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Palmetto
Palmetto

5.9

Palmetto

R·1998·114m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director

Volker Schlöndorff

Book

James Hadley Chase

Screenplay

E. Max Frye

Reviews

Movies1234

Movies1234

August 7, 2017

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.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

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