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Nobody's Fool( 1994)

TV-MADramaComedy
69%
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In a town where nothing ever happens... everything is about to happen to Sully.

Overview

A rascally nearing-retirement man juggles a workers' compensation suit while secretly working for his nemesis and flirting with his nemesis' young wife. As his estranged son returns, he faces new family responsibilities, while a banker plots to evict him from his home.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Paul Newman

      Sully Sullivan

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      Bruce Willis

      Carl Roebuck

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      Melanie Griffith

      Toby Roebuck

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      Jessica Tandy

      Beryl Peoples

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      Dylan Walsh

      Peter Sullivan

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      Pruitt Taylor Vince

      Rub Squeers

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      Gene Saks

      Wirf Wirfley

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      Josef Sommer

      Clive Peoples Jr.

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      Philip Seymour Hoffman

      Officer Raymer

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      Philip Bosco

      Judge Flatt

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      Catherine Dent

      Charlotte Sullivan

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      Alexander Goodwin

      Will Sullivan

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      Carl J. Matusovich

      Wacker Sullivan

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      Jay Patterson

      Jocko

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      Jerry Mayer

      Ollie Quinn

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      Angela Pietropinto

      Cass

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      Alice Drummond

      Hattie

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      Margo Martindale

      Birdy

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      Angelica Page

      Ruby

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      Richard Mawe

      Ralph

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      Joe Paparone

      Rufus

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      Shannah Laumeister Stern

      Didi

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      John Leighton

      Funeral Director

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      Kenneth Frawley

      Horace Yaney

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      Marcus Powell

      Whit

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      Frank W. Inness

      Garbage Man

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      Page Johnson

      C. W. Lomax

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      William Raymond Calhoun

      Vernon

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      Bob Heitman

      Lawyer from Albany

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      Drenda Spohnholtz

      Girl at the Country Club

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      Gerry Robert Byrne

      Charlie

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      Anibal O. Lleras

      Juror (uncredited)

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      Elizabeth Wilson

      Vera (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by Peter McGinn

    9
    Written by Peter McGinn on Wed Aug 12 2020
    This is one of those classic films I would never put on a ten-best movie list, but I do include it in my ten favorite comedy movie list. (Favoritisms, not Best.) I read the book it is based on, written by Richard Russo. I thought the first half of the book was great, with witty dialogue, some of which is in the movie. But the second half of the book dragged for me. Not so with the movie. They didn’t take their ending to the same place, and I can’t fault that choice. Paul Newman is effortlessly great in this, and he has a superb supporting cast. Jessica Tandy, Melanie Griffith and Bruce Willi...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • small town
    • illegal employment
    • retirement
    • new york state