Right, lads. Thanks for gathering here in the seedy basement criminal headquarters round the back of the seedy basement criminal billiards hall. Grab a cocktail stick to chew. I’ve spread out a blueprint on the table so gather round and have a look.
As you all know, this is the big one, the heist of the year. We’re going to lift four million nicker in used five pence coins from the Coinstar machine by the tills in Morrisons.
First off, we all need code names. Kevil, you’re Mr Blancmange. Ian, we’ll call you Mr Trifle. I’ll be going by the name Mr Bread and Butter Pudding. No arguing now, those are the names, if you don’t like it you can walk out the door and miss out on the biggest haul of loose change this country has ever seen. Alright? Good. We’re all in.
Here’s the plan. Meet round the side of the Morrisons petrol station at 3.15. Mr Trifle and Mr Blancmange will be at the air machine feigning an argument about the correct tyre pressure for the rear wheels of a heavily loaded Dacia Sandero in cold weather. I’ll be in the shop buying a bag of Jelly Tots. If I come out and show you a car wash ticket for a number four programme with hot wax, the game is on.
At that point we all get into the Sandero sharpish. Mr Blancmange will drive. Mr Trifle will jump in the boot so the car doesn’t look too full. I’ll sit in the passenger seat and crack open the Jelly Tots. Then we swing it round to the front of Morrisons and ditch the wheels in a parent and child bay. They’ve got extra room for the doors to open and they’re right by the entrance. I don’t care if we get a ticket.
From there we make it to the Coinstar machine under cover of a montage. Mr Trifle will play in some lively montage music on a bluetooth speaker. Then we get indoors in five montage clips.
- One, Mr Blancmange slides the stack of shopping baskets in the way of the automatic doors to wedge them open.
- Two, Mr Trifle grabs us three copies of the free monthly Morrisons recipe magazine to hide our faces by pretending to read them.
- Three, I’ll offer the security guard some Jelly Tots so he’s not looking at the CCTV.
- Four, Mr Blancmange grabs a 10p plastic bag from the self checkouts and covers up the camera.
- And five, Mr Trifle humorously pauses by the display of flowers to pull a rose from a bouquet and tuck it into the buttonhole on his suit jacket.
When we get to the Coinstar machine we have sixty seconds to get it away before the checkout supervisor sees what we’re up to and raises the alarm. Mr Blancmange and I will lift the floor panel next to it, revealing a manhole down to the drains. Mr Trifle will then announce that he’s “got this” and we will leave it to him to push the machine into the hole.
When that’s done we jump down after it and ride it away through the sewers like a big cash-filled surfboard. The current will tip us out at the riverside where we can get a number 65 bus back here to the lair.
Any questions? No? Good. In that case, you put your suits on and I’ll get the Sandero out of the lock up. Everyone synchronise watches. See you outside in five.
9 comments on “Heist movie”
I can’t see a problem with any of this. I hope I can remember my codename though.
I think you’re Mr Morrison. I’ll meet you on the no. 64 bus
Great. You can give me a hand with my shopping.
The poster for this heist movie is going to be epic. We’re all going to look as hard as nails. Start growing your stubble now.
Make sure that I have my ‘brave’ face on the poster; you know the one I mean. I would have to kick off if I looked anything less than ‘brave’.
You’re going to look so brave. In fact, we might photoshop a second or third Ian Brave Face into the poster, so the bystanders all have them too. You can’t get enough Brave Face in a poster like this.
If we can ‘brave’ up everyone, within reason of course (I don’t want my face over everybody), then it will surely result in a bigger box office.
I’ve had a word with the director and they’re going to sort it out in post-production so that every face in the movie is Ian Brave Face. If that doesn’t make it a smash hit I don’t know what will.
I and my brave face and my many sets of eyes cannot wait to see this when it happens in my viso/volto.