Palmetto

Watch: Palmetto

2/20/19981h 54m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ In a town this bad, it's no use being good. ~

Overview:

After spending two years in prison, framed for accepting a bribe, former newspaper reporter Harry Barber is released, bitter and disillusioned. Feeling like he were owed something for his loss of time, he proceeds to get himself involved in a simple kidnapping plot which turns out to be more complex than he imagined.

Director:

Volker Schlöndorff

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

based on novel or book
kidnapping
cigarette
femme fatale
scam
writer
framed for a crime
set up
temptation
newspaper reporter
ransom demand
rich daughter
neo-noir
rich wife
investigative reporter
sucker
kidnapping gone wrong
all evidence points to protagonist

Cast

Woody Harrelson

~ as ~

Harry Barber

Gina Gershon

~ as ~

Nina

Elisabeth Shue

~ as ~

Rhea Malroux

Rolf Hoppe

~ as ~

Felix Malroux

Michael Rapaport

~ as ~

Donnelly

Chloë Sevigny

~ as ~

Odette

Tom Wright

~ as ~

John Renick

Marc Macaulay

~ as ~

Miles Meadows

Joe Hickey

~ as ~

Lawyer

Ralph Wilcox

~ as ~

Judge

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Reviews (2)

Movies1234
Written 7 year(s) ago
8
Liked everything about this movie. All the main players, Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon and Chloë Sevigny were very good. Good story with a few twists and just a touch of comedy. And the scene with Harrelson and Shue in the bungalow was hot. I give it a 8/10.
JPV852
Written 1 year(s) ago
7
Effective enough modern film noir that excels mainly for the cast, especially Woody Harrelson and Elisabeth Shue. I had seen this before many years ago and my opinion pretty much remained the same. 3.25/5