Bandit (2022)

***Bandit*** is a 2022 Canadian biographical crime film directed by Allan Ungar and starring Josh Duhamel, Elisha Cuthbert, Nestor Carbonell and Mel Gibson. The film is based on the true life story of Gilbert Galvan Jr. (also known as *The Flying Bandit*), who still holds a record for the most consecutive robberies in Canadian history. The screenplay by Kraig Wenman is largely based on interviews and accounts featured in the 1996 true crime book *The Flying Bandit* by Robert Knuckle with Ed Arnold.

Redbox Entertainment and Quiver Distribution acquired North American distribution rights to the film and released it in theatres and on demand on September 23, 2022. The film received mostly positive reviews with critics calling it a career-best performance by Duhamel.

## Shooting

* Filming was originally planned to take place in Vancouver and Ottawa, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, most of the production was relocated to the state of Georgia. Film crews were spotted in and around the Valdosta area in May and June 2021. Additional filming took place in Ottawa in September 2021.

## Cast

* Josh Duhamel - Gilbert Galvan Jr.
* Mel Gibson - Tommy Kay
* Elisha Cuthbert - Andrea Hudson
* Nestor Carbonell - John Snydes
* Swen Temmel - Hoffman
* Keith Arthur Bolden - Diamond Dave
* Dylan Flashner - Bishop
* Olivia d'Abo - Linda
* Michael H. Cole - Captain McGuinley (as Michael Cole)
* Claire Bronson - Moms
* Eric J. Little - Husky Cop
* Jessica Luza - Diamond Dave's Girlfriend
* Rachael Markarian - Cute Clerk (as Rachael Elizabeth Markarian)
* Leander Suleiman - Jessica the Teller
* Ian Hoch - Bank Manager
* Lorenzo Yearby - Frostee Vendor
* Chiara D'Ambrosio - Jill
* Jacobi Hollingshed - Academy Cop
* Jason Vail - Beat Cop
* Ron Fallica - Mover #1
* Cooper Thornton - Vancouver Police Captain (as ray Cooper Thornton)
* Todd d'Amour - French Guard
* Christina Bach - Airport Screener
* Leslie Stratton - Clerk
* Dayna Beilenson - Godwin's Clerk (as a different name)
* Jerry Ascione - Homeless Man
* George Adams - VPD Cop
* B.J. Winfrey - Hostel Supervisor (as Bernard Winfrey)
* Greg Corbett - Red Jacket Man
* Megan Hayes - Unemployment Clerk
* Charlie Sara - Restaurant Manager
* Ashley Dougherty - Valet Woman
* Hannah Celeste - London Teller (as Hannah Celeste Wilkinson)
* Packer Morley - Homeowner
* Viktoria Anske - Sidewalk Mom
* Ava Anske - Young Girl
* Peter Anske Jr. - Young Boy
* Peter Anske - Sidewalk Dad
* Faisal Mahmood - Ottawa Judge (as Dr. Faisal Mahmood)
* James Bryan Lewis - Police Officer
* Derek Severson - Vancouver Delivery Guy
* Clayton Landey - Michigan Judge
* Burns Burns - Robert's Lawyer
* David Garen - Helicopter Pilot
* Spence Maughon - Makeup Instructor (as William Spencer Maughon)
* Sherilan Lane - Older Teller
* Haley Webb - Carla
* Mary DeMatteo - Matty O
* Harris Boland Hauser - Baby Ava
* Gemma Jean Young - Young Ava

**Rest of cast listed alphabetically:**

* Alyssa Alexander - Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
* Celeste Fianna - Flight Attendant (uncredited)
* Jeremiah McClain - Police Officer (uncredited)
* Ronald Reagan - Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
* Helena Sadvary - Girl (uncredited)
* David A.L. Venable - Salesman (uncredited)
* Buddy Watkins - Cop (uncredited)