The Maiden Heist (2009) should've been a hit movie, but wasn't. In late 2007, I was involved with some of the behind-the-scenes stuff on the film shot at the Worcester Art Museum (which then had the working title The Lonely Maiden). It was the general consensus amongst those working on the production that it would be a big hit upon it's release. How could it not? Three of the four leads were Oscar winners (Morgan Freeman, Christopher Walken, Marcia Gay Harden). The filming went smoothly, the actors did their jobs well. But just after the production wrapped, all hell broke loose when the Film's distributor, Yari Film Group, went bankrupt. There was a hope that a new company would come along in time, but no dice. The film was released late, to an extremely limited market, and went almost straight to DVD in late 2009, two years after filming ended. Nevertheless, The Maiden Heist is still a good film... a comedy caper with a good heart. It's certainly under watched and under appreciated, but it is always well received when it is shown.
Roger (Christopher Walken), Charles (Morgan Freeman) and George (William H. Macy) are security guards at an Art Museum in Boston. Each has fallen in love and grown fixated on different work of art in the collection...
They are heartbroken, however, when it is announced that the exhibit is being sold and sent to another Museum in Denmark...
Desperate, the three guards devise a plan to steal their precious, beloved masterpieces during the move...
Preparations are made...
But problems with Roger's wife (Marcia Gay Harden) are gumming up the works...
The plan is still on, though...
They proceed with the robbery. But a simple mistake throws everything off, and all goes wrong quickly. Now the thieves are left scrambling, trying to figure out what to do...
"The Maiden Heist"- movie trailer
