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Palmer's Pick-Up

  • 1999
  • R
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
277
YOUR RATING
Patrick Kilpatrick in Palmer's Pick-Up (1999)
Comedy

Two dimwit owners (Robert Carradine, Richard Hillman) of a struggling hauling company are approached about hauling a huge, mysterious box across country at the end of the century. The cargo ... Read allTwo dimwit owners (Robert Carradine, Richard Hillman) of a struggling hauling company are approached about hauling a huge, mysterious box across country at the end of the century. The cargo has religious significance and may be an attempt to release Satan in the Devil's Triangle ... Read allTwo dimwit owners (Robert Carradine, Richard Hillman) of a struggling hauling company are approached about hauling a huge, mysterious box across country at the end of the century. The cargo has religious significance and may be an attempt to release Satan in the Devil's Triangle to start the next century. En route, many step out to try to stop their delivery including... Read all

  • Director
    • Christopher Coppola
  • Writers
    • Christopher Coppola
    • Nick Johnson
  • Stars
    • Marc Coppola
    • Morton Downey Jr.
    • Robert Carradine
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.2/10
    277
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Christopher Coppola
    • Writers
      • Christopher Coppola
      • Nick Johnson
    • Stars
      • Marc Coppola
      • Morton Downey Jr.
      • Robert Carradine
    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Marc Coppola
    Marc Coppola
    • Dick Cash Announcer
    • (voice)
    • (as The Cope)
    Morton Downey Jr.
    Morton Downey Jr.
    • Dick Cash
    Robert Carradine
    Robert Carradine
    • Bruce Palmer
    Richard Hillman
    Richard Hillman
    • Pearl
    Bruce Palmer
    • Mr. Baker, Shark Owner
    Alice Ghostley
    Alice Ghostley
    • Mrs. Eleanor Palmer
    Soupy Sales
    Soupy Sales
    • Ernie Bolza
    Patrick Kilpatrick
    Patrick Kilpatrick
    • Bo
    Judy
    • Self
    Neil Giuntoli
    Neil Giuntoli
    • Mac
    Tilghmin Bollends
    • Miriam
    Garrett Morris
    Garrett Morris
    • Tom Bolza
    Talia Shire
    Talia Shire
    • Mr. Price
    Adrienne Stout
    • Normalene
    • (as Adrienne Stout-Coppola)
    John Gulager
    John Gulager
    • Santa
    Piper Laurie
    Piper Laurie
    • Radio Evangelist
    Charles Fleischer
    Charles Fleischer
    • Sarah
    Nancy Hammill
    • Newscaster
    • Director
      • Christopher Coppola
    • Writers
      • Christopher Coppola
      • Nick Johnson
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    User reviews6

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    1ashkenobistar

    108 minutes of my life I wish I had back!

    This is undoubtedly the worst movie I have ever seen! I am shocked that it was billed as a comedy, because there was nothing remotely funny about this film. I can only guess that whomever tried to categorize this picture gave up and proffered "comedy" since it defies all conventional genres and was not entertaining in any other fashion. There is only a sliver of a plot to guide this surreal, pointless tale and you would be better entertained by striking yourself in the head with a heavy, blunt object, which would ultimately result in less brain trauma than viewing this movie would cause. Sadly, I have had the misfortune of watching "Palmer's Pickup" in its entirety and I am now compelled to save others from from a similar fate.
    1madartist_88

    Absolutely Terrible

    This has got to be the absolute worst movie I have EVER seen. I've seen some crappy movies including "the Vanishing Point" (1997), and "Snakes on a Train", but this one definitely tops them all. The story line was untolerably boring, the acting was terrible, and the movie in general was so corny that it wasn't even funny. Sure I got a laugh out of a few of the scenes from their stupidity, but to be completely honest, me and my buddies couldn't watch the whole thing... We made it to half way, then skipped to the end just to see how things turned out.. Anyways, this has got to be on the top ten worst movies ever made. I bought it for $10 thinking it might be something like the classic "Smokey and the Bandit." Man was I wrong. Trust me, save your cash and go to a theater for some entertainment.. You definitely wont get it from this movie!
    10faust5

    This is a whacky, cult classic, a melting circus on an American highway.

    This is a whacky, cult classic, a melting circus on an American highway. "It's a Mad, Mad World" for the nineties. I thoroughly enjoyed this funny and refreshingly different film
    Jozepo

    Don't pick it up

    Crap! I would have expected this movie to have been made by a very amatuer film maker, turns out to be Francis Ford Coppola's nephew, Christopher. The apple fell far, far from the tree. The characters were unhinged and barely tollerable as was the plot. But even worse, the cardinal sin was broken.....the movie was so bad I began looking at things like the camera work, and style, completely forgetting about the storyline all together. There were so many goofy camera angles that I felt like I was in an anti-gravity room with an equilibrium problem. I thought the movie was trying to be a mixture of Pulp Fiction, a road trip film, Dumb and Dumber, and the Prophecy. I certainly would expect better from a Coppola!
    1stevepb

    One star, for Rosanna Arquette

    If you think this movie was bad, get a hold of the DVD and check out the deleted scenes. It could have been much, much worse.

    There's also an interview with the director, who describes in detail what he was trying to achieve - a sort of tribute to Barnum & Bailey and the zanier side of life, silly things like the world's biggest office chair and pet rocks.

    Unfortunately he fails dismally. It's just not funny, and the two leads are as unattractive as they are uninteresting.

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    • Trivia
      Steve-O from Jackass' first movie appearance, he plays a clown
    • Goofs
      The bad men are tying up Ernie in his wheelchair. Between shots the ropes wound around him completely change position.
    • Quotes

      Bruce Palmer: What do you say to a one-legged hitchhiker?

      Pearl: What?

      Bruce Palmer: Hop in!

    • Soundtracks
      Wife of a Cowboy
      Written and performed by Andy Rehfeldt

      Peanuts & Cheese Music (BMI)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 9, 1999 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Plaster City Productions
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Palmer's Pick-Up: An American Roadshow Odyssey
    • Filming locations
      • World's Largest Office Chair - 625 Noble St., Anniston, Alabama, USA
    • Production companies
      • Winchester Films
      • Plaster City Productions
      • ACC Entertainment
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    • Budget
      • $1,200,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 48m(108 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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