Michael Ledo The film takes place in Southern Illinois, but everyone has a southern accent. Mike Bronco, at times is the voice of reason in this film, but he gets talked into doing stupid stuff. The characters are poor caricatures and the dialogue is poorly cliche and predictable. And when it is not predictable, it is bad. My expectations where low, and unfortunately this film exceeded them. Perhaps in 2001 when this film came out it was worth seeing, but in 2012, the indie comedy has been perfected enough to push this film to the bottom of the must view heap. So watch "Chumscrubber" instead and you'll thank me. More stupid than funny.F-bomb, sex, no nudity.

Crap_Connoisseur Poor White Trash is an unexpected treat. I hired this movie thinking it would either be a gross-out comedy or trashy action film, which was a pretty fair assumption, given the tacky packaging on which Jaime Pressly brandishes a huge gun and even bigger cleavage. In actual fact, Poor White Trash turns out to be an astutely observed, sweet natured comedy about family values.The film revolves around the unusual mother/son relationship between Linda and Mikey. Mikey dreams of becoming a psychiatrist and Linda will do just about anything to help him get to college. When Mikey and his best friend, Lennie, get arrested for stealing imitation beer, Linda and the boys begin a hugely inept crime spree in order to finance his defence and college tuition. Helping them along the way is Brian, a younger man who Linda picks up in a bar.Sean Young makes an astounding return to form as Linda. After stumbling through the 90s in string of bad TV movies, Sean displays some of the ability that briefly made her a major star in the late 80s. Her performance is brilliantly judged, conveying Linda's world weary desperation in a convincing and hilarious manner. Tony Denman and Jacob Tierney show a lot of promise as Mikey and Lennie. I'm surprised that they have not gone on to bigger and better things since this film. Jason London turns in another good performance as Brian, I'm really not sure why this talented actor seems to be stuck in low budget movie hell. It's also great to see former scream queen Danielle Harris as an ex-Crystal addict waitress. Oh and forget the poster. Jaime Pressly's role is little more than a cameo, meaning she only manages to taint the film very briefly with her extraordinary lack of acting ability.Michael Addis deserves a lot of credit for a very funny script, which unlike many recent comedies about "poor white trash", manages to be funny without ridiculing the characters and their circumstances. The dialogue is witty and memorable (About Hank Williams - "turn off that drug addict and put on some Garth!") and the sight gags are generally pretty clever. The film does lose its way towards the end, descending slightly into farce, but the good natured conclusion draws the film to a satisfying conclusion.Poor White Trash is a surprisingly well made film, bursting with memorable performances from a very talented cast. This movie is well worth seeking out.

rowland-16 This movie was shot almost entirely in Franklin County, Illinois. When the crew came to town they told authorities their working title was Good Morning Sunrise. The locals anxiously cooperated in the production, including use of police uniforms and equipment to use of the Courthouse at night for filming courtroom scenes. (Although the Franklin County Courthouse in Benton was used for interior shots, exteriors were taken in front of the Jackson County Courthouse in Murphysboro. Many local officials auditioned for bit parts, and I was personally disappointed that a local police chief that had a noticeable stutter wasn't cast. When the movie came out with it's title Poor White Trash, the locals were infuriated and the film was blasted in the local papers. A side note- Mr. Snack's is an actual restaurant which was closed at the time of the film. It has since reopened and still stands on Route 14 in Christopher, Illinois. And one of our county judges proudly displays an autographed photo of M. Emmett Walsh.

freq32 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!