"How to Rob a Bank" Documentary

[McLovin32]

Anyone watch this on Netflix yet? The fiance no pics and I just watched it last night. It's fascinating. It's based on some dudes that robbed banks in Seattle in the 90's and kind of became celebrities amongst the public and ended up with over 2 million dollars from the robberies.

Central to the narrative is Scott Scurlock, the enigmatic mastermind behind the operation, who led a double life fueled by his insatiable desire for wealth and adventure. How to Rob a Bank delves into Scurlock's background, revealing his path from a premed student to a seasoned bank robber. Through interviews and archival footage, viewers gain insight into Scurlock's meticulous planning and charismatic persona. Directed by Seth Porges and Stephen Robert Morse, the documentary also explores the consequences of their actions, culminating in a shootout with police after a bank robbery that led to Scott Scurlock's death. Here's what happened to his accomplices after that.

 

[LuciousBDragon]

I “robbed” myself the other day…sort of.

My small Sentry Safe had the locking mechanism jammed and could not open the sucker at all. Tried a strong, rare Earth magnet to move the solenoid and no luck (that works on older ones but not newer ones).

So I got the ol’ circular saw out and went medieval on its ass. Did it in the driveway since there were some good sparks flying (not as much as with me and OP’s mom though). Couple neighbors drove by annd stopped to ask what crazy shit I was doing. Won’t ever buy another one of those.

CSB

 

[McLovin32]

I “robbed” myself the other day…sort of.

My small Sentry Safe had the locking mechanism jammed and could not open the sucker at all. Tried a strong, rare Earth magnet to move the solenoid and no luck (that works on older ones but not newer ones).

So I got the ol’ circular saw out and went medieval on its ass. Did it in the driveway since there were some good sparks flying (not as much as with me and OP’s mom though). Couple neighbors drove by annd stopped to ask what crazy shit I was doing. Won’t ever buy another one of those.

CSB

You'd suck at robbing bank vaults.

 

[LuciousBDragon]

You'd suck at robbing bank vaults.

I retired after I robbed your Mom's AtM virginity.

 

[McLovin32]

I retired after I robbed your Mom's AtM virginity.

 

[LuciousBDragon]

I usually try to, but its always covered in cock snot.

 

[IACub]

Probably shouldn't have opened this thread and clicked on that link from my office. At a bank...

 

[McLovin32]

I usually try to, but its always covered in cock snot.

 

[LuteHawk]

One of the most famous bank robbers in American history
was Willie Sutton. He was born in 1901 and died in 1980.
During the 1930's he said that he robbed banks of about
$2 million. When asked why he robbed banks, Sutton
replied: "Because that is where the money is."

 

[RollingBallofButcherKnives]

I “robbed” myself the other day…sort of.

My small Sentry Safe had the locking mechanism jammed and could not open the sucker at all. Tried a strong, rare Earth magnet to move the solenoid and no luck (that works on older ones but not newer ones).

So I got the ol’ circular saw out and went medieval on its ass. Did it in the driveway since there were some good sparks flying (not as much as with me and OP’s mom though). Couple neighbors drove by annd stopped to ask what crazy shit I was doing. Won’t ever buy another one of those.

CSB

Try a couple gallons of lube

 

[ButtersHawk]

Watched this Saturday night. It was super fun to watch. Almost made it seem super simple to rob a bank

 

[McLovin32]

Watched this Saturday night. It was super fun to watch. Almost made it seem super simple to rob a bank

It really did. They planned everything damn near perfectly....until they didn't.

 

[ButtersHawk]

It really did. They planned everything damn near perfectly....until they didn't.

It's pretty obvious but I said before the last robbery that that amount of money with only two trackers was gonna do them in.

 

[lonestar50]

I went to high school with a guy who was charged with 4 bank robberies in CR. He was smart but socially awkward. Although as a bank robber he was pretty dumb

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

Is that doc about the guy who’d kidnap the bank manager the night before and then escort them to the bank in the morning? That was a clever idea that allowed employees to be tied up, one at a time, as they entered the bank before work. And once the vault timed out, the thief had full access to the bank’s volume of cash. He’d take what he wanted, walk out the door and disappear. Nobody would know anything was awry until customers began lining up outside of the bank that was still closed.

