Three friends decide to embark on a life of crime. But with their only criminal experience gleaned from what they've seen on television, the heist of the decade these fellows have planned may very well turn into the flop of the century. Winner of Best Picture Prize at the 1995 Venice Film Festival.
Sid, Russ and Jerry are three working-class, slightly dense, likeable average Joes. They are also aspiring criminals, who continually find ways to screw up their would-be thefts. Undeterred, the members of this luckless gang decide to end their days of poverty by attempting a major heist of an armored car -- using toy guns. Can the bumbling palookas pull off this seemingly impossible feat?
A Redwave Films production.
Screened at the 1995 Venice Film Festival (Fast Lane).
The film's characters were taken from screenwriter David Epstein's play "Exact Change".
The film's plot was inspired by three stories written by Italo Calvino.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Full Frame - 1.33
Letterbox - 1.85
Audio:
Stereo Surround - English
Stereo Surround - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
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Review 1:
"...The film is nicely directed by Alan Taylor, with numerous likable and amusing touches..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.F12 11/01/1996
Review 2:
"...A warmhearted, small-scale comedy that is hard to resist....[The] film has a gentle kindness..."
Source: Variety
09/18/1995
Review 3:
"...PALOOKAVILLE understands a kind of low-key humor based on human nature..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.54 11/27/1996
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