Crackers (1984 film)

Crackers is a 1984 American film directed by Louis Malle. It was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.

The action is set in San Francisco during the 1980s. Weslake, who was laid off from his job, is working in a lowpaying position at Garveys pawn shop. Weslake has one friend nicknamed Turtle whos homeless and is seen throughout the whole film searching for something to eat.One day, Dillard, who is an amateur musician, and Ramon, an illegal immigrant from Mexico who lives with his sister Maria, come to Garveys shop. The purpose of their visit is to buy off a guitar pawned earlier by Dillard because both have little money theyre offering the pawn shop owner a stolen car radio, but its not enough for Garvey. Instead, he offers Dillard a deal he wants Dillard to install an alarm system in his shop as Dillard is an electrician. Dillard is not thrilled by the deal but Ramon convinces him, arguing that when the alarm system is installed, Garvey may have enough confidence to leave the shop he normally stays in it, since he lives there and they may then get an opportunity to break in and get the guitar back. ........

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