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The Jewel Thief

The unbelievable first-hand account of Gerald Blanchard, one of the most creative, calculating and accomplished criminal masterminds in modern history.

Director

Landon Van Soest

Year

Genre

documentary, crime, mystery

Box Office

N/A

Production

Submarine Entertainment,Transient Pictures,JewelLabs Pictures

Awards

2 nominations total

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https://www.hulu.com/movie/the-jewel-thief-090508a6-68cb-4c6b-86f8-5c4cd6c01f63

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- Things weren't good for us - The Jewel Thief

- Things weren't good for us

I think he
definitely liked the attention - The Jewel Thief

I think he definitely liked the attention

- Well, like I say, I documented
my whole life from back in the '80s - The Jewel Thief

- Well, like I say, I documented my whole life from back in ...

And I documented my whole entire life
so I could look back and watch things. - The Jewel Thief

And I documented my whole entire life so I could look back a...

People
knowing, you know, - The Jewel Thief

People knowing, you know,

- This was his way to make, make
him known, make himself known. - The Jewel Thief

- This was his way to make, make him known, make himself kno...

And he had a little, I think it
was a slight speech impediment - The Jewel Thief

And he had a little, I think it was a slight speech impedime...

Going to a
school that's really tough, - The Jewel Thief

Going to a school that's really tough,

How-how you feel starin'-starin'
at the barrel of a... gun? - The Jewel Thief

How-how you feel starin'-starin' at the barrel of ...

- He could move in and
out of these circles, - The Jewel Thief

- He could move in and out of these circles,

So he created an
individual identity, - The Jewel Thief

So he created an individual identity,

- Clay, these immature girls
don't know anything, like... - The Jewel Thief

- Clay, these immature girls don't know anything, like....

Back in the early days, - The Jewel Thief

Back in the early days,

- After he would
pull somethin' off, - The Jewel Thief

- After he would pull somethin' off,

And you could see it just in his eyes,
almost what he lived for I think, - The Jewel Thief

And you could see it just in his eyes, almost what he lived ...

♪ Been Caught Stealing by
Jane's Addiction playing ♪ - The Jewel Thief

♪ Been Caught Stealing by Jane's Addiction playing ♪...

- ♪ And I walk right
through the door... ♪ - The Jewel Thief

- ♪ And I walk right through the door... ♪

We looked for trouble
to find excitement - The Jewel Thief

We looked for trouble to find excitement

It was
jewelry, silk shirts, - The Jewel Thief

It was jewelry, silk shirts,

Just the idea
of walking in there, - The Jewel Thief

Just the idea of walking in there,

Pretty evident
even from an early stage - The Jewel Thief

Pretty evident even from an early stage

- Yeah, all those girls like that
butt. That's the thing about it. - The Jewel Thief

- Yeah, all those girls like that butt. That's the thin...

- ♪ Walk right
through the door ♪ - The Jewel Thief

- ♪ Walk right through the door ♪

- ♪ The best stuff ever ♪ - The Jewel Thief

- ♪ The best stuff ever ♪

Put the whole
world in your hand, - The Jewel Thief

Put the whole world in your hand,

Back in the '80s,
RadioShack was like the Best Buy. - The Jewel Thief

Back in the '80s, RadioShack was like the Best Buy.

We literally took
so much stuff from that store. - The Jewel Thief

We literally took so much stuff from that store.

And what ended up happening
was Easter Sunday, - The Jewel Thief

And what ended up happening was Easter Sunday,

We, like, disconnected the alarm, took
everything out with a moving truck. - The Jewel Thief

We, like, disconnected the alarm, took everything out with a...

I was at work, - The Jewel Thief

- my son called me and he goes,
"Mom, you might wanna come home." - The Jewel Thief

- my son called me and he goes, "Mom, you might wanna c...

It looked like a tornado
went through everything - The Jewel Thief

It looked like a tornado went through everything

What electronics is some woman gonna
keep in her underwear drawer, really? - The Jewel Thief

What electronics is some woman gonna keep in her underwear d...

I was the white kid
that went to school, - The Jewel Thief

I was the white kid that went to school,

"Let's give them probation - The Jewel Thief

"Let's give them probation

I got back. It's, uh, 22nd of - The Jewel Thief

I got back. It's, uh, 22nd of

I mean, I didn't know what to
do. I was totally dumbfounded. - The Jewel Thief

I mean, I didn't know what to do. I was totally dumbfou...

I could not even
fathom that my son - The Jewel Thief

I could not even fathom that my son

So he kept that life away from his
family, the people he cared about. - The Jewel Thief

So he kept that life away from his family, the people he car...

- I ended up getting probation
for, like, two years for this. - The Jewel Thief

- I ended up getting probation for, like, two years for this...

My probation officer
knew about my past. - The Jewel Thief

My probation officer knew about my past.

He worked with a lotta kids in my
school, and he basically said, "Look, - The Jewel Thief

He worked with a lotta kids in my school, and he basically s...

- I thought for sure that
he would straighten up, - The Jewel Thief

- I thought for sure that he would straighten up,

We saw him remove
parts off of a cash register - The Jewel Thief

We saw him remove parts off of a cash register

Uh, we had a carload
of stolen merchandise, - The Jewel Thief

Uh, we had a carload of stolen merchandise,

Figured out a way to make
far more money off that stuff - The Jewel Thief

Figured out a way to make far more money off that stuff

I kept stuff in the lockers at the school,
at friend's house, in storage lockers. - The Jewel Thief

I kept stuff in the lockers at the school, at friend's ...

