Former Bank Robber Breaks Down 9 More Bank Heists In Movies and TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

Cain Vincent Dyer, a former bank robber, breaks down the realism of group bank heists, as well as armored car and ATM robberies, in "Point Break" (1991), with Keanu Reeves; "The Town" (2010), starring Ben Affleck; and "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (2017), with Tom Holland and Zendaya. He looks at the safety protocols of banks and law enforcement when dealing with bank robberies in "2 Guns" (2013), with Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg; "Hell or High Water" (2016), with Chris Pine and Jeff Bridges; "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" S4E21 (2017); and "Ambulance" (2022), with Jake Gyllenhaal. Dyer also explains the damage caused by robbing banks in "American Heist" (2014), with Hayden Christensen and Adrien Brody; and "Heaven's Burning" (1997).

Dyer served in the United States Marine Corps. He initially turned to bank robbery after threats to his family by a Mexican cartel, but after paying off the debt, he continued to rob banks for personal gain. He says he robbed over 100 banks across California between 1999 and 2001. He eventually turned himself in and served nine years in prison after pleading guilty to six robberies. He now works as a life coach and motivational speaker, working with victims of violent crime and helping newly released prisoners reintegrate into society.

Correction: At 01:06 the expert said that armored car truck guards are trained to shoot back in the event of an attack. The protocol actually depends on the laws of each state, and the armored car company.

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Former Bank Robber Rates 9 More Bank Heists In Movies and TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

[annalucy]

I'm honestly expecting at this point to get a "former serial killer breaks down serial killers in movies"

[dynagaming]

I have to give the guy credit for not acting like he didn't do wrong because he never physically harmed anyone, and addressed the psychological trauma he caused to customers / tellers. It's something you very rarely hear former bank robbers actually address. Good on him.

[mmclaurin]

I was an armored car driver. We absolutely were NOT trained to shoot at people to defend money. We were trained to defend OURSELVES, but only if absolutely necessary. Otherwise, the money is insured and we would give it up in a heartbeat if someone got the drop on us.

The town is absolute gem not just the robbery but the story, music and actors 10/10 rewatchable all the time.

[luiscruz]

I worked in a bank for years. The first sentence of the first day of robbery training is. Let them have it. The money is insured and no one needs to play the role of hero. If someone tries to engage the robber(s) they will actually get in a lotbof trouble because the whole point is to get them out of the building

[shortlivedglory]

I've never heard a bank robber address the trauma they have caused people before. God bless him.

[tellinitMYway]

I worked in a bank as a teller and in addition to the silent alarm which for us looked like a doorbell attached to the bottom of the desk, some drawers had bait money which was usually a $100 bill in its own pocket in the drawer with a clip holding it down. That bill would have its serial number registered so that if it was used it could be tracked and if it was recovered it would prove the cash came from a robbery. When you would pull it out of the clip it would also trigger the silent alarm. We were never really briefed on all the security measures and there are additional precautions taken that I wont discuss but don't think that you are safe by only taking loose bills.

[StoicTheGeek]

Hard to believe that Brooklyn 99 isn’t a true and faithful depiction of crime, or police work.

[holstorrsceadus]

Yo, this guy. Can he do some video game bank heists in the next one. Maybe have him play some Payday.

[captainkeller]

He is one of those guys I wanna have a beer with and just listen to his stories. Not just the heists but also the entire context. I dont think heists are fascinating but the big picture is.

[Hydrospx]

If memory serves, I believe that the producers of The Town consulted former bank robbers and asked them how to make their robbery scenes more relativistic and what to do before and after a robbery.

[Crouchy]

As a "scriptwriter" myself I have taken some notes that I will use in my next "big budget movie production". Thanks

[ADifferentVibe]

These new Skillshare classes are getting out of hand…

[over_sleezy]

We witnessed a bank robbery when I was probably 5 or 6 years old. My mom drove up to the front and could see everyone inside laying on the ground and one dude with a gun walking around, she called 911 and we got tf out of there.

[Zanockthael]

Guy commits a number of crimes without physically hurting anyone. Realises that what he's doing is still hurting people. Turns himself in, spends 10 years in prison, then chooses to devote his time to helping victims of crimes. Yeah, I can totally see why everyone is calling for him to spend 100 years in prison. The man is clearly irredeemable.

No bloody wonder the US has more of it's citizens behind bars per capita than any other country in the world if that's the attitude.

[ryan--]

I now have a sudden urge to rob a bank, thank you Insider!

[moosamalik]

I think it’s its own crime in itself that he didn’t watch the one of the robbery scenes from HEAT
Come tf on, the armored truck at the beginning? The metal grabbing in the warehouse? The bank shootout?! There’s so many scenes he can react to in that one masterpiece of a movie 😭

[sophiamarchildon]

I would like him to comment on more subtle robberies, like "Out of Sight (1998)" with Clooney's character sweet talking it undetected. Even more interesting, but possibly out of his expertise, would be to comment about "cat burglar" style heist. In, out, no one even knows the theft took place.

[ajp]

The article from his sentencing said (according to court records) that he DID tell customers to get on the ground. I’m so glad he turned his life around, hopefully his story will help others!

[bear]

I worked at a bank. The craziest thing that happened was this one crazy guy who tried to steal an ATM with one of those bobcat forklift things. He picked it up clear from the ground, completely detaching it, then just drove off with it. You would think, o they probably found him because of the tracking device or cameras, hahaha nope. The guy hit the sidewalk curve on his way out, the ATM tipped, he panicked and just drove off on the forklift. I heard it took the cops less than 10 minutes to pull him over and catch him. It would have been less but the guy led them in a low speed chase. Surprise surprise, the guy was seriously intoxicated. I laughed so hard when I came into work the next day.