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Crackers

Crackers

The Comedy that dreams the impossible scheme!

19844.51h 38m

Overview

Down-and-out Weslake is reduced to minding the counter at a San Francisco pawn shop when he stumbles onto a scheme by some of the boss's disgruntled misfit clients to rob the place. Rather than blow the whistle, however, he insinuates himself as the heist's mastermind.

Directed by Louis Malle
Written by Jeffrey Alan Fiskin
Produced by Edward Lewis
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $129K

Top Cast

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Westlake

Jack Warden

Jack Warden

Garvey

Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Dillard

Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn

Turtle

Larry Riley

Larry Riley

Boardwalk

Trinidad Silva

Trinidad Silva

Ramon

Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski

Maxine

Charlayne Woodard

Charlayne Woodard

Jasmine

Tasia Valenza

Tasia Valenza

Maria

I

Irwin Corey

Lazzarelli

Themes & Keywords

robberysan francisco, californiaheisttheftunemploymentsafecracker

About Crackers

Crackers is a action, comedy, crime film released in 1984 exploring themes of robbery, san francisco, california, heist, theft, unemployment, safecracker. Directed by Louis Malle, it stars Donald Sutherland, Jack Warden, Sean Penn. Down-and-out Weslake is reduced to minding the counter at a San Francisco pawn shop when he stumbles onto a scheme by some of the boss's disgruntled misfit clients to rob the place. Rather than blow the whistle, however, he insinuates himself as the heist's mastermind.

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