Trivia

Ray Liotta was considered for the role of Harry Barber.

Despite the title and the existence of an actual "Palmetto" in Florida, the movie was filmed largely in and around Sarasota, FL.

The cast includes three Oscar nominees: Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, and Chloë Sevigny.

During the scene in which Harry is sitting at a table doing a crossword puzzle while listening to the radio, a sports update can be heard mentioning the Hartford Whalers. Hartford no longer had an NHL franchise in 1998, the year Palmetto was released.

Marc Macaulay and Salvador Levy played in Plato's Run (1997).