Palookaville (1996)
Directed by Alan Taylor
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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What critics compared Palookaville to
The director, Alan Taylor, who showed a flair for character and atmosphere in his early indie Palookaville (95), and directed splendid episodes of The Sopranos and The West Wing, developed a reputation for grandeur and a rapport with Emilia Clarke as one of the directors on Game of Thrones.
He’s now trying to convince his buddies to join him in the exciting life of thieves, kinda like in the little-seen but very cool Vincent Gallo vehicle “Palookaville”.