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Trust me

Original title: Trust
  • 1990
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
13K
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Trust me (1990)
ComedyCrimeDrama

Two young misfits with a troubled home life find each other.Two young misfits with a troubled home life find each other.Two young misfits with a troubled home life find each other.

  • Director
    • Hal Hartley
  • Writer
    • Hal Hartley
  • Stars
    • Adrienne Shelly
    • Martin Donovan
    • Rebecca Nelson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hal Hartley
    • Writer
      • Hal Hartley
    • Stars
      • Adrienne Shelly
      • Martin Donovan
      • Rebecca Nelson
    • 68User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Adrienne Shelly
    Adrienne Shelly
    • Maria Coughlin
    Martin Donovan
    Martin Donovan
    • Matthew Slaughter
    Rebecca Nelson
    • Jean Coughlin
    • (as Merritt Nelson)
    John MacKay
    • Jim Slaughter
    Edie Falco
    Edie Falco
    • Peg Coughlin
    Gary Sauer
    Gary Sauer
    • Anthony
    Matt Malloy
    Matt Malloy
    • Ed
    Suzanne Costollos
    • Rachel
    Jeff Howard
    Jeff Howard
    • Robert
    Karen Sillas
    Karen Sillas
    • Nurse Paine
    Tom Thon
    Tom Thon
    • Deli Man
    Hannah Sullivan
    • Ruark Boss
    • (as Patricia Sullivan)
    Marko Hunt
    • John Coughlin
    Kathryn Mederos
    • Factory Woman
    Bill Sage
    Bill Sage
    • John Bill
    Julie Kessler
    Julie Kessler
    • Biker Mom
    • (as Julie Sukman)
    Robby Anderson
    • Joey Blech
    Chris Cooke
    Chris Cooke
    • Diner Guy
    • Director
      • Hal Hartley
    • Writer
      • Hal Hartley
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    User reviews68

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    9Prigmatus

    simply brilliant!

    I saw this one when I was working in a small movie theater as a student back in 1991 in Leuven, Belgium. I cannot explain why but this little gem of a movie touched me and I fell in love with all the characters (specially the main ones played by Adrienne Shelly and Martin Donovan), the modest soundtrack (loved the synthesizer score at the end), the dialogs, the humor mixed with social and realistic situations. Now, 23 years later, I had the chance to rediscover this movie by accident through a local internet movie site and honestly, after having seen hundreds of movies in all genres during the passed years, it still remains my favorite movie of all times. Thank you, Mr Hartley! One from the heart!
    7dissident320

    Surprisingly heartfelt and unique

    I quite enjoyed this movie but it's difficult to explain what made it stand out to me. Despite being released in 1990 it feels like it has more 80s charm than some of those awful 90s teen movies. It has a tone to it more akin to Heathers.

    There's not much in the way of plot but the actors really sell the roles without ever being reduced to caricatures. Adrienne Shelly was lovely and you buy her relationship with Martin Donovan. I doubt this movie could get made these days but him being in a relationship with a highschool girl is well-written. It is not overtly sexual and he is not made to be a predator preying on a naive teenager. If anything, she is more emotionally developed than him so the terms of their coupling seem to be dictated by her.

    Lastly, this movie is impressively shot. Nicely composed shots, great use of close-ups for emotional scenes a few tracking shots that I thought were excellent.

    All in all, it feels like a movie that could have been forgotten about but is well worth your while to check out.
    8mgchainsaw

    Positive review

    I caught this movie on the television network Bravo. I didn't see the very beginning but found myself glued to the machinations of the Matthew Slaughter character. I felt the performance of Martin Donavan was wonderful and I enjoyed the odd way the characters spoke with one another. The lines were rapid-fire, almost like "Moonlighting", but with a different nuance which I can't quite put my finger on. The movie was funny, but the best word for it is "interesting". It truly was a movie unlike any other I had seen, with a Coen Brothers sense of humor. I wish I knew more people who had seen it, because it is a movie that warrants discussion afterward.
    george.schmidt

    Hal Hartley's signature film

    TRUST (1990) *** Adrienne Shelly and Martin Donovan shine as a pregnant, naive teen who is befriended by troubled loner-type, respectively, in this sharply written satire/black comedy/and at times gimmicky bloodless acting (but that's also the warped appeal) that brings into question the monotony of dreary jobs, thankless relationships and bad parenting. Directed by Hal Hartley in his signature solemnity.
    7gavin6942

    This is What You Can Make in 11 Days

    When high school dropout Maria Coughlin (Adrienne Shelly) announces her pregnancy to her parents, her father drops dead on the floor. Her mother kicks her out of the house and her boyfriend dumps her, so Maria is left alone and homeless.

    Martin Donovan really excels here and represents a type of person some of us know all too well. The man who rebels against the world, but in a sort of passive-aggressive, nihilistic fashion. It is interesting that this film came out in 1990, as the 90s were very much a nihilistic decade for film and music, and the character of Matthew Slaughter sort of anticipates that.

    Hal Hartley may not be as well known as Jim Jarmusch or (early) Richard Linklater, but he has that same independent vibe. He has done here for Long Island what Linklater did for Austin.

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    • Trivia
      In an interview, Hal Hartley once explained that he made the movie on the spur of the moment because he wanted to work with Shelly again immediately after making L'incroyable vérité (1989), so he had very little money and very little time. The movie was shot in 11 days. The reason he could do that, he said, was because so much of the direction was implied in the dialogue. The dialogue pretty much told the actors what to do.
    • Quotes

      Maria: Not because you love me or anything like that?

      Matthew: I respect and admire you.

      Maria: Is that love?

      Matthew: No, that's respect and admiration.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: V.I. Warshawski/Trust/Life Stinks/Mobsters/Slacker (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Walk Away
      Written by Hub Moore

      Performed by The Great Outdoors

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    • Release date
      • February 26, 1992 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Trust
    • Filming locations
      • Lindenhurst, Long Island, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Channel Four Films
      • Republic Pictures
      • True Fiction Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $700,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $356,122
    • Gross worldwide
      • $357,400
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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