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Burning Palms

Burning Palms

Five Tales That Will F#%! You Up For Life

20105.21h 52m

Overview

A subversive tale that interlaces five stories set in Los Angeles, where no taboo is left unexplored as each character careens toward a dark and often comic fate

Directed by Christopher Landon
Written by Christopher Landon
Produced by Steven Chester Prince, Oren Segal, Jason Hewitt
Box OfficeBudget: $5.8M0

Top Cast

Zoe Saldaña

Zoe Saldaña

Sarah Cotton

Rosamund Pike

Rosamund Pike

Dedra Davenport

Lake Bell

Lake Bell

Maryjane

Paz Vega

Paz Vega

Blanca Juarez

Shannen Doherty

Shannen Doherty

Dr. Shelly

Nick Stahl

Nick Stahl

Robert Kane

Emily Meade

Emily Meade

Chloe Marx

Robert Hoffman

Robert Hoffman

Chad Bower

Jamie Chung

Jamie Chung

Ginny Bai

Dylan McDermott

Dylan McDermott

Dennis Marx

Themes & Keywords

careertaboosubversive tale

About Burning Palms

Burning Palms is a comedy, thriller film released in 2010 exploring themes of career, taboo, subversive tale. Directed by Christopher Landon, it stars Zoe Saldaña, Rosamund Pike, Lake Bell. A subversive tale that interlaces five stories set in Los Angeles, where no taboo is left unexplored as each character careens toward a dark and often comic fate

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