Paris Trout
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Paris Trout is a 1991 made-for-television drama film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, starring Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey, and Ed Harris.
It is based on the novel Paris Trout by author Pete Dexter.
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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.
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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
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