 

[McLovin32]

Is that doc about the guy who’d kidnap the bank manager the night before and then escort them to the bank in the morning? That was a clever idea that allowed employees to be tied up, one at a time, as they entered the bank before work. And once the vault timed out, the thief had full access to the bank’s volume of cash. He’d take what he wanted, walk out the door and disappear. Nobody would know anything was awry until customers began lining up at the door of the bank that was still closed.

Nope, not that one. But these guys did get someone hired at a bank in order to get access to the vault. They were pretty damn smart.

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

Nope, not that one. But these guys did get someone hired at a bank in order to get access to the vault. They were pretty damn smart.

Sounds interesting. I’ll check it out.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

I've seen part of an episode and it was fantastic. Got too tired so I'll watch later.

For as smart as he is/was, not knowing about the red dye exploding in your getaway card and then not taking that car to closest salvage yard is beyond me. Also left cash on the floor and his gun and gloves in the shed. Not very bright. If you don't do every single meticulous detail....you are going to be proper fuxed.

 

[Mister Hawkeyes]

Anyone watch this on Netflix yet? The fiance no pics and I just watched it last night. It's fascinating. It's based on some dudes that robbed banks in Seattle in the 90's and kind of became celebrities amongst the public and ended up with over 2 million dollars from the robberies.

Central to the narrative is Scott Scurlock, the enigmatic mastermind behind the operation, who led a double life fueled by his insatiable desire for wealth and adventure. How to Rob a Bank delves into Scurlock's background, revealing his path from a premed student to a seasoned bank robber. Through interviews and archival footage, viewers gain insight into Scurlock's meticulous planning and charismatic persona. Directed by Seth Porges and Stephen Robert Morse, the documentary also explores the consequences of their actions, culminating in a shootout with police after a bank robbery that led to Scott Scurlock's death. Here's what happened to his accomplices after that.

I watched it last night because of this thread.

I don't know about this one. Them trying to push this narrative that Scott was this free spirited, nudist, tree house loving hippy who would take from the rich and give to the poor like he's Robin Hood was interesting. I mean the guy was cooking meth and most likely was addicted to it. It seemed like they really glossed over a couple of important facts about him and his method of robbing banks. They lightly mention he was using the meth he was cooking up. They casually talk about him tazing someone. The guy was a career criminal, yet all of his friends in the doc could only talk about how beautiful of a soul he was and how intelligent he was. The fact there are so few of the victims in the doc was pretty telling.

The guys was a POS criminal who would rob banks at gun point and terrorize people. Yet the doc is almost trying to dismiss these actions to prop him up like he's some folk hero.

Netflix kind of did the same thing with the Boston Bombers. They have all their friends on there talking about how great of people the two brothers who just happened to become radicalized Islamists - oops! When in reality they were POS weed dealing terrorists who orchestrated a plan to kill and injure hundreds of people.

It's an interesting angle Netflix is trying to take on criminals.

 

[McLovin32]

I watched it last night because of this thread.

I don't know about this one. Them trying to push this narrative that Scott was this free spirited, nudist, tree house loving hippy who would take from the rich and give to the poor like he's Robin Hood was interesting. I mean the guy was cooking meth and most likely was addicted to it. It seemed like they really glossed over a couple of important facts about him and his method of robbing banks. They lightly mention he was using the meth he was cooking up. They casually talk about him tazing someone. The guy was a career criminal, yet all of his friends in the doc could only talk about how beautiful of a soul he was and how intelligent he was. The fact there are so few of the victims in the doc was pretty telling.

The guys was a POS criminal who would rob banks at gun point and terrorize people. Yet the doc is almost trying to dismiss these actions to prop him up like he's some folk hero.

Netflix kind of did the same thing with the Boston Bombers. They have all their friends on there talking about how great of people the two brothers who just happened to become radicalized Islamists - oops! When in reality they were POS weed dealing terrorists who orchestrated a plan to kill and injure hundreds of people.

It's an interesting angle Netflix is trying to take on criminals.

Fair criticism.

The meth part caught me off guard, but I also know that meth back in the early 90's isn't what is around today. My dad has some cousins that he's told me about that used to do meth somewhat regularly way back in the day but never actually became addicted to it and we're still normal folks w/ jobs.

I also didn't take it as the doc trying to make him out to be a hero. I think they did show a bit of that, because that's how he was seen by the locals back in the day. But I didn't get any sort of vibe about them trying to push that narrative for folks to hopefully feel that way after watching the doc.

Anyways, always interesting to see how folks can watch the same thing and have totally different opinions/interpretations of the film.