Paris Trout

Paris Trout
Paris Trout
Directed by	Stephen Gyllenhaal
Written by	Pete Dexter
Based on	Paris Trout; by Pete Dexter
Produced by	Frank Konigsberg; Larry Sanitsky
Starring	Dennis Hopper; Barbara Hershey; Ed Harris
Cinematography	Robert Elswit
Edited by	Harvey Rosenstock
Music by	David Shire
Distributed by	Palace Pictures
Release date	April 20, 1991;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Paris Trout is a 1991 drama film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, starring Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey, and Ed Harris.^[1]

It is based on the novel Paris Trout by author Pete Dexter.^[1]

Plot

Paris Trout is an unrepentant racist in 1949 Georgia. The greedy and paranoid shopkeeper murders the sister of a black man who refuses to repay Trout’s IOU. When Trout is arrested for the crime, he is stunned and enraged, showing himself to be a man of the Old South. Lawyer Harry Seagraves arrives to calm the waters in court but is soon caught in crimes of his own, including a dangerous and doomed affair with Trout's wife.

Cast

Dennis Hopper as Paris Trout
Barbara Hershey as Hanna Trout
Ed Harris as Harry Seagraves
Ray McKinnon as Carl Bonner
Tina Lifford as Mary Sayers
Darnita Henry as Rosie Sayers
Eric Ware as Henry Ray Sayers
RonReaco Lee as Chester Sayers
Gary Bullock as Buster Devonne
Sharlene Ross as Mother Trout's Nurse
Jim Peck as Estes Singletray
Dan Biggers as Mayor Harn
Ernest Dixon as Truck Driver
Wallace Wilkinson as Dr. Brewer
Ron Leggett as Glass Man

References

^ ^a ^b O'Connor, John J. (April 19, 1991). "TV Weekend; The Evil That Can't Be Buried, in 'Paris Trout'". The New York Times.

External links

Paris Trout at IMDb
Paris Trout at Rotten Tomatoes

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[NY-1] O'Connor, John J. (April 19, 1991). "TV Weekend; The Evil That Can't Be Buried, in 'Paris Trout'". The New York Times.

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