Palookaville (1995)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Alan Taylor

Writer (WGA):

David Epstein (written by)

Release Date:

25 October 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

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...

Plot Keywords:

Armored Truck | Dysfunctional Family | Robbery | Drill | Toddler

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

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

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Germany:6 | Spain:7 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Playhouse International Pictures

Trivia:

The title comes from Marlon Brando's monologue in On the Waterfront (1954)

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.

Movie Connections:

References The Big Blue (1988/I)

Soundtrack:

Armored Car Robbery

Well, how about a Ten?

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.