Late 80’s/early 90’s action/robbery movie

The only scene image/plot idea I have is two robbers robbing a nice house (maybe on the beach). There are occupants in the house (maybe a   boyfriend and girlfriend) who end up siding with the robbers and maybe even suggest they change their tactic on what to rob. Despite the fact that I believe the girlfriend is there with a boyfriend, I think she falls for one of the robbers.

I’m so fuzzy on the actors that I almost hate to mention any, but I have it in my head that one of the robbers (which the movie follows as the lead protagonist) is a comedic actor like Woddy Harrelson, Steve Buscemi, or Danny Devito–a large and varied range, I know). The girl reminds me of Alicia Silverstone but could just as easily be someone like Beidget Fonda.

8 thoughts on “Late 80’s/early 90’s action/robbery movie

    1. @Roxanne, that’s not the one, but thanks for the help! I’m more sure now that Danny Devito is not the lead.

      1. Ok I know 80’s very well and 90’s and when you bring up Silverstone, it throws me off. I’m thinking. Give me a day or so. When you say it’s a couple, that’s good. Lets try ‘Lena’s Vacation’ now I’m just throwing out guesses.

    1. @chickhabit, 1996 is later than I remember seeing this movie, but this preview is jogging memories. The Dennis Leary/Sandra Bulluck pairing definitely feels right, and that large white house is definitely on target. I’m going to give this a watch and confirm, but I’m sure enough that we should call this one “solved”.

      I’m amazed that you pulled this movie out of what little I gave you, especially since a lot of my details are way off. Nicely done!

  1. Well the thing about this is that, it has the couples and Sandra starts to fall for the guy as you described and the FBI agents if I can remember are bad guys I think so you had the general formula down.

  2. Watched and confirmed “Two if By Sea” is the movie I was thinking of.

    P.S. Sandra Bullock doesn’t fall for one of the robbers. She is one of the robbers and semi-falls for one of the neighbors.

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