Trust (1990)
- Starring:
- Adrienne Shelly, Martin Donovan, (more)
- Director(s):
- Hal Hartley
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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The unlikely relationship between a pregnant high school student and a brooding electronics repairman lies at the center of this droll comedy from writer-director Hal Hartley. Intelligent but unconventional, Maria (Adrienne Shelly) has more to worry about than her pregnancy, as her expectant state drives away her boyfriend and triggers a fatal heart attack in her father. Meanwhile, Matthew (Martin Donovan) has his own problems: an abusive father, a heightened sense of morality that prevents him from taking semi-lucrative television repair jobs, and a suicidal streak that causes him to carry around a potentially deadly grenade. The meeting of these troubled minds at first promises to be beneficial for both, but sours as they are forced to interact with each other's dysfunctional families. As in all of Hartley's pictures, the narrative is filtered through an amusingly detached sensibility that some may consider an acquired taste. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Adrienne Shelly - Maria Coughlin
- Merritt Nelson - Jean Coughlin
- Edie Falco - Peg Coughlin
- Bill Sage - John Bill
- Jeff Howard - Robert
- Patricia Sullivan - Ruark Boss
- Gary Sauer - Anthony
- Nena Segal - Aunt Fay
- Martin Donovan - Matthew Slaughter
- John A. MacKay - Jim Slaughter
- Marko Hunt - John Coughlin
- Tom Thon - Deli Man
- Pamela Stewart - Mrs. Blech
- Matt Malloy - Ed
- Karen Sillas - Nurse Paine
- Chris Cooke - Diner Guy
- Director(s):
- Hal Hartley
- Writer(s):
- Hal Hartley
- Producer(s):
- Jerome Brownstein, Bruce Weiss, Ted Hope
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children, Adult Situations, Substance Abuse, Alcohol Consumption, Smoking, Adult Humor, Questionable for Children, Profanity)
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- 1990 - Sundance Film Festival - Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award
- 1990 - São Paulo International Film Festival - Audience Award
