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Overview

User Rating:
6.4/10   1,557 votes
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Director:
Alan Taylor
Writer (WGA):
David Epstein (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
25 October 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime more
Tagline:
One foot in the door. The other one in the gutter.
Plot:
Jerry and his two pals, Russ and Syd, are just looking for some easy money to help them break out of their nowhere lives in their nowhere town... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Well, how about a Ten? more (13 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

William Forsythe ... Sid Dunleavy

Vincent Gallo ... Russell Pataki

Adam Trese ... Jerry
Gareth Williams ... Ed the Cop

Lisa Gay Hamilton ... Betty, Jerry's Wife
Bridgit Ryan ... Enid

Kim Dickens ... Laurie, Russell's Girlfriend
Suzanne Shepherd ... Mother
Nicole Burdette ... Chris
Robert LuPone ... Ralph (as Robert Lupone)
Sam Coppola ... Mr. Kott, Money Truck Driver

Frances McDormand ... June
Walter Bryant ... Money Truck Driver
Douglas Seale ... Old Man
William Riker ... Old Arthur
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Bayonne, New Jersey, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The title comes from Marlon Brando's monologue in On the Waterfront (1954) more
Quotes:
Russ: Why don't I take you to California. You can have fresh squeezed orange juice every day. If you've got a back yard there, you've got fresh fruit. more
Movie Connections:
References The Big Blue (1988/I) more
Soundtrack:
Armored Car Robbery more

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7 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Well, how about a Ten?, 8 December 2000
10/10
Author: jtur88 from Michigan

I'm very rarely inspired to give a film a Ten, but this must have been just the film I was in the mood to see at the time. Only a few of those consciousness-threatening laughs, but generally a warmly funny film. As a dog-hater, I'm always astonished when a dog (or two) steals the show. Palookaville's dogs were the first film roles I've ever seen for the kind of pets MY friends have in real life. My wife was so caught up in her identity with the lives of the characters, that she was at one point heard to remark "Oh, no! Don't let something bad happen in this film!" Almost made us want to go and live in New Jersey.

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