Crackers (1984)
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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… More 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
- Directed By
- Louis Malle
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Feb 17, 1984 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Studios
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Cast
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Donald Sutherland
as Weslake
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Jack Warden
as Garvey
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Sean Penn
as Dillard
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Wallace Shawn
as Turtle
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Larry Riley
as Boardwalk
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Trinidad Silva
as Ramon
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Christine Baranski
as Maxine
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Tasia Valenza
as Maria
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Irwin Corey
as Lazzarelli
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Anna Maria Horsford
as Slam Dunk
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Mitchell Lichtenstein
as Artiste
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Marjorie Eaton
as Mrs. O'Malley
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Joe Bellan
as Immigration officer
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Charles Bouvier
as Cable man
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Richard Bright
as Guy
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Ed Call
as Officer Darney
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Ed Corbett
as Kurnitz
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Paul Drake
as Guy
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Darryl Henriques
as Irate motorist
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Joseph Hindy
as Officer Ronnie
- Maureen McVerry
- Jeffrey Weissman
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Charlaine Woodard
as Jasmine
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Edouard de Soto
as Don Fernando
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Sally Schaub
as Cosmetic Lady
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Gary Ross
as Immigration officer
- Edouard DeSoto
