When you least expect it, a handsome and sensitive cat burglar will steal your heart instead of all your priceless valuables. His name is Scott. He owns a loft.

THIEF OF HEARTS Thrillerplot gibt nicht besonders viel her und erinnert eher an TV-Produktionen. Der Simpsons/Bruckheimer-Stempel ist jedoch signifikant, denn das ist alles hier extrem durchgestylt, was mit dem tollen Harold Faltermeyer-Soundtrack noch weiter auf die Spitze getrieben wird. Die Schauspielleistungen sind weitgehend übersichtlich bis überraschungslos. David Caruso spielt bspw. das, was er in den 80er-Jahren zumeist gespielt hat: Leicht arschlochige Draufgänger. Dafür tritt jedoch Barbara Williams hervor, perfekt besetzt als sexuell frustrierte Ehefrau von John Getz, die sich auf ein Abenteuer mit Steven Bauer (ebenfalls im Business-as-usual-Modus) einlässt.

Thief of Hearts has a surprisingly good 1980s synth score from Harold Faltermeyer, considering it is a film about a burglar who steals a diary from a woman, using the information within it to seduce her. Thief of hearts, indeed!

Another erotic thriller, another unlikely plot.

This time Barbara Williams, looking like Gillian Anderson had the X-Files been The Red Shoes Diaries, plays the female lead, while Steven Bauer made this as his follow-up to Scarface. The film has an early appearance by David Caruso, who makes the most of his screen time, while John Getz and George Wendt bumble around in the background.

The film is absolute trash. But it is mostly distracting for 100 minutes.

consider my heart stolen, john getz!

wait - steven bauer was the heart thief... he may have my heart when john getz lets it go.

circa 2013 ... Top-notch, quintessential romantic noir from the heart of the '80s, the guy who wrote An Officer and a Gentleman, and the Simpson-Bruckheimer industrial blower. Seems like every casting decision was a second choice (the star turns for Steven Bauer and Barbara Williams would have to wait, though David Caruso eventually made it through), but it's still a great, effective period piece. Catburglar lifts a lonely wife's diaries along with a bunch of shit out of her house, reads 'em, and decides to seduce and eventually fall in love with her. What a plot! Looks and plays great, awesome synth score, effective use of location, hilariously far-fetched backgrounds for all characters (kitchen designer? childrens' book author?) ... I loved it.

Mr. Steal Yo Girl is Steven Bauer nabbing a wall-sized glamour portrait of a depressed interior designer and becoming the man of her dreams by studying her diary. God Tier Harold Faltermeyer score that carries trace vibes from THIEF. So real you can almost smell the coke sweat coming off of David Caruso.

Okay red alert! The ST in this, and that's sexual tension for you blockheads, is off the charts! Off the chain! Almost makes being straight look acceptable, but we all know it's not. That's politics.

Locate the VHS version with the extended love scene. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

Admittedly I'm a sucker for this sort of trash, especially when it centers around male objectification; it's easy to see the appeal of a young Steven Bauer as the bad boy cat bugler with an inexplicable lust for mousey house fraus. But this wasn't steamy enough by a country mile (or at least 6 inches) and if I were said house frau I would've at least gotten a ride on the ol' merry-go-round first before dumping his chiseled ass.

In the plus column tho there's a deliciously synthy score by Harold Faltermeyer (AKA, the guy who came up with the Beverly Hills Cop theme) and a title song aching for karaoke written by Giorgio Moroder.

Barely post-MTV trash, with two lead actors whom everyone clearly thought were destined for greater things. Five, then, fifteen years later, this would have gone direct to cable, but I did see it in a theatre, and it was momentarily diverting.

Reviewed for podcast: omny.fm/shows/oldie-but-a-goodie/94-thief-of-hearts

Interesting film. Brilliant concept that could have made for an amazing film, but instead the 80s got in the way. Visually stunning and some fine performances (particularly Barbara Williams and David Caruso). Don't think Steven Bauer was the right choice, but he looked the part. Oh and I love the soundtrack by Harold Faltermeyer.

5 star soundtrack

Viewed in 1984. Crime thriller was a misfire for Paramount.

Mr. Steal Yo Girl is Steven Bauer nabbing a wall-sized glamour portrait of a depressed interior designer and becoming the man of her dreams by studying her diary. God Tier Harold Faltermeyer score that carries trace vibes from THIEF. So real you can almost smell the coke sweat coming off of David Caruso.

awesome chemistry!!!

With its Harold Faltermeyer synthesised score and Giorgio Moroder infused soundtrack, you know that you have landed into full blown Eighties erotic thriller land.
An interesting idea is lumbered with a bland Steven Bauer as the lead protagonist of Barbara Williams's desire, and David Caruso in a variety of big hair and bizarre leather crop topped outfits and George Wendt in a selection of natty knitwear. It's a creature of the Eighties and it cannot change that.
It doesn't stray too far from exactly how you think it will go and is a reminder of the days when you would end up choosing whatever was left on the shelf at BlockBusters because all the copies of Demolition Man was out.