number one, two and four show in the country (All in the Family, Sanford and Son and Maude). "I don't think it's the greatest picture in the world but it is very entertaining", said Yorkin. Bisset later admitted her role in the film was "undeveloped" and said she had some qualms about the morality of the movie. "I think stealing is dishonest. But it's only a movie." However she enjoyed shooting in Houston saying "I thought it would be ghastly. But the people were so terribly nice to us. Their houses were just unreal." Reception Walter Hill later said "Warren Oates was very good in the movie – better than the movie was. They cut a lot of things of his out of the movie they shouldn't have." The Los Angeles Times wrote that the film was "as amusing to watch as it is disturbing to think about afterwards" and that O'Neal and Bisset made "a terrific team." O'Neal later listed the film as among those he said he should not have done. References External links This Thief Who Came to Dinner at TCMDB 1973 films Films set in Houston Films shot in Houston 1973 comedy films Films directed by Bud Yorkin Films based on American novels American heist films Films scored by Henry Mancini Films with screenplays by Walter Hill 1970s English-language films 1970s American films