Nobody's Fool
In a town where nothing ever happens... everything is about to happen to Sully.
1994 | 110m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Robert Benton |
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| Writer: | Robert Benton, Richard Russo |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 23, 1994 |
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| Director: | Robert Benton |
| Writer: | Robert Benton, Richard Russo |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | small town, illegal employment, retirement, new york state |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Capella International, Cinehaus |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Paul Newman | Sully Sullivan |
| Bruce Willis | Carl Roebuck |
| Melanie Griffith | Toby Roebuck |
| Jessica Tandy | Beryl Peoples |
| Dylan Walsh | Peter Sullivan |
| Pruitt Taylor Vince | Rub Squeers |
| Gene Saks | Wirf Wirfley |
| Josef Sommer | Clive Peoples Jr. |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | Officer Raymer |
| Philip Bosco | Judge Flatt |
| Catherine Dent | Charlotte Sullivan |
| Alexander Goodwin | Will Sullivan |
| Carl J. Matusovich | Wacker Sullivan |
| Jay Patterson | Jocko |
| Jerry Mayer | Ollie Quinn |
| Angela Pietropinto | Cass |
| Alice Drummond | Hattie |
| Margo Martindale | Birdy |
| Angelica Page | Ruby |
| Richard Mawe | Ralph |
| Joe Paparone | Rufus |
| Shannah Laumeister Stern | Didi |
| John Leighton | Funeral Director |
| Kenneth Frawley | Horace Yaney |
| John Marcus Powell | Whit |
| Frank W. Inness | Garbage Man |
| Page Johnson | C. W. Lomax |
| William Raymond Calhoun | Vernon |
| Bob Heitman | Lawyer from Albany |
| Drenda Spohnholtz | Girl at the Country Club |
| Gerry Robert Byrne | Charlie |
| Anibal O. Lleras | Juror (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth Wilson | Vera (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Kerry Hayes | Still Photographer |
| Gretchen Rau | Set Decoration |
| Jonathan Herron | Camera Operator |
| David Gropman | Production Design |
| Larry McConkey | Steadicam Operator |
| Sandy Hamilton | Property Master |
| John Bloom | Editor |
| Robin Squibb | Script Supervisor |
| Dan Davis | Art Direction |
| Joseph G. Aulisi | Costume Design |
| Robert Benton | Screenplay, Director |
| Richard Russo | Novel |
| Howard Shore | Original Music Composer |
| John Bailey | Director of Photography |
| Ellen Chenoweth | Casting |
| Roy Farfel | Stunts |
| Melinda Sue Gordon | Still Photographer |
| Peter Bucossi | Stunt Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Hausman | Executive Producer |
| Arlene Donovan | Producer |
| Scott Rudin | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 8 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
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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 whi ... ch 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 Willis head up the ensemble cast. They even have a young Philip Seymour Hoffman, in my opinion one of the best actors ever at disappearing into a role. And since it fun to have a movie take place in New England that isn’t a Stephen King story?! You know, the thing about writing reviews on these great movies from the past is that it makes me want to see them again.