Trixie (film)
Trixie | |
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Directed by | Alan Rudolph |
Written by | John Binder Alan Rudolph |
Produced by | Robert Altman |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Jan Kiesser |
Edited by | John Helde Michael Ruscio |
Music by | Mark Isham Roger Neill |
Production companies | Pandora Cinema Sandcastle 5 Productions |
Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
Release date |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $295,683[1] |
Trixie is a 2000 American mystery-crime film directed by Alan Rudolph and starring Emily Watson, Nick Nolte, Will Patton and Brittany Murphy.
Plot
[edit]Trixie Zurbo is an eccentric woman who longs to quit her job as a security guard in a department store and become a private detective. She finally gets her wish when she takes a job in security at a casino. She accidentally becomes involved in a murderous plot and Trixie takes her first case; however, her unschooled command of the English language and comedy intervenes and the mess begins.
Cast
[edit]- Emily Watson as Trixie Zurbo
- Dermot Mulroney as Dex Lang
- Nick Nolte as Senator Drummond Avery
- Nathan Lane as Kirk Stans
- Brittany Murphy as Ruby Pearli
- Lesley Ann Warren as Dawn Sloane
- Will Patton as W. 'Red' Rafferty
- Stephen Lang as Jacob Slotnick
- Mark Acheson as Vince Deflore
- Vincent Gale as Sid Deflore
- Jason Schombing as Ramon
- Robert Moloney as Alvin
- Troy Yorke as Cleavon Arris
- Wendy Noel as Coffee Shop Waitress
- David Kopp as Bell Boy
- Ken Kirzinger as Avery's Bodyguard
- Jonathon Young as Gas Attendant
- Terry Chen as Waiter
- Gary Jones as Lobbyist
- Zak Santiago Alam as Gang Member
- Tyler Labine as Gang Member
- Alvin Sanders as Capitol Building Custodian
- Peter Bryant as Cop #1
- Kate Robbins as Tourist Wife
- Michael Puttonen as Tourist
- Brendan Fletcher as CD Thief
- Terence Kelly as Mr. Lang
- Maria Herrera as security guard
Release
[edit]The film premiered on June 28, 2000 in New York City and Los Angeles, California.
Reception
[edit]On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 28%, based on 50 reviews, and an average rating of 4.1/10. The website's critical consensus states "Boring and predictable script; not funny."[2] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 26 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Trixie". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Trixie (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ "Trixie Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
External links
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- 2000 films
- 2000s crime comedy-drama films
- 2000s comedy mystery films
- American mystery comedy-drama films
- American crime comedy-drama films
- American detective films
- Films directed by Alan Rudolph
- Films scored by Mark Isham
- Films scored by Roger Neill
- 2000s English-language films
- 2000s American films
- English-language crime comedy-drama films
- English-language comedy mystery films
- Mystery film stubs