Charley Varrick is a 1973 neo-noir action crime film directed and produced by Don Siegel. The film is based on the novel The Looters by John H. Reese. It stars Walter Matthau as a crop-duster and former stunt pilot who stages a bank robbery with his wife and their friend, unaware that they are stealing money from the Mob.

Watch the trailer below:

“Charley Varrick (1973) Official Trailer – Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker Movie HD” by Movieclips Classic Trailers

Fun Fact: John Vernon’s line as character Maynard Boyle, “They’re gonna strip you naked and go to work on you with a pair of pliers and a blowtorch,” is paraphrased in ‘Pulp Fiction’ (1994) by the character Marsellus Wallace. – Source

Where Was Charley Varrick Filmed?

Charley Varrick was set in New Mexico but filmed in many Nevada towns and cities, including: Dayton, Genoa, Reno, Mustang, Minden, Gardnerville, and more.

Learn more about what it was like for local residents to have Charley Varrick film in Minden: The Record-Courier

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