Trixie (film)

Trixie
Trixie
	Official DVD Cover
Directed by	Alan Rudolph
Written by	John Binder; Alan Rudolph
Produced by	Robert Altman
Starring	Emily Watson; Dermot Mulroney; Nick Nolte; Nathan Lane; Brittany Murphy; Lesley Ann Warren; Will Patton;
Cinematography	Jan Kiesser
Edited by	John Helde; Michael Ruscio
Music by	Mark Isham; Roger Neill
Production; companies	Pandora Cinema; Sandcastle 5 Productions
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release date	June 28, 2000;
Running time	116 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$295,683

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.^[2]

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
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."^[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 26 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".^[4]

References

^ "Trixie". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
^ Trixie (2000) - Plot - IMDb. Retrieved 2024-12-27 – via www.imdb.com.
^ "Trixie (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
^ "Trixie Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 10, 2018.

External links

Trixie at IMDb

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[1] "Trixie". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

[2] Trixie (2000) - Plot - IMDb. Retrieved 2024-12-27 – via www.imdb.com.

[3] "Trixie (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 10, 2018.

[4] "Trixie Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 10, 2018.

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