History Film / MoneyMovers

* SawedOffShotgun: Used by the bandit who pull off the ArmedBlag at the start of the film. TruthInTelevision as sawed-off shotguns were the WeaponOfChoice for armed robbers in Australia in TheSeventies.

* AgonyOfDeFeet: Jack Henderson persuades Eric Jackson to allow him to take over his robbery plan by tying him to a chair and having his henchman Ernest start cutting his toes off with a set of bolt-cutters till he agrees.

* TaeKwonDoor: During the 'leg of lamb' robbery, Dick Martin kicks the door of the armoured car into the face of one of the robbers, knocking him cold. Later, Eric Jackson slams a car closed on one of the car thieves.
* TrojanHorse: Eric, Brian and Ed build a fake armoured car, paint it Darcys colours and deck it out with Darcys livery, then copy a number plate from one of Darcys legitimate trucks to allow them to drive into the counting house.

* ItWorksBetterWithBullets: During the final firefight, Eric pulls Leo's pistol out his holster and squeezes the trigger, only to have the hammer repeatedly fall on an empty camber. Before he can work out what is happening, he is shot repeatedly by the [[TheCavalry just arriving Griffiths]]. Later Griffiths demands to know why Leo's gun wasn't loaded, as per regulations. Leo explains that he hates guns, so he always takes the shells out and sticks them in her pocket.

''Money Movers'' is a 1978 Australian crime action drama film directed by Bruce Beresford. The film was based on the book ''Money Movers'' by Devon Minchin, founder of Metropolitan Security Services.

* LastBreathBullet: During the final shootout, a badly wounded Martin crawls out from between the trucks and empties his gun into Brian who is attempting to open the roller doors. Martin's shots kill him, and prevent the doors being opened and the robbers escape. He then collapses. A slight subversion as Martin actually survives and is seen being load into an ambulance at the end of the film, with Det. Sgt. Rose muttering that if he survives, he'll probably get his badge back.

* PhoneyCall: After the video cut, Eric calls up Henderson to tell him, but pretends to be calling the surveillance company to get them to repair it.

* AccidentalTruth: Leo--who is secretly an undercover operative for the insurance agency--sends a CutAndPasteNote claiming that the counting house is going to be robbed as a ruse to flush out any possible thieves within the armoured car. Unknown to him, there really was a plot to rob the counting house from inside the company.

* TheHeist: Eric, Brian and Ed are formulating a plan for knocking over the counting house of the largest armoured car firm in the city, on the day of the week when it holds the most cash. Local mobster Jack Henderson finds out about the schemes, and muscles his way on board.

* WithMyHandTied: When Henderson is 'negotiating' with Eric about getting a cut of Eric's planned heist, he has Eric sat in a chair with his hands tied behind his back. Eric manages to get up, fight his way past Henderson's mooks, get out of the house, and over the fence. He is halfway down the hill before he is finally stopped by being tackled by four of the mooks. In the next shot, he has been tied to the chair with copious amounts of rope.

''Money Movers'' is a 1978 Australian crime action drama film directed by Bruce Beresford. The film was based on the book Money Movers by Devon Minchin, founder of Metropolitan Security Services.

* AgonyOfDeFeet: Jack Henderson persuades Eric Jackson to allow him to take over his robbery plan by tying him to a chair and having his henchman Ernest start cutting his toes off with a set of bolt-cutters till he agrees

* SawedOffShotgun: Used by the bandit who pull off the ArmedBlag at the start of the film. Sawed-off shotguns were the WeaponOfChoice for armed robbers in Australia in The70s.

* ItWorksWithBullets: During the final firefight, Eric pulls Leo's pistol out his holster and squeezes the trigger, only to have the hammer repeatedly fall on an empty camber. Before he can work out what is happening, he is shot repeatedly by the [[TheCavalry just arriving Griffiths]]. Later Griffiths demands to know why Leo's gun wasn't loaded, as per regulations. Leo explains that he hates guns, so he always takes the shells out and sticks them in her pocket.

* TaeKwanDoor: During the 'leg of lamb' robbery, Dick Martin kicks the door of the armoured car into the face of one of the robbers, knocking him cold. Later, Eric Jackson slams a car closed on one of the car thieves.

* CarMeetsHouse: Eric surprises a group of car thieves in a car showroom by driving the patrolcar through the plate glass window and on to the showroom floor.

* DirtyCop: Det. Sgt. Sammy is a crooked cop who is in bed with local crime boss Jack Henderson. Henderson provides him with tips to help him solve crimes, and he points Henderson in the direction of profitable jobs.

On the day that one of his armoured cars is robbed, Lionel Darcy receives an anonymous tip off that his multi-million dollar counting house will soon be hit. A corrupt detective passes this information to crime boss Jack Henderson, who sees a business opportunity. He takes control of the robbery plot from a senior Darcys employee, Eric Jackson, but a tough ex-cop makes sure the raid does not go according to plan.

* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The story deals loosely with two real-life events, the 1970 Sydney Armoured Car Robbery where A$500,000 was stolen from a Mayne Nickless armoured van, and a 1970 incident where A$280,000 was stolen from Metropolitan Security Services' offices by bandits impersonating policemen.