In the reverse angle shot, his lips don't move. If caught, the hired hands would rarely rat on who hired them, as was the nature of Boston criminals. Your own issues and baggage are bleeding through every whiney word of this review. The camera pans onto the SWAT officers. In the bureau office during the investigation of the crews first robbery, Agent Frawley (Hamm) gets a call on his cell phone, presumably related to the more-recent heist that the boys pulled off seconds earlier. She stood as a Communist candidate for the federal seat of Henty in 1951, but subsequently focused more on women's issues as a foundation member of the Union of Australian Women (1950). Change). When Frawley learns Claire quit her job, he taps her phone, shows his file on Doug to her, and threatens to prosecute her as an accomplice after he realizes that they are together. SPOILER ALERT: DONT READ IF YOU DONT WANT TO KNOW KEY PLOT ELEMENTS! Doug does not get rid right away of Claire's driver's license; this could have been incriminating evidence had it been found on him or at his house. MacRay's mother was hooked on drugs by local mob boss Fergie Colm, who introduced the drugs to her to force Stephen to do things the way he wanted him to do. Jem's father - Died in prison, mentioned Jem's mother - Died from AIDS, mentioned. good job dude! It also states that Keesey was born on May 19, 1978, and is 30 years old. 1 of 2. The Town unfolds in the Boston neighborhood of Charlestown, which the prologue claims has produced more bank robbers and armored car thieves than anywhere else in the world. But how much of the film is actually based on real events? The 475 sq. As a fugitive, Doug is likely to lie about his true whereabouts in case the message was intercepted. 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But he was more known as Doug MacRay. This is gonna be easy! They set up their semi-inconspicuous trap for him while Dougie gets an hours head start on his getaway. (And in the meantime, if they were going the baseball route, wouldnt No ones robbed the Sawx like that since [Yankees Owner Who Traded for Babe Ruth]! have been the obvious choice? Why, Dougie wonders, didnt Stephen ever look for her after she went missing? However, I think that Ben Affleck fell badly on The Town, and part if it is probably due to the fact that he took on two jobs; directing and playing the lead character. He is played by Ben Affleck, who also directed and co-wrote the film. 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Douglas MacRay was born in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Stephen and Doris MacRay. James Coughlin: Whose car are we gonna' take? Sound like a small animal that go trapped or something. Self Published Autobiography. Bank Boston merged with Fleet Bank in 1999 to form Fleet Boston, which merged with Bank of America in 2004. Its interesting and different compared to the norm, which would be taking a hostage and then keeping an eye on them afterwards to make sure they dont know too much, so thats why its in a movie. But rather than come right out and say that, he cozies up to her in her home bar and flirts with her for a few minutes, even launching into a ridiculous extended metaphor about the weight of a $20 bill (which starts off sounding like a boast about his dickdont ask) before dropping the bombshell of the bill not being worth its own weightin Oxy as Kristas expression drops. The paper reported there is some sense of rivalry between Townies, people who lived in the historically Irish-Catholic neighborhood for decades, and "Toonies", largely white-collar workers who arrived with gentrification, but most of that has died down. Y un barrio llamado Charlestown ha dado ms ladrones de vehculos blindados y Marty MacGuire, Cummins Armored courier. Doug MacRay was a bank robber. When Will Love Island Season 9 Be on Hulu? Within that subgenre, which includes The Boondock Saints, The Departed, Mystic River and Affleck's Gone Baby Gone, The Town is more of a straightforward crime-procedural and has a more optimistic outlook. Doug's father was a criminal. This entry was posted on October 3, 2010 at 9:47 am and is filed under Listeria. Your obvious disliking of this movie and the fact that you did not know who Jack Clark was leads me to believe your a feminine man and one that lacks the masculinity to appreciate it. In the early 1990s, an increase in the number of bank and armored car robberies by Townies focused attention on Charlestown. Charlestown's reputation as a breeding ground for armed robbers She soon enrolled in the University of Melbourne as an arts student, and by September 1914 was teaching at Faraday Street State School in Carlton. Having seen those two movies probably a combined 20 times in my life, I was a pretty easy sell for The Town, newfound double-threat Ben Afflecks heist flick follow-up to the similarly New England-set Gone Baby Gone. As a result, the movie is regarded as one of the best thriller movies ever produced. I didnt really think that the sunny days thing was obvious when she said it. and Dougie is the only one of the crew who makes it out alive, he gives Claire one last call to try to persuade her to come away with him. The only reason they can make a movie out of it is BECAUSE he took her as a hostage and then had feelings for her. While Affleck had grown up in nearby Cambridge, Massachusetts, he barely knew the harsh inner-city environment of Charlestown. [10] Lynn's vision for the project was a 3-3.5 hour Martin Scorsese styled film with a budget of 90 million dollars, this led to creative differences with the studio and the eventual departure of Lynn from the project. Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck) leads a band of ruthless bank robbers and has no real attachments except for James (Jeremy Renner), who -- despite his dangerous temper -- is like a brother. The crew enter into a full fledged shootout with police, and MacRay is the only one to get away. Goldensanddubai is a website that writes about many topics of interest to you, a blog that shares knowledge and insights useful to everyone in many fields. Still have questions? No argument there. The actor-director stars in the movie as Doug MacRay, the leader of a ruthless gang of bank robbers. 2,973, This story has been shared 2,301 times. McRae died at East Brighton in 1988. Doug MacRay (1972-) was a bank robber from Boston, Massachusetts. Douglas MacRay was born in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Stephen and Doris MacRay. By - November 29, 2020. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. [33], A voice in the trailer of the film says: "There are over 300 bank robberies in Boston every year. His father was a criminal, while his mother became a drug addict because of Irish Mob boss Fergus Colm 's sale of drugs to her; she hanged herself when Doug was six. Isnt it funny how the vast majority of people, either naively or in willful ignorance, miss all of the above! He and Matt Damon also did a great job working together in this particular movie. 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[9][11] By 2008, The Town was decided as the title and Ben Affleck, fresh off his directorial debut in Gone Baby Gone, was brought in by Warner Bros. to serve as the films star, director and co-writer. Not a true crime documentary. At the flower shop, a bar across the street is called "Fitzgerald's." Moments later, when the ambulance collides with the SWAT truck, the tire is intact. I think that one of the dumbest parts of the film were the conversations that occurred in the first two dates between Doug and Claire. Historica Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Additionally, the FBI knows who he is and what he looks like. ! screamed the rave reviews of the trailer. Before the movie was released, Ben Affleck praised Jeremy Renner's performance. 2023 Goldensanddubai. Both versions include special features and an audio commentary including a look at Affleck as a director and actor. 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