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Title: Palookaville (1995)
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2 wins & 1 nomination.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| William Forsythe | ... | Sid Dunleavy | |
| Vincent Gallo | ... | Russell Pataki | |
| Adam Trese | ... | Jerry | |
| Gareth Williams | ... | Ed the Cop | |
| LisaGay Hamilton | ... | Betty, Jerry's Wife | |
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Bridgit Ryan | ... | Enid |
| Kim Dickens | ... | Laurie, Russell's Girlfriend | |
| Suzanne Shepherd | ... | Mother | |
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Nicole Burdette | ... | Chris |
| Robert LuPone | ... | Ralph (as Robert Lupone) | |
| Sam Coppola | ... | Mr. Kott, Money Truck Driver | |
| Frances McDormand | ... | June | |
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Walter Bryant | ... | Money Truck Driver |
| Douglas Seale | ... | Old Man | |
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William Riker | ... | Old Arthur |
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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. Despite a bungled jewelry store heist which exposes their incompetence as criminals, a fateful event (and an old black-and-white film) convinces them that they can pull off an armored-truck robbery. While they are busy plotting their caper, their dysfunctional families spin out of control all around them. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
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One foot in the door. The other one in the gutter.Parents Guide:
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Written by Earl Forest and Robert Talle
Published by Irving Music, Inc. (BMI)
Used by permission
Performed by The Mar-Keys
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Loosely based on Italo Calvino's short stories "Theft in a Cake Shop", "Desire in November", and "Transit Bed". See 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.See more »
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Featured in At the Movies: 101 Dalmatians/Hype!/The Crucible/Palookaville/Ridicule (1996) See more »Soundtracks
The Morning AfterWritten by Earl Forest and Robert Talle
Published by Irving Music, Inc. (BMI)
Used by permission
Performed by The Mar-Keys
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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EnglishRelease Date:
25 October 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Gross USA:
$365,284Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$365,284Company Credits
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Playhouse International Pictures, Public Television Playhouse Inc., Redwave Films See more »
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In the vein of "Small Time Crooks" and "Trapped in Paradise," "Palookaville" tells the story of three screw-up, would-be criminals (Forsythe, Gallo and Trese) and their quest for the perfect crime. The film opens with a foiled jewelry store robbery that find the trio in a bakery instead of its neighboring store. The whole situation is goofy in an endearing way, especially when we find Trese crouched on the floor, hiding from police yet all the while chowing down doughnuts and brownies. With this film, Parker creates a familiar oddball trio with, while not completely appealing personalities, an overall charming combination. Forsythe's seriousness plus Gallo's wit and Trese's goofiness makes a film that made me laugh out loud and left me smiling, but in an independent rather that cheesy way. Definitely recommended.