Crackers (1984)
- Starring:
- Donald Sutherland, Jack Warden, (more)
- Director(s):
- Louis Malle
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
Synopsis of Crackers
A remake of Pigeon by Mario Monicelli, but set on the streets of San Francisco in a contemporary America instead of Italy in the '50s, this comedy about a conspiratorial heist of a greedy pawnbroker has excellent acting and good light fun but not much in the way of character motivation. Weslake (Donald Sutherland) is unemployed and has reason to frequent the pawnshop of his money-hungry friend Garvey (Jack Warden). People come and go around the shop (almost the only setting for the action): an aspiring musician of sorts (Sean Penn), the eccentric meter-maid Maxine (Christine Baranski), a safe-cracker (Irwin Corey), and others. Then one day Weslake gets the idea to break into Garvey's safe and make off with a few valuables just for the fun of it. Everyone agrees, and the plot goes on unhindered by motivation or ethics. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
Complete Cast of Crackers
- Donald Sutherland - Weslake
- Sean Penn - Dillard
- Larry Riley - Boardwalk
- Christine Baranski - Maxine
- Irwin Corey - Lazzarelli
- Mitchell Lichtenstein - Artiste
- Joe Bellan - Immigration officer
- Gary Ross - Immigration officer
- Edouard de Soto - Don Fernando
- Jeffrey Weissman
- Darryl Henriques - Irate motorist
- Paul Drake - Guy
- Ed Call - Officer Darney
- Jack Warden - Garvey
- Wallace Shawn - Turtle
- Trinidad Silva - Ramon
- Tasia Valenza - Maria
- Anna Maria Horsford - Slam Dunk
- Marjorie Eaton - Mrs. O'Malley
- Charles Bouvier - Cable man
- Sally Schaub - Cosmetic Lady
- Charlaine Woodard - Jasmine
- Maureen McVerry
- Joseph Hindy - Officer Ronnie
- Richard Bright - Guy
- Ed Corbett - Kurnitz
- Director(s):
- Louis Malle
- Writer(s):
- Jeffrey Allen Fiskin
- Producer(s):
- Edward Lewis, Robert Cortes
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Questionable for Children, Adult Humor, Adult Language, Adult Situations)
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