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Release Date:
September 7, 1995
Original Title:
Palookaville
Alternate Titles:
Kleine Gangster, grosse Kohle
Genres:
Comedy | Crime
Production Companies:
Playhouse International Pictures
Public Television Playhouse Inc.
Redwave Films
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: R
Runtime: 92
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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Art Direction:
Roswell Hamrick
Casting:
Kerry Barden
Billy Hopkins
Suzanne Smith Crowley
Costume Design:
Janie Bryant
Director:
Alan Taylor
Director of Photography:
John Thomas
Editor:
David Leonard
Music:
Rachel Portman
Producer:
Uberto Pasolini
Production Design:
Anne Stuhler
Script Supervisor:
Sheila Waldron
Writer:
David Epstein
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