Palookaville

Palookaville

5.8IMDb Score
Released:1995-09-07
Duration:92 min
Director:Alan Taylor
Actors:William Forsythe, Vincent Gallo, Adam Trese, Gareth Williams, LisaGay Hamilton
Production:Redwave Films, Playhouse International Pictures, Public Television Playhouse Inc.

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.

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