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Palmetto

  • 19981998
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  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
8.1K
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Elisabeth Shue and Woody Harrelson in Palmetto (1998)
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A recently released ex-con gets involved in a fake kidnapping scheme that turns very real.A recently released ex-con gets involved in a fake kidnapping scheme that turns very real.A recently released ex-con gets involved in a fake kidnapping scheme that turns very real.
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    • Volker Schlöndorff
    • James Hadley Chase(novel "Just Another Sucker")
    • E. Max Frye(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Woody Harrelson
    • Elisabeth Shue
    • Gina Gershon
    • Volker Schlöndorff
    • James Hadley Chase(novel "Just Another Sucker")
    • E. Max Frye(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Woody Harrelson
    • Elisabeth Shue
    • Gina Gershon
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 60User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
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    Woody Harrelson in Palmetto (1998)
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    Elisabeth Shue and Woody Harrelson in Palmetto (1998)
    Elisabeth Shue and Woody Harrelson in Palmetto (1998)
    Elisabeth Shue and Woody Harrelson in Palmetto (1998)
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    Woody Harrelson and Tom Wright in Palmetto (1998)
    Elisabeth Shue in Palmetto (1998)
    Elisabeth Shue and Woody Harrelson in Palmetto (1998)
    Gina Gershon in Palmetto (1998)
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    Woody Harrelson
    Woody Harrelson
    • Harry Barber
    Elisabeth Shue
    Elisabeth Shue
    • Mrs. Donnelly…
    Gina Gershon
    Gina Gershon
    • Nina
    Rolf Hoppe
    Rolf Hoppe
    • Felix Malroux
    Michael Rapaport
    Michael Rapaport
    • Donnelly
    Chloë Sevigny
    Chloë Sevigny
    • Odette
    • (as Chloe Sevigny)
    Tom Wright
    Tom Wright
    • John Renick
    Marc Macaulay
    Marc Macaulay
    • Miles Meadows
    Joe Hickey
    • Lawyer
    Ralph Wilcox
    Ralph Wilcox
    • Judge
    Peter Paul DeLeo
    • Bartender
    • (as Peter Paul Deleo)
    Mal Jones
    Mal Jones
    • Ed
    Salvador Levy
    • Driver
    Richard Booker
    Richard Booker
    • Billy Holden
    Mikki Meraki
    Mikki Meraki
    • Alda
    • (as Mikki McKeever)
    Bill Larson
    Bill Larson
    • Parking Lot Man
    Tim W. Terry
    • Prison Guard
    Jim Janey
    • Policeman
      • Volker Schlöndorff
      • James Hadley Chase(novel "Just Another Sucker")
      • E. Max Frye(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Despite the title and the existence of an actual "Palmetto" in Florida, the movie was filmed largely in and around Sarasota, FL.
    • Goofs
      During the scene where Donnelly is putting Harry in the trunk of the car outside Malroux's house, a hose nozzle providing "rain" can be seen in the upper right corner of the widescreen version. A clip from the same scene with the same mistake is in the trailer included on the DVD.
    • Quotes

      Harry Barber: I tried writing again. Nothing came out that didn't sound bitter and cynical. And there's nothing worse than a writer who doesn't have anything to say.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Sphere/The Borrowers/The Wedding Singer (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Bedbugs
      Written by Guy Fixsen and Margaret Fiedler
      Performed by Laika
      Courtesy of Too Pure Records (Beggars Banquet)

    User reviews60

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    A largely underrated film.
    I think that "Palmetto" is going to be a cult movie some years from now. It has been clearly underrated. It is "noir", although located in sunny places. It has a sort of kinship relation with George Stevens' A Place in the Sun. And it has a quite good Woody Harrelson in the leading role. Sweat plays more than a role in the plot: characters are sweating all the time (mainly Harry Barber), for different reasons. May be that's why some people dislike it.
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    • Apr 30, 2003

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    • Release date
      • February 20, 1998 (United States)
      • United States
      • Germany
      • Sony Official Site
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Gator Club - 1490 Main Street, Sarasota, Florida, USA
    • Production companies
      • Castle Rock Entertainment
      • Code Entertainment
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 54 minutes
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS

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