September 7, 1995
Release Date

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Palookaville (1995)

Name: Palookaville
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1995-09-07

1h 32m

Running Time

September 7, 1995
Release Date

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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.

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Details.

Release Date
September 7, 1995

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 32m

Content Rating
R

Budget
$315,230

Filming Locations
New Jersey, United States

Genres
Comedy Crime

Last updated: 2025-02-09

This Movie Is About.

robbery

dysfunctional family

armored truck

Wiki.

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 stories by Italo Calvino.

Palookaville premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 7, 1995, and was released theatrically in the United States on October 25, 1996, by The Samuel Goldwyn Company. It received mostly positive reviews from critics.