Looking for Palladin

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Looking for Palladin

R

2009

1h 55m

Comedy

Drama

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A Hollywood talent agent (David Moscow) travels to a Guatemalan town to find a retired actor (Ben Gazzara) who was once married to the agent's mother.

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Rex Reed

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A small movie with a big, big actor.

Dec 10, 2009

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Michael Ordoña

Los Angeles Times

Looking for Palladin meanders around Antigua (Guatemala) at a leisurely gait and enjoys the presence of Ben Gazzara in its central role. That's about all there is to find, however.

Rated: 1/5

Nov 5, 2009

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

Looking for Palladin has a split personality. It starts as a comedy but morphs into an icky family melodrama. It should have stuck with the yuks.

Oct 30, 2009

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Suffers from an unfunny, unmoving, stilted and often meandering screenplay which can't be saved by Ben Gazzara's engaging and charismatic performance.

Rated: 4.75/10

Nov 1, 2009

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Doris Toumarkine

Film Journal International

The unsubtle approach to a lead character--a crude, motormouth Hollywood talent agent--sinks this otherwise often watchable comedic drama about a show-biz fish out of water in quaintest Guatemala.

Oct 30, 2009

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Andrzej Krakowski

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Jack Palladin

David Moscow

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Synopsis

A Hollywood talent agent (David Moscow) travels to a Guatemalan town to find a retired actor (Ben Gazzara) who was once married to the agent's mother.

Director: Andrzej Krakowski
Producer: Mahyad Tousi
Screenwriter: Andrzej Krakowski
Distributor: Wildcat Releasing
Production Co: Maya Cine Digital, Palladin Pictures, Full Moon Angel Cine Independente
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 30, 2009, Limited
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Jan 14, 2011
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 7, 2015
Runtime: 1h 55m

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