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Palookaville

Palookaville

One foot in the door. The other one in the gutter.

19955.81h 32m

Overview

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.

Directed by Alan Taylor
Written by David Epstein
Produced by Uberto Pasolini
Box OfficeBudget: $315K0

Top Cast

William Forsythe

William Forsythe

Sid Dunleavy

Vincent Gallo

Vincent Gallo

Russell Pataki

Adam Trese

Adam Trese

Jerry

Gareth Williams

Gareth Williams

Ed the Cop

LisaGay Hamilton

LisaGay Hamilton

Betty, Jerry's Wife

B

Bridgit Ryan

Enid

Kim Dickens

Kim Dickens

Laurie, Russell's Girlfriend

Suzanne Shepherd

Suzanne Shepherd

Mother

Nicole Burdette

Nicole Burdette

Chris

Robert LuPone

Robert LuPone

Ralph

Themes & Keywords

robberydysfunctional familyarmored truck

About Palookaville

Palookaville is a comedy, crime film released in 1995 exploring themes of robbery, dysfunctional family, armored truck. Directed by Alan Taylor, it stars William Forsythe, Vincent Gallo, Adam Trese. 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.

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