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Palookaville is a 1995 American crime comedy film directed by Alan Taylor (in his feature directorial debut) and written by David Epstein. The film is about a trio of burglars and their dysfunctional family of origin. It stars William Forsythe, Vincent Gallo, Adam Trese, and Frances McDormand. The writing is a free interpretation of three short ...
Oct 25, 1996 · Palookaville: Directed by Alan Taylor. With William Forsythe, Vincent Gallo, Adam Trese, Gareth Williams. 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.
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- Comedy, Crime
- Alan Taylor
- 1996-10-25
Nov 29, 1996 · When the police arrive, one of the thieves hides behind a rack of baked goods, still helping himself. Russ (Vincent Gallo), the leader of the gang, lives at home, where his brother-in-law, a cop, talks idly about “some jerk who tried to take a bakery,” but fails to notice the powdered sugar on Russ' collar. One of the things that drives ...
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Palookaville. Sid (William Forsythe), Russell (Vincent Gallo) and Jerry (Adam Trese) are three friends in New Jersey who are struggling for money. After deciding that crime is the answer to their ...
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- Alan Taylor
- R
- William Forsythe
Brief Synopsis. Read More. Three unemployed factory workers--the dog-loving dreamer Sid, married man Jerry, and Russ, a would-be leader of men who still lives with his mother--try their hand at crime in order to keep themselves and their families above the poverty level. When their first attempt goes awry--they break through.
- Alan Taylor
- Adam Trese
Palookaville is a sweet-natured 1990s indie comedy about poverty and desperation. It’s adapted from some short stories by Italo Calvino and pays homage to Big Deal on Madonna Street, which I watched immediately before it as a themed double bill. It starts mid heist and at first you’d be forgiven for thinking that Sid, Russell and Jerry know ...
Jan 22, 2023 · Grand Jury Award Winner - Slamdance 2023 Jury's notes: “With idiosyncratic music choices, sibling chemistry out the wazoo, and a philosophical Brooklynite as the series lead (played by Howard Lester in his introductory role), Theodore Collatos’s Palookaville explores the surreal existence of JoJo, a man victimized by a random act of violence who now thinks he’s the famous defunct boxer ...
