Palookaville

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

Oct 25 1996 R 1h 32m
Comedy, Crime

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

David Epstein

Directed by

Alan Taylor

Cast

William Forsythe, Vincent Gallo, Adam Trese

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Public Television Playhouse Inc., Playhouse International Pictures, Redwave Films

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

Trailers
Palookaville Trailer 1995
Scores
# of Votes
2,676
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA