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''Set It Off'' is a 1996 American crime action film directed by F. Gary Gray, and written by Kate Lanier and Takashi Bufford. The film stars Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox and Kimberly Elise (in her theatrical acting debut). It follows four close friends in Los Angeles, California, who decide to plan and execute a bank robbery. They decide to do so for different reasons, although all four want better for themselves and their families. The film became a critical and box office success, grossing over $41 million against a budget of $9 million.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=''Tribute'' )〕 == Plot == Francesca "Frankie" Sutton is a Los Angeles bank teller who witnesses a robbery. Shortly after the incident, the bank fires Frankie after the police uncover a connection between her and Darnell, one of the three robbers; despite the fact that Frankie knew nothing of the robbery Darnell had planned. Later, Frankie reunites with her three best friends, Lida "Stoney" Newsome, Cleopatra "Cleo" Sims, and Tisean "T.T." Williams in the projects and is furious because she was fired. Cleo states they should rob a bank themselves to collect all of the money and get out of the projects while being able to have what they want. Frankie agrees, while the other two friends aren't following along with what they are saying. Eventually, Frankie decides to work at a janitorial company with her friends even though they are treated with no respect from their boss, Luther, and receive little pay. Stoney's brother Stevie was wrongfully gunned down by the police after they mistake him for one of the men involved in the previous robbery. Lorenz gets into a shootout with the ATF agents. The incident prompts Frankie to again suggest that they should rob a bank themselves. While Stoney is happy to go along with the plan, T.T. is initially opposed to the idea. However, when an accident at work leads to her toddler being taken away by social services, T.T. commits to the plot as well to get the money she need to receive her child back. The four women embark on a series of bank robberies, which are investigated by LAPD detective Strode. The four women stash the money in an air vent at one of their work sites. Stoney and Keith attend the banking event at the restaurant. However, Cleo, Frankie, and T.T. show up for work another day, they realize that their boss, Luther has discovered the money and fled. The three women track down Luther and find him at a motel with a woman having sex, Cleo tells Frankie to look for the money. When they confront Luther, he pulls a gun on Cleo and he is killed by T.T. Cleo takes the woman's drivers license to prevent her from contacting the police. Afterwards, Detective Strode questions Cleo and takes her to the police station to participate in a lineup. A glare from Cleo intimidates her to remain quiet. Stoney gets angry at Frankie and T.T. about the incident at the motel until Cleo arrives and tells them to rob another bank or they'll be in jail the next morning. With their money gone, the women rob another bank, which happens to be the same bank where Keith, Stoney's lover, works. Before they make it out of the bank, Strode and his partner arrive and order them to drop their weapons, but as they do, a bank security guard shoots at Tisean. Stoney and Cleo open fire at the security guard and carry Tisean to the getaway car with Frankie behind the wheel. As Tisean dies in Stoney's arms en route to a hospital, the three women decide to split up. Cleo is the second of the women to be killed after the police catch up to her. The police catch up to Frankie and order her to surrender. However, Frankie pulls a gun on Strode and she tries to run away to get on the bus with Stoney, causing her to be shot and killed by an officer. Stoney, in the meantime, boards a bus heading to Mexico, but she painfully witnesses the killing of Frankie. Strode spots Stoney on the bus, but lets her go because he realized he was the cause of everything. After cutting her hair in a small motel where she has taken refuge, she calls Keith but does not say anything. While she does not tell him where she is, she assures him that she is all right and thanks him. The movie ends with her driving through the mountains with the stolen money in tow. It is presumed that she took the money and escaped permanently, but leaving her old life behind her. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Set It Off (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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