Palookaville

"Things get turned upside down when JoJo wakes up believing he’s Joe Louis - one of boxings greatest legends..."

2023 0h 18m EN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 2

TV Movie

Synopsis

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Grand Jury Award Winner - Slamdance 2023 Jury's notes: “With idiosyncratic music choices, sibling chemistry out the wazoo, and a philosophical Brooklynite as the series lead (played by Howard Lester in his introductory role), Theodore Collatos’s Palookaville explores the surreal existence of JoJo, a man victimized by a random act of violence who now thinks he’s the famous defunct boxer/anti-fascist, Joe Louis. Will you believe that JoJo’s become the Brown Bomber? Doesn’t matter, because you will believe in Palookaville.”

“Things get turned upside down when JoJo wakes up believing he’s Joe Louis - one of boxings greatest legends...”

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Cast

Howard Lester
JoJo
Franqi French
Squirrel
Edy Modica
Monica
Karl Jacobs
Mike Swift
Matt Hopkins

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Theodore Collatos
Writers: Theodore Collatos
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 18-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Theodore Collatos, shot by Jason Banker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Theodore Collatos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Howard Lester and Franqi French and Edy Modica carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Things get turned upside down when JoJo wakes up believing he’s Joe Louis - one of boxings greatest legends...".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt26471139 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Theodore Collatos directs. Jason Banker behind the camera. Theodore Collatos cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 18-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Theodore Collatos, shot by Jason Banker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Theodore Collatos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Howard Lester and Franqi French and Edy Modica carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Things get turned upside down when JoJo wakes up believing he’s Joe Louis - one of boxings greatest legends...".
8IMDB entry: tt26471139 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jason Banker
Editing: Theodore Collatos
Runtime: 18 min · 0h 18m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Palookaville (2023)

Also by

Theodore Collatos

Production companies

Who made it

BR
Brokenhorse Films

Key crew

Production AssistantRyan McGlade
ProducerMatt Grady
Executive ProducerSharon McMorrow
EditorTheodore Collatos
Associate ProducerJackie Monoson
ProducerJames Kimberling
ProducerCarolina Monnerat

Release history · US

When it landed

Premiere2023-01-22· Slamdance Film Festival 2023

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