Question 1

What real-life detail from the actual bank robbery was incorporated into the film's dialogue?

Accepted Answer

When Eddie says, "Money may be your god, but it ain't mine," this is almost exactly what the real-life lookout said during the robbery, as recorded by a ham radio operator.

Question 2

What unexpected problem arose during the filming of the brothel scene set in 1971?

Accepted Answer

Director Roger Donaldson discovered most actresses had shaved their pubic area, which would be anachronistic for 1971, so they had to wear pubic wigs called "merkins" that kept slipping.

Question 3

What happened to the ham radio operator who recorded the bank robbers' conversations?

Accepted Answer

Scotland Yard considered charging him with illegally listening to transmissions, but no charge was filed. Lloyds Bank paid him a £2,500 reward.

Question 4

Why was Aldwych station used for underground scenes instead of the actual location?

Accepted Answer

Aldwych station was chosen because the true Tottenham Court Road station had been extensively modified in the early 1980s, while only Edgware Road still resembled its original look.

Question 5

What real event inspired 'The Bank Job'?

Accepted Answer

It's based on a real heist where thieves tunneled underneath and up into the vault of a Lloyds Bank branch in London, later featured in "The Baker Street Bank Burglary" (2023).

Question 6

What real-life detail from the actual bank robbery made it into the film's dialogue?

Accepted Answer

When Eddie says, "Money may be your god, but it ain't mine," this is almost exactly what the real-life lookout said during the robbery, as recorded by a ham radio operator.

Question 7

What unexpected problem arose during the filming of the brothel scene set in 1971?

Accepted Answer

Director Roger Donaldson discovered most actresses had shaved their pubic area, which would be anachronistic for 1971, so they had to wear pubic wigs called "merkins" that kept slipping.

Question 8

What happened to the ham radio operator who recorded the bank robbers' walkie-talkie conversations?

Accepted Answer

Scotland Yard considered charging him with illegally listening to transmissions, but no charge was filed. Lloyds Bank paid him a £2,500 reward.

Question 9

Why was Aldwych station used instead of the actual location for underground scenes?

Accepted Answer

Aldwych station was chosen because the true Tottenham Court Road station had been extensively modified in the early 1980s, while only Edgware Road still resembled its original look.

Question 10

What real event inspired The Bank Job's plot?

Accepted Answer

It's based on a real heist where thieves tunneled underneath and up into the vault of a Lloyds Bank branch in London, later featured in "The Baker Street Bank Burglary" (2023).

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