In preparing for "The Only Living Pickpocket in New York," Turturro learned physical maneuvers like "reefing the kick" alongside Robbins, a former entertainer who once pickpocketed Secret Service agents. Their training sessions in Madison Square Park focused heavily on behavioral psychology, specialized terminology, and altering one's post-theft walking gait to evade detection in crowds. Robbins, who now runs a security company called Ludus Labs, applied his lifelong study of international theft methods to choreograph the film's nonviolent action.
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Robbins transitioned his knowledge of street theft and magic into Ludus Labs, a modern se…: Robbins transitioned his knowledge of street theft and magic into Ludus Labs, a modern security firm.
The production utilized authentic terminology and physical techniques such as reefing ite…: The production utilized authentic terminology and physical techniques such as reefing items through fabric.
Turturro approached pickpocketing as an observational art form rooted in human behavior r…: Turturro approached pickpocketing as an observational art form rooted in human behavior rather than violence.
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John Turturro slipped into Madison Square Park and greeted a man sitting inconspicuously in a black coat and a fedora. In the new film “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York,” directed by Noah Segan, Turturro plays an old-school thief named Harry—a holdover from the era of subway graffiti, lost in the brave new world of cryptocurrency—who provokes the Mob when he unwittingly lifts a flash drive from the wrong guy. The man on the park bench was his pickpocketing consultant, Apollo Robbins. Known as “the gentleman thief,” Robbins spent years as a Vegas entertainer, relieving willing spectators of their wallets, watches, and rings (and then giving them back). As this magazine reported, in 2012, he once cleaned out the pockets of Jimmy Carter’s Secret Service detail: itinerary, badges, keys to the motorcade.
“His hands—he’s like a concert pianist!” Turturro said. Robbins had tutored him at the movie’s production office, where they practiced techniques on a stunt guy and devised Harry’s steals. (“Like a fight choreographer,” Robbins said. “But I was a theft choreographer.”) They considered having Robbins act as…
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