Palmetto (film)

Palmetto
Palmetto
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Volker Schlondorff
Written by	James Hadley Chase (writer); E. Max Frye (screenplay)
Produced by	Al Corley; Eugene Musso; Bart Rosenblatt; Matthias Wendlandt
Starring	Woody Harrelson; Elisabeth Shue; Gina Gershon; Rolf Hoppe; Chloe Sevigny; Tom Wright; Michael Rapaport;
Edited by	Peter Przygodda
Music by	Klaus Doldinger
Production; companies	Castle Rock Entertainment; Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates	February 20, 1998 (U.S.); April 2, 1998 (Germany); June 26, 1998 (UK);
Running time	114 minutes
Countries	United States ; Germany
Language	English
Box office	$5,878,911

Palmetto is a 1998 neo-noir thriller mystery crime film directed by Volker Schlöndorff (as Volker Schlondorff) with a screenplay by E. Max Frye. It is based on the 1961 novel Just Another Sucker by James Hadley Chase. The film stars Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue and Gina Gershon.^[2]

Plot

Harry Barber is serving time in prison after being framed in a corruption scandal.

Before his arrest, he was a reporter for a Florida newspaper that uncovered widespread corruption in the local government. After rejecting a bribe that would have ensured his silence, Harry finds the funds deposited into his bank account and he is promptly arrested. Now, two years later, he is released when an ex-cop's testimony vindicates him.

Though he is bitter against the town officials, Harry wanders back to Palmetto with his girlfriend Nina, who has been patiently waiting for him. Unable to find a job, he spends his days lounging in a local bar. In walks Rhea Malroux, the very attractive femme, wife of the richest man in town, who offers him a job: help her and her daughter Odette scam the old man out of $500,000 with a bogus kidnapping scheme, in which Harry would receive a ten percent cut.

Tempted by both Rhea's seductive charms and the prospect of some quick cash, Harry goes along with the plan. But when Odette winds up dead, and all indications point to Harry as the murderer, he finds himself in way over his head.

Cast

Woody Harrelson as Harry Barber
Elisabeth Shue as Mrs. Donnelly/Rhea Malroux
Gina Gershon as Nina
Rolf Hoppe as Felix Malroux
Michael Rapaport as Donnely
Chloe Sevigny as Odette
Tom Wright as John Renick
Marc Macaulay as Miles Meadows
Joe Hickey as Lawyer
Ralph Wilcox as Judge
Peter Paul DeLeo as Bartender
Richard Booker as Billy Holden

Reception

The film holds a 38% rating on review site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 32 reviews. Despite the negative reviews, it has been praised for its sex scenes.

References

^ Palmetto at Box Office Mojo
^ Stephen Holden (February 20, 1998). "She Smolders, He Fumes: Gee, It's Hot". The New York Times.

External links

Palmetto at IMDb
Palmetto at AllMovie
Palmetto at Rotten Tomatoes
Palmetto film review at the Los Angeles Times

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[1] Palmetto at Box Office Mojo

[2] Stephen Holden (February 20, 1998). "She Smolders, He Fumes: Gee, It's Hot". The New York Times.

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