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Director:
Alan Taylor
Writer (WGA):
David Epstein (written by)
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Release Date:
25 October 1996 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Crime See 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... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination See more »
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Interesting twist on "heist" film See more (13 total) »

Cast

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William Forsythe ... Sid Dunleavy

Vincent Gallo ... Russell Pataki

Adam Trese ... Jerry

Gareth Williams ... Ed the Cop

LisaGay 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

Nesbitt Blaisdell ... Old Fritz
Leonard Jackson ... Bus Driver
William Duell ... Money Truck Guard
Peter McRobbie ... Chief of Police
Stan Tracy ... Barney

Gerry Robert Byrne ... Cop
Mario Todisco ... Gangster
Paul Austin ... Sergeant

Jerome Le Page ... Walt (as Jerome Lepage)
Skylar Lewis ... Ricky
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Directed by
Alan Taylor 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
David Epstein (written by)

Produced by
Scott Ferguson .... co-producer
Lindsay Law .... executive producer
Uberto Pasolini .... producer
 
Original Music by
Rachel Portman 
 
Cinematography by
John Thomas 
 
Film Editing by
David Leonard 
 
Casting by
Kerry Barden 
Billy Hopkins 
Suzanne Smith 
 
Production Design by
Anne Stuhler 
 
Art Direction by
Roswell Hamrick 
 
Costume Design by
Katherine Jane Bryant 
 
Makeup Department
Leigh Ann Carracio .... hair stylist
Leigh Ann Carracio .... makeup artist
Nicki Ledermann .... key hair stylist
Nicki Ledermann .... key makeup artist
 
Production Management
Matthew Salvato .... unit supervisor (as Matthew J. Salvato)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Monica Hampton .... second second assistant director
Jonathan Shoemaker .... second assistant director
Derrick Tseng .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Avery S. Brandon .... set dresser
Anne Cotten .... assistant property master
Sufi David .... art department intern
Thomas B. Grimes .... property master
Gary Keating .... assistant property master
Charles Winters .... lead man
 
Sound Department
Elliot Deitch .... dialogue editor
Jesse Feigelman .... boom operator
Steve Hamilton .... supervising sound editor
Bradford L. Hohle .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Jeanette King-Segnini .... audio post coordinator (as Jeanette King)
David Kirchner .... sound editor (as David A. Kirchner)
Jennifer Ralston .... sound editor
Peter Schneider .... sound mixer
Steve Silkensen .... adr editor
Reilly Steele .... sound re-recordist
Pietro Cecchini .... sound assistant (uncredited)
Joe Cimino .... sound assistant (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Drew Jiritano .... special effects coordinator
John Stifanich .... special effects technician
 
Stunts
Peter Bucossi .... stunt coordinator
Jery Hewitt .... stunt driver (as Jerry Hewitt)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Joseph Baccari .... best boy gaffer (as Joe Baccari)
Matt Chubet .... key grip (as Matthew Chubert)
Phil Cohen .... first assistant camera
Jeffrey A. Eplett .... gaffer (as Jeff Eplett)
Damian Fitzsimmons .... grip (as Damien Fitzsimmons)
Jeremy Graham .... third electrician
Justin Keith .... grip
Roberto Lopez .... grip
Doug Meils .... best boy gaffer (as Douglas Meils)
Trip Morey III .... camera loader
Malcolm Murray .... grip (as Malcolm Chin-Soong Murray)
Christopher Patak .... second assistant camera (as Christopher R. Patak)
Michael 'Rodi' Rodia .... grip
Alison C. Rosa .... still photographer (as Alison Rosa)
Joshua Solson .... electrician
Elizabeth Wick .... electrician
Raphaelle Gosse-Gardet .... daily electrician (uncredited)
Learan Kahanov .... electrician (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Kim Davis-Wagner .... extras casting (as Kimberly Davis)
Shana Lory .... casting intern
Jennifer McNamara .... casting associate
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Siobain Flaherty .... costumer (as Siobhain Flaherty)
Leonardo Iturregui .... assistant costume designer
Mel Rios .... wardrobe intern
 
Editorial Department
Steven Barison .... apprentice editor
Georg Schmithüsen .... apprentice editor
Beatrice Sisul .... assistant editor
Michael J. Wechsler .... assistant editor
Gene Zippo .... color timer
 
