Palmetto

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.