Palmetto (film)

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]

Palmetto
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVolker Schlondorff
Produced byAl Corley
Eugene Musso
Bart Rosenblatt
Matthias Wendlandt
Written byJames Hadley Chase (writer)
E. Max Frye (screenplay)
Starring
Music byKlaus Doldinger
Edited byPeter Przygodda
Production
company
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • February 20, 1998 (1998-02-20) (U.S.)
  • April 2, 1998 (1998-04-02) (Germany)
  • June 26, 1998 (1998-06-26) (UK)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryUnited States
Germany
LanguageEnglish
Box office$5,878,911[1]

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

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
  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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