Trick (1999)
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78% of critics liked it
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79% of users liked it
(6,443 ratings)
A shy musical comedy composer searches in vain for someplace to bed down with a sexy go-go dancer in this sweet-natured romantic comedy set in Manhattan. College student Gabriel (Christian Campbell) wants to compose musical comedies; Katherine (Tori Spelling), his muse and confidante, wants to star… More A shy musical comedy composer searches in vain for someplace to bed down with a sexy go-go dancer in this sweet-natured romantic comedy set in Manhattan. College student Gabriel (Christian Campbell) wants to compose musical comedies; Katherine (Tori Spelling), his muse and confidante, wants to star in his productions. In the meantime, she's rehearsing an all-female version of Salomé set in a women's prison while he drowns his sorrows about a negative review at a tony strip club. On the way home from the bar, Gabriel notices Mark (Jean Paul Pitoc), one of the dancers from the club, catnapping in the subway. One mumble-mouthed come-on later, the men attempt to consummate their attraction to one another at Gabriel's tiny apartment, only to find themselves frustrated by pets, roommates, and a visit from Katherine. The couple's attempt to find a suitable boudoir leads them from one location to another; along the way, they discover that their attraction might extend beyond a single afternoon's ardor. Trick marked the feature debut of director Jim Fall, a New York University alumnus who had previously lensed such gay-themed shorts as Shanghai, He Touched Me, and Love Is Deaf, Dumb and Blind. Fall and first-time screenwriter Jason Schafer spent more than three years reworking his original script while raising half a million dollars to finance the film, which appeared at the Sundance and Berlin film festivals in 1999. Much of the publicity over the film centered on the heterosexuality of its two male romantic leads; despite such mild controversy, Trick became a modest art-house hit. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jim Fall
- Written By
- Jason Schafer
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jul 23, 1999 Limited
- Studio
- Fine Line Features
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, Variety
A highlight of the 1999 Sundance Film Fest, Jim Fall's charming romantic comedy deviates from mnny gay-themed by not dealing with AIDS or other "serious" issues, instead centering on "simple" matters like dating and getting laid.
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Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
Sexual orientation is moot in first-time feature director Jim Fall's breezy, single-day-spanning romantic comedy.
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Cast
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Christian Campbell
as Gabriel
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John Paul Pitoc
as Mark
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Tori Spelling
as Katherine
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Steve Hayes
as Perry
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Kevin Chamberlin
as Perry's Ex
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Brad Beyer
as Rich
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Lorri Bagley
as July
- Kate Flannery
- Abbey Hope
- Becky Caldwell
- Joey Dedio
- Lacey Kohl
- Will Keenan
