Poor White Trash (2000)
Mike and Lenny are two buddies who dream of getting out of the trailer park. Out of desperation they resort to burglary as a means of financing Mike's college education. Their dream is jeopardized one summer day when their ploy to shoplift Near Beer begins a crime spree and a series of mishaps during which they are threatened with jail.
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A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.
True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.
While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
I went to college at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. As a northern Illinois native and having spent 6 years in the military, I thought I was prepared for living down there. Not so. People are just "different" down there. It was great seeing some of the places we used to frequent in college: i.e the waffle house in Marion. The plot represents the majority of the newspaper headlines I read in the Southern Illinoisan, as well as what we saw in downtown C'dale. If you want to see a true representation of the loud but entertaining Southern Illinois Redneck (Trashicus Trailerus) as well as drool over Jamie Presley, watch this movie.
This movie is one of my favorite redneck movies, and I can say that because I was raised in the south and had relatives that really acted as trashy as some of the people in this movie:) In all seriousness, this movie is fun from beginning to end. It's nothing but a bunch of pure white trash, and if you don't know what that is, this might be a good movie to get started on. The biggest attraction of this movie is Jamie Pressly's high-caliber performance (it may be unfortunate for her own reputation that she fits into white trash roles so well--take Ringmaster, My Name is Earl, etc.--but it's certainly entertaining for the audience). You'll get no redeeming moral qualities from this movie, no great message, no uplifting spirit, but you'll laugh your ass off!
This is the epitome of white trailer trash movies. Nothing else comes close. Where else can you find a lawyer with a law office in a mall with a name like "Ron Lake's Land 'O Law"? If you're looking for a good laugh without having to follow the plot, then this is your movie!!!
This movie is for fans of Russ Meyer films! I was cracking up at this silly, wacky low-budget masterpiece. The cinematography was great and purposefully bad! The acting was hilarious. The story was chaotic and a pretty good representation of weird things that happen in a small American town. Jamie Pressly is truly funny and superb in this. If you don't 'get' this movie, that is really too bad for you. 10 out of 10!