Palmetto

Updated June 26, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
Director:Volker Schlöndorff
Writer:E. Max Frye
Director of Photography:Thomas Kloss
Editor:Peter Przygodda
Music:Klaus Doldinger
Production Designer:Claire Jenora Bowin
Producer:Matthias Wendlandt
Castle Rock Entertainment; R; 114 minutes
Release:2/98
Cast:Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Chloe Sevigny, Gina Gershon, Michael Rapaport and Rolf Hoppe
Based on the novel by James Hadley Chase

A cynical ex-reporter (Woody Harrelson) is seduced by a greedy Florida socialite (Elisabeth Shue) into faking her stepdaughter's kidnapping. Billed as a steamy crime thriller, heavy-handed horror and parodic dialogue put Palmetto in the running for the year's best unintentional comedy. Schlondorff's film noir doesn't totally crash and burn though; a sultry Shue and the sizzling Florida setting keep things smoldering.


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