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Palookaville (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Palookaville' is a 1995 crime comedy film about a trio of burglars and their dysfunctional family of origin, starring William Forsythe, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Vincent Gallo, Adam Trese and Frances McDormand and directed by Alan Taylor. The writing is a free interpretation of three short stories by Italo Calvino.
Plot
Sid, Russ and Jerry are three wannabe criminals looking for easy money to break out of their nowhere lives. Despite a bungled jewelry store heist which exposes their incompetence, they are convinced they can pull off an armored-truck robbery. While plotting their caper, their dysfunctional families spin out of control all around them.
Cast
Reception
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 64% based on reviews from 11 critics (7 positive, 4 negative) with an average rating of 6.4/10.Roger Ebert of the 'Chicago Sun-Times' gave the film 3 out of 4 stars.
SFGate.com called it "a fine little independent film loaded with character and deserving of wider distribution."
Accolades
* 1995, nominated, Thessaloniki Film Festival Golden Alexander for director Alan Taylor
* 1997, won Troms International Film Festival Audience Award for Alan Taylor
* 1998, won London Critics Circle Film Awards ALFS Award for British Producer of the Year for Uberto Pasolini
References
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