Paris Trout

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Paris Trout ★★½ 1991 (R)

Believing himself above the law, southern Trout (Hopper) shoots the mother and sister of a young black man who reneged on his IOU. Lawyer Harris is forced to defend a man he knows deserves to be punished, and wife Hershey suffers long. Adapted by Pete Dexter from his National Book Award-winning novel. 98m/C VHS . Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey, Ed Harris, Tina Lifford, Darnita Henry, Eric Ware, Ray McKinnon; D: Stephen Gyllenhaal; W: Pete Dexter; C: Robert Elswit. CABLE

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