Palmetto (1998)

02/20/1998 (US) • 1h 54m

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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.

Top Billed Cast

Woody Harrelson

Harry Barber

Elisabeth Shue

Rhea Malroux

Rolf Hoppe

Felix Malroux

Tom Wright

John Renick

Marc Macaulay

Miles Meadows


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

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

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