Movie

Paris Trout (1991)

• April 21, 1991
• 1h 33m

• Drama
• TV Movie

“A brutal murder in a small town. A triangle of passion, power and rage.”

Overview

Paris Trout is a vile Southern bigot. He owns a store and is a loanshark. He often sues people, and so his lawyer, Harry Seagraves, eventually meets Paris' wife Hannah. A former schoolteacher, she made the mistake of her life when she married Paris, who brutalizes her. Soon Paris goes beyond the overgenerous bounds of what a man in his position can get away with even in the segregated South, leading to a spiral of perverse insanity.

Director

Stephen Gyllenhaal

Writers

Peter Dexter

Starring

Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey, Ed Harris