Palookaville
“One foot in the door. The other one in the gutter.”
Overview
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.
Budget
$315,230
Production Companies
Redwave Films, Playhouse International Pictures, Public Television Playhouse Inc.
Languages
English
Cast
William Forsythe
Sid Dunleavy
Vincent Gallo
Russell Pataki
Adam Trese
Jerry
Gareth Williams
Ed the Cop
LisaGay Hamilton
Betty, Jerry's Wife
Bridgit Ryan
Enid
Kim Dickens
Laurie, Russell's Girlfriend
Suzanne Shepherd
Mother
Nicole Burdette
Chris
Robert LuPone
Ralph
Sam Coppola
Mr. Kott, Money Truck Driver
Frances McDormand
June
Walter Bryant
Money Truck Driver
Douglas Seale
Old Man
William Riker
Old Arthur
