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59% Critic Match
Palookaville
“One foot in the door. The other one in the gutter.”
5.9 / 10• 1995• 1h 32m•R• English
ComedyCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
William Forsythe
Sid Dunleavy
Lead
Vincent Gallo
Russell Pataki
Adam Trese
Jerry
Gareth Williams
Ed the Cop
LisaGay Hamilton
Betty, Jerry's Wife
BR
Bridgit Ryan
Enid
Kim Dickens
Laurie, Russell's Girlfriend
Suzanne Shepherd
Mother
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alan Taylor's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Palookaville is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
