![]() ![]() The FBI agents think Carter's a crackpot, so he reluctantly gives them the key to Unit 173 at Aurora Self Storage for them to check it out. Telling his story, Neeson's character, with Worcester City Hall clearly behind him, watches a money drop being made at the Bay State Savings Bank at 32 Franklin St. I want to be with her for the rest of my days, without feeling guilty about lying to her about my past indiscretions … And she means more to me than all the dollar bills in the world.”Īt the 15-minute mark, FBI Special Agents John Nivens and Ramon Hall (Jai Courtney of “Suicide Squad” and Anthony Ramos of “Hamilton” fame) come knocking on Carter's door. “I hand over all the money I stole, every penny, in exchange of a reduced sentence, no more than two years in minimum security within an hour from Boston with full visitation rights," the bank robber says. Staying in Room 216, Neeson's character calls the FBI to confess all his sins and cut a deal. Past that, you can catch a glimpse of the Worcester Common, City Hall and across Main Street, and the Worcester Plaza glass tower.Īlthough renamed the Charleston Hotel, the AC Hotel is where most of the action takes place, including the best scene in the movie. Overlooking Front Street, the camera focuses on the AC Hotel by Marriott Worcester, 125 Front St., with 145 Front at City Square apartments to the left, and 110 Grill, and People’s United Bank. If it wasn’t for the initial safe-cracking scene, “Honest Thief” would appear to be the makings of an age-appropriate love story, although Annie often dresses like a teenager.Īt the 9-minute, 22-second mark is the first exterior glimpse of Worcester. One year later, Cater asks Annie to move in with him. ![]() The two flirt about homemade cookies and “smelly” storage units. Moving from place to place to elude capture, Tom Carter (Neeson) needs a place to store his $9 million in cash he has accumulated from 12 bank robberies in seven states, so he goes to Aurora Self Storage (which, in reality, is Life Storage, 90 Main St., Oxford) and meets Annie (Kate Walsh of “Grey’s Anatomy” fame), a Boston College grad student with three semesters to go for a psychology degree and who recently went through a messy divorce. The scene was most likely shot in the bowels of Worcester Memorial Auditorium, which was refitted to look like a humongous bank safe. ![]() ![]() And there's plenty of it.ĭuring the opening credits of “Honest Thief,” Neeson's character is seen pulling off a bank heist, while audio of news reports of the elusive “In and Out Bandit” are heard in the background. It’s an enjoyable enough popcorn flick, and Worcester residents will get added kick out of Worcester's screen time. He plays a man with "a very particular set of skills" who goes to great length to clear his name and make things right. cinephiles might be wondering why Worcester didn’t get second billing after the 68-year-old action star.įilmed in Worcester in November 2018, “Honest Thief” is a typical Liam Neeson project. In the closing credits of the new Liam Neeson action flick “Honest Thief,” opening Friday at the Blackstone Valley 14 Cinema de Lux in Millbury, the city of Worcester receives “special thanks.”Īfter seeing the movie, Central Mass. ![]()
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