alda, Angelo Infanti and Peter Carsten.