Palmetto

Feb 20, 1998

1h 54m

★ 5.9

In a town this bad, it's no use being good.

Overview

After being released from prison on a bum charge, Harry Barber is out for payback to regain his lost two years. He's hired by Mrs. Malroux to fake the kidnapping of her stepdaughter (the daughter of a dying millionaire). He discovers that he is being set up on multiple levels and will soon face a longer sentence if he doesn't prove the truth.

Genres

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

Castle Rock Entertainment

Rialto Films

Palmetto Trailers

Cast

Harry Barber

Woody Harrelson

Nina

Gina Gershon

Rhea Malroux

Elisabeth Shue

Felix Malroux

Rolf Hoppe

Donnelly

Michael Rapaport

Odette

Chloë Sevigny

John Renick

Tom Wright

Miles Meadows

Marc Macaulay

Lawyer

Joe Hickey

Judge

Ralph Wilcox

Bartender (as Peter Paul Deleo)

Peter Paul DeLeo

Mal Jones

Many years after leaving the small town behind, Joel returns to move his mother Monika, a home for the elderly struggling with dementia. However, Monika’s health takes a turn for the worse soon after her arrival. She experiences terrifying visions of her late husband, Joel’s abusive father, and begins exhibiting violent behavior. Joel begins to believe that something malevolent and supernatural has taken control of his mother. But with his own history of substance abuse and mental instability, can he trust his own perceptions? As Monika’s memories fade, Joel must confront the demons of his own past, dredged up by his return to the home where he grew up.

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