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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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25 October 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Me Tienes SufriendoWritten by Angel Santiago
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I love movies about outsiders and this is one of my favorites.
Forget that it's supposed to be a heist movie; the three friends were never capable of that level of coordination. But there is a remarkable chemistry between them and paricularly with the women in the story. Gallo is quite magnetic in the lead and has a wonderful rapport with both his girlfriend and an older hooker.
Forsythe can be over-the-top in many films, but here he settles down and adds a touching counterpoint to Gallo. I mostly credit director Taylor for this small treasure because he has shown the same kind of class in his Napoleon film, "Emperor's New Clothes." Check out both of these films.