Dortmunder
POSTED BY: NewbieBob
UPDATED: Sunday, November 20, 2005 19:20
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In the pilot episode, one of the big bad ships we see is called the "Dortmunder" if I recall right. Now, the only reference of that name that I know of is the Donald Westlake character John Dortmunder. Robert Redford played him in THE HOT ROCK, among other actors (the worst bit of casting being MArtin Lawrence, I think). Anyone know if Joss paid homage to the character, or is there someone else (and famous) he is nodding his head to?
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I just think of the place in Germany.
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i think it a nod to the Dortmunder Novels
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taken from amazon.com
All the usual Westlake suspects are back in another fine mess, or in this case in a delightful collection of 11 Dortmunder stories. The swift succession of heists, getaways, scrapes, and screwups gathered in Thieves' Dozen epitomizes the venal joys of the comic caper. Each gambit is filled with engaging twists, such as when the gang tunnels into a bank vault only to find it packed with hostages from an armed robbery already in progress, or when they start a stampede while attempting to boost a stud racehorse. Then there's the deceptively simple challenge of getting across town with a ham sandwich in which is secreted a stolen emerald brooch, or the synchronized scrapes of crooks converging on a bashed-in bank in "Fugue for Felons." The short-story form is well suited to Westlake's sly shenanigans, and he even finds room for snippets of the Runyonesque repartee that gives this inspired nonsense just the right touch of absurd panache. These stories are real jewels--an excellent introduction to Dortmunder for a wide range of comic crime and mystery readers. David Wright
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