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Nobody's Fool
A rascally man nearing retirement 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.
1994 · Directed by Robert Benton · 110 min · Drama · Comedy · 16 frames
Tagline
In a town where nothing ever happens... everything is about to happen to Sully.
Crew
- Screenplay: Robert Benton
- Cinematography: John Bailey
- Edited by: John Bloom
- Music: Howard Shore
- Production design: David Gropman
- Produced by: Arlene Donovan, Scott Rudin
Cast
- Paul Newman as Sully Sullivan
- Bruce Willis as Carl Roebuck
- Melanie Griffith as Toby Roebuck
- Jessica Tandy as Beryl Peoples
- Dylan Walsh as Peter Sullivan
- Pruitt Taylor Vince as Rub Squeers
- Gene Saks as Wirf Wirfley
- Josef Sommer as Clive Peoples Jr.
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Officer Raymer
- Philip Bosco as Judge Flatt
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Capella International, Cinehaus, Paramount Pictures
- Budget: $20,000,000
- Box office: $39,491,975
- Themes: small town, illegal employment, retirement, new york state
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