Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
“Thunderbolt… the man with the reputation. Lightfoot… the kid who's about to make one!”
With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.
Genres
Comedy, Action, Drama, Adventure
Studio
Malpaso Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How Thunderbolt and Lightfoot performed
Budget
$4.0M
Worldwide Gross
$25.0M
Gross Profit
$21.0M
Return
6.3× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$4M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Thunderbolt
Clint Eastwood
Thunderbolt
Lightfoot
Jeff Bridges
Lightfoot
Red Leary
George Kennedy
Red Leary
Eddie Goody
Geoffrey Lewis
Eddie Goody
Melody
Catherine Bach
Melody
Curly
Gary Busey
Curly
Dunlop
Roy Jenson
Dunlop
Welder
Burton Gilliam
Welder
Secretary
Claudia Lennear
Secretary
Crazy Driver
Bill McKinney
Crazy Driver
Mario Pinski
Vic Tayback
Mario Pinski
Station Attendant
Dub Taylor
Station Attendant
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