Music Department
Emile Charlap .... music contractor
Gary Chester .... music recording engineer
Michael Kosarin .... conductor
Suzana Peric .... music editor
Rachel Portman .... orchestrator
Nic Ratner .... music editor
Yvonne Yedibalian .... assistant music recording engineer
John Moses .... musician: clarinetist (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Robert Buckman .... driver (as Robert A. Buckman)
John M. Craig .... driver
Drew Dunlevie .... driver
Joe Orlowski .... drivers dispatcher
Peter Phillips .... driver
 
Other crew
Carl Bernzweig .... assistant: Ms. Tross
Timothy W. Brennan .... representative: Playhouse International Pictures (as Timothy Brennan)
Glenn Ciano .... set production assistant
Alex Corven Caronia .... location manager
Nicolette Dalpino .... location intern
Chrissie Davis .... production coordinator
Kimberly N. Fajen .... assistant production coordinator (as Kimberly Fajen)
Matthew T. Gannon .... representative: Playhouse International Pictures
Lynn Holst .... representative: Playhouse International Pictures
Sarah Hopkins .... representative: Playhouse International Pictures
Julie Hymen .... representative: Playhouse International Pictures
Michael Jones .... set production assistant
Lindsay Law .... representative: Playhouse International Pictures
Polly Leys .... assistant to producer
Barbara Ludlum .... representative: Playhouse International Pictures
Evan Perazzo .... assistant location manager
Regina M. Porter .... representative: Playhouse International Pictures (as Regina Porter)
Vito Rozowski .... craft service
Sandra Schulberg .... representative: Playhouse International Pictures
Diana Strauss .... location scout
J. Michael Stremel .... representative: Playhouse International Pictures
Julia Strohm .... unit publicist
Teresita Tan .... accountant
Roberta Lynn Tross .... legal consultant
Albert Valera .... assistant accountant
Charlie Vogel .... post-production accountant
Sheila Waldron .... script supervisor (as Sheila G. Waldron)
 
Thanks
Derek Alpert .... thanks
Robert M. Andres .... thanks (as Bob Andres)
Richard Brick .... thanks
Esther Calvino .... thanks
Italo Calvino .... thanks
Mama Cazort .... thanks
Jim Clark .... thanks
Patty Connally .... thanks
Esa De Simon .... thanks
Virginia Ripa Di Meana .... thanks
Anna Domino .... thanks
Randy Fairbanks .... thanks
Ronda Gomez-Quinones .... thanks
Michael Hausman .... special thanks
Ted Hope .... thanks
Bones Howe .... thanks
Mary Meagher .... thanks
Bill Nisselson .... thanks
Steve Norris .... thanks (as Steven Norris)
David Puttnam .... thanks
Tina Rathborne .... thanks
Susana Rossberg .... thanks
Dick Rudolph .... thanks
Beth Swofford .... thanks
Par Taylor .... thanks
Bobbi Thompson .... thanks
Stephen Ulrich .... thanks
Matilde Valera .... thanks
Irwin Young .... thanks
 
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MPAA:
Rated R for language
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Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:M | Germany:6 | Spain:7 | UK:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Bayonne, New Jersey, USASee more »
Company:
Playhouse International PicturesSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The title comes from Marlon Brando's monologue in On the Waterfront (1954)See more »
Quotes:
Russ:The thief gets the benefit of the doubt. Most crooks in this country use cap guns.See more »
Movie Connections:
References The Big Blue (1988)See more »
Soundtrack:
Me Tienes SufriendoSee more »

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13 out of 14 people found the following review useful.
Interesting twist on "heist" film, 13 September 1999
Author: Sean Gallagher (seankgallagher@yahoo.com) from Brooklyn, NY

For reasons which, to me anyway, are completely unfair, every heist movie released since 1992's RESEVOIR DOGS has been compared to that film. I agree that film was great, and obviously there have been rip-offs, but not every heist film is, and PALOOKAVILLE, a wonderful surprise, is an example. In fact, if there's any film this should be compared to, it's the 1950's Italian movie BIG DEAL ON MADONNA STREET. Like that film, this is not about hardened criminals planning a heist, but about ordinary guys who try to be criminals while juggling their lives(one is married and has a kid, one takes care of his dogs, and even the third, who's more of the criminal mind than his friends, is dreaming of going with his girlfriend to California). It's also like BOTTLE ROCKET, which is also about inexperienced thieves, but where those guys, for the most part, want to be criminals, these guys just see it as an escape. But director Alan Taylor and writer David Epstein aren't making a tract, they're making a film about characters we can relate to, and while it lags at times, this is surprising, funny, and touching. Also, the performers are all good(this is an early look at the talents of Kim Dickens and Vincent Gallo). One of the more under-rated films of the year.

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