| Trixie | |
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) Official DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | Alan Rudolph |
| Produced by | Robert Altman |
| Written by | John Binder Alan Rudolph |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Mark Isham Roger Neill |
| Cinematography | Jan Kiesser |
| Edited by | John Helde Michael Ruscio |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar Home Video Sony Pictures Classics Sony Pictures Television |
Release date |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $296 thousand[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
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
- 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
- Norman Armour as Dr. Gold
- 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
The film premiered on June 28, 2000 in New York City and Los Angeles, California.
Reception
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
- ^ "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
- Trixie at IMDb