NOTORIOUS 1990s Seattle bank robber, The Hollywood Bandit’s disguises are coming to life in a new Netflix documentary about the thief’s several years committing crimes. Scott Scurlock , also known as The Hollywood Bandit (Hollywood for short), began robbing banks in the Seattle area in 1992. Throughout his reign of terror, Scurlock successfully managed to rob 17 banks between the years 1992-1996.
Fans of movie stars Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves may have deja vu reading about The Hollywood Bandit’s crimes . Surlock was inspired by the 1991 Swayze and Reeves film Point Break, where surfers disguise themselves as various ex-presidents to rob banks in California. Previously working in the drug dealing business, Scurlock needed a career change once his drug distributor was killed.
That’s when he decided to take notes from Reeves’ and Swayze’s characters. In 1992, Scurlock partnered with college friend Mark Biggins to rob a Seafirst Bank in Seattle, All that’s interesting reported. Scurlock and Biggins entered the bank in disguise.
Scurlock wore theater makeup and a prosthetic nose while Biggins, in true Point Break fashion, wore a Ronald Reagan mask. That first robbery resulted in a profit of $20,000 for the duo. It quickly became a pattern of Scurlock’s to return to banks alone with a different disguise on, then re-robbing the bank.
Scurlock would often be seen waving a handgun around, mainly as a way to instill fear into others although he never actually hurt .
