Palookaville (1996)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
One foot in the door. The other one in the gutter.
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.
- Released: 1996-10-25
- Genres: Comedy, Crime
- Runtime: 1h 32m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10 from 44 votes
Directed by Alan Taylor.
Top cast
- William Forsythe as Sid Dunleavy
- Vincent Gallo as Russell Pataki
- Adam Trese as Jerry
- Gareth Williams as Ed the Cop
- LisaGay Hamilton as Betty, Jerry's Wife
- Bridgit Ryan as Enid
- Kim Dickens as Laurie, Russell's Girlfriend
- Suzanne Shepherd as Mother
- Nicole Burdette as Chris
- Robert LuPone as Ralph
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