Poor White Trash (2000)

Director:

Michael Addis

Writers:

Michael Addis (story) &
Tony Urban (story) ...

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Crime pays... just not enough

Plot:

A white trash family must resort to crime to send their teenaged son to college.

Plot Keywords:

White Trash | Sheriff | Independent Film

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tony Denman	...	Michael Bronco
Jacob Tierney	...	Lennie Lake
Craig Patton	...	Ken Kenworthy
Kerri Randles	...	Suzy
Danielle Harris	...	Suzi
Patrick Renna	...	Ricky Kenworthy
Doug MacHugh	...	Sheriff Ross (as Douglas MacHugh)
Todd Babcock	...	Deputy Haggard
Sean Young	...	Linda Bronco
Charles Solomon Jr.	...	Bailiff
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Judge Pike
Tim Kazurinsky	...	Carlton Rasmeth
Richard Livingston	...	Prosecutor Machado
Bob Koherr	...	Jim Bronco
Jason London	...	Brian Ross

Also Known As:

Goodbye Sunrise (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some sexuality and violence.

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Benton, Illinois, USA

Company:

Kingsize Entertainment

Trivia:

The story was originally set in Southwestern Pennsylvania, the home state of writer Tony Urban. The setting was changed to Southern Illinois when producers decided to film there. Almost all references to Pennsylvania were changed - except one. Lenny's comment about the neighbors vacationing in Delaware is one of the few references that remains unchanged.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the robbery, Suzy has the bag of food in her hands as she walks to the back of the store to tell #3 to hurry up. When she is seen next entering the office the bag is missing.

Quotes:

Judge Pike: Linda Nelson Bronco, I have a hard-on for you.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kottentail (2004)

Soundtrack:

Bong Hits + Tequila

Mr. Addis and Urban nail the local area

I was interested to see this movie, because I grew up in Southern Illinois and ran around in Benton as a teenager. Yes, I was a Carbondale Saluki and I believe I know some of the people Mr. Urba and Addis based their characters on. The scary part of the movie is (even if other didn't like the acting of the cast) that really is how most of the people in the local area act. Here's some trivia, local people were mad because the title of the movie was changed from something nice to something degrading, accurate, but degrading. I am also wondering about how Mr. Addis got so many good actors to be in a low budget, bad movie. I know the film has no A-list stars, but I wasn't aware that the actors in it were so disparate for work. Even a Malkovich was involved in the production. Luckily, the only good thing about this movie was seeing Jamie Pressly in the same frame as the old stomping grounds and the fact I don't live there anymore. Stay down and dirty, Slugdriveruh1