

Crackers
1984-02-17 · 98 min · ★ 4.7
Down-and-out Weslake is reduced to minding the counter at a San Francisco pawn shop when he stumbles onto a scheme by some of the boss's disgruntled misfit clients to rob the place. Rather than blow the whistle, however, he insinuates himself as the heist's mastermind.
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Production details
- Directors
- Louis Malle
- Production companies
- Universal Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 12,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 129,268
Top Cast
Donald SutherlandWestlake
Jack WardenGarvey
Sean PennDillard
Wallace ShawnTurtle
Larry RileyBoardwalk
Trinidad SilvaRamon
Christine BaranskiMaxine
Charlayne WoodardJasmine
Tasia ValenzaMaria
Anna Maria HorsfordSlam Dunk
Mitchell LichtensteinArtiste
Marjorie EatonMrs. O'Malley
Joseph HindyOfficer RonnieTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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