Nobody's Fool
A curmudgeonly veteran fights to keep his dignity as he juggles a contentious workers’ compensation lawsuit, an unexpected romance, and a demanding nursing‑home job that could finally give him purpose—before everything collapses around him.
“In a town where nothing ever happens... everything is about to happen to Sully.”
Synopsis
A rascally nearing-retirement man juggles a workers' compensation case, a potential romance, and a new job at a nursing home.
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A crew of 43+ credited
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Edited by John BloomShot by Jonathan NegronScored by Howard ShoreDesigned by David Gropman
Box Office
1994 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.0× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$39.5M
Opening weekend: $166K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $166K — 0% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 6 theaters
Also known as
- Ein charmanter Dickkopfde
- Nobody's Fool - Ein charmanter Dickkopfde
- Nobody’s Fool – Auf Dauer unwiderstehlichde
- Un homme presque parfaitfr
- La vita a modo mioit
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Cast & Crew
43 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Paul Newman
as Donald 'Sully' Sullivan
Bruce Willis
as Carl Roebuck
Jessica Tandy
as Miss Beryl Peoples
Melanie Griffith
as Toby Roebuck
Dylan Walsh
as Peter Sullivan
Pruitt Taylor Vince
as Rub Squeers
Gene Saks
as Wirf
Josef Sommer
as Clive Peoples Jr.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Officer Raymer
Philip Bosco
as Judge Flatt
Catherine Dent
as Charlotte Sullivan
Alexander Goodwin
as Will Sullivan
Supporting cast
21Carl J Matusovich
as Wacker Sullivan
Jay Patterson
as Jocko
Jerry Mayer
as Ollie Quinn
Angela Pietropinto
as Cass
Alice Drummond
as Hattie
Margo Martindale
as Birdy
Angelica Page
as Ruby
Richard Mawe
as Ralph
Joe Paparone
as Rufus
Shannah Laumeister Stern
as Didi
John Leighton
as Funeral Director
Kenneth Frawley
as Horace Yaney
John Marcus Powell
as Whit
Frank W Inness
as Garbage Man
Page Johnson
as C. W. Lomax
William Raymond Calhoun
as Vernon
Bob Heitman
as Lawyer from Albany
Drenda Spohnholtz
as Girl at the Country Club
Gerry Robert Byrne
as Charlie
Anibal O Lleras
as Juror (uncredited)
Elizabeth Wilson
as Vera (uncredited)
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1Writers
2Producers
2Other crew
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