I repaired many safes that were cracked.
took notes too
He said in the commentary section of the Criterion DVD release of “Thief” that, subsequent to the movie, his sister purchased a house with a floor safe she couldn’t open...so he drilled it open for her.
Caan also had high praise for the Hoag longslide .45 he used in the movie. In another interview, he said that he would have kept it if he could.