Palookaville (1995)
- Directed by
- Alan Taylor
- Genre
- comedy film, heist film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 44 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Three small-time burglars keep trying to pull off a heist but their plans keep going wrong. They also deal with their messy family lives.
quirkyoffbeatgentleunderstateddeadpancomediclow-stakes
What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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