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Directed by | Alan Taylor |
Written by | David Epstein |
Produced by | Uberto Pasolini |
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Cinematography | John Thomas |
Edited by | David Leonard |
Music by | Rachel Portman |
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Distributed by | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $365,284[1] |
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.[2]
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.