Wrong... PHEGLY: No, the
sign says, "Wrong way." - The Jewel Thief

Wrong... PHEGLY: No, the sign says, "Wrong way."

But she would always see me
with cars coming to the house - The Jewel Thief

But she would always see me with cars coming to the house

He would fill
up U-Haul trailers - The Jewel Thief

He would fill up U-Haul trailers

A few good
holiday seasons, - The Jewel Thief

A few good holiday seasons,

He went from a
small-town little thief - The Jewel Thief

He went from a small-town little thief

- Open a wallet and you got a hundred...
You know, ten $100 bills in there. - The Jewel Thief

- Open a wallet and you got a hundred... You know, ten $100 ...

♪ Hip-hop music playing ♪ - The Jewel Thief

♪ Hip-hop music playing ♪

I had close to 90,
$100,000 stored up. - The Jewel Thief

I had close to 90, $100,000 stored up.

On the backside of our house,
we had these concrete bricks - The Jewel Thief

On the backside of our house, we had these concrete bricks

I would lift up this brick and
I'd put the money in garbage bags, - The Jewel Thief

I would lift up this brick and I'd put the money in gar...

My mom was really surprised when
I told her I bought the house, - The Jewel Thief

My mom was really surprised when I told her I bought the hou...

I didn't have to worry about
money 'cause I had plenty. - The Jewel Thief

I didn't have to worry about money 'cause I had pl...

You work hard, ladies and
gentlemen, you can buy anything. - The Jewel Thief

You work hard, ladies and gentlemen, you can buy anything.

These cupboards were designed
by somebody, I don't know who. - The Jewel Thief

These cupboards were designed by somebody, I don't know...

I think Danny
progressed to a crazy level. - The Jewel Thief

I think Danny progressed to a crazy level.

It was fun initially, but
became very dangerous and dark, - The Jewel Thief

It was fun initially, but became very dangerous and dark,

And even not with
the thefts, uh, - The Jewel Thief

And even not with the thefts, uh,

It got to the point where
I pretty much thought - The Jewel Thief

It got to the point where I pretty much thought

I think the anger comes
from being disrespected. - The Jewel Thief

I think the anger comes from being disrespected.

Everyone should be
respected no matter what, - The Jewel Thief

Everyone should be respected no matter what,

Or at least I have
a problem with it, - The Jewel Thief

Or at least I have a problem with it,

For an example, a friend
of mine set his car on fire - The Jewel Thief

For an example, a friend of mine set his car on fire

- Yeah, You know, what
it comes down to is, uh, - The Jewel Thief

- Yeah, You know, what it comes down to is, uh,

And
you don't realize - The Jewel Thief

And you don't realize

And we both
could've walked away - The Jewel Thief

And we both could've walked away

- I immediately recognized
the kid as, uh, as Blanchard, - The Jewel Thief

- I immediately recognized the kid as, uh, as Blanchard,

He was like, "Hey,
what are you doing here?" - The Jewel Thief

He was like, "Hey, what are you doing here?"

- I was watching him from afar - The Jewel Thief

- I was watching him from afar

And at that point in time,
Dan was in handcuffs immediately, - The Jewel Thief

And at that point in time, Dan was in handcuffs immediately,

They brought
me to the police station - The Jewel Thief

They brought me to the police station

- I hop in the car, um, - The Jewel Thief

- I hop in the car, um,

- More or less the police walked
outta the interrogation room - The Jewel Thief

- More or less the police walked outta the interrogation roo...

And in that course of time, yeah, he
got up on the table like we're standin' - The Jewel Thief

And in that course of time, yeah, he got up on the table lik...

I'm up there and then I
hear the detective come, - The Jewel Thief

I'm up there and then I hear the detective come,

"Did you see him?
Where'd he go?" - The Jewel Thief

"Did you see him? Where'd he go?"

And they
come back to the room, - The Jewel Thief

And they come back to the room,

And his exact words were, - The Jewel Thief

And his exact words were,

At one point somebody calls, one
of the supervisors calls and says, - The Jewel Thief

At one point somebody calls, one of the supervisors calls an...

They shut down the police shop,
and then another fun night for him - The Jewel Thief

They shut down the police shop, and then another fun night f...

And the
detective that insulted me, - The Jewel Thief

And the detective that insulted me,

Took his police jacket, - The Jewel Thief

Took his police jacket,

Then I thought, there's
no way the police - The Jewel Thief

Then I thought, there's no way the police

- He was wore out, he was tired,
and that is his weak point. - The Jewel Thief

- He was wore out, he was tired, and that is his weak point.

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The unbelievable first-hand account of Gerald Blanchard, one of the most creative, calculating and accomplished criminal masterminds in modern history.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Landon Van Soest

Writer: Ben Braun, Dan Braun, Josh Braun

Production: Submarine Entertainment,Transient Pictures,JewelLabs Pictures

Genre: documentary, crime, mystery

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 13 Jul 2023

Awards: 2 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.hulu.com/movie/the-jewel-thief-090508a6-68cb-4c6b-86f8-5c4cd6c01f63