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Poor White Trash
Kingsize Entertainment

Poor White Trash reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 23 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
10.0 out of 10
based on 4 reviews
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MPAA RATING: Not rated

Starring Sean Young, William Devane, Jason London, Tony Denman, and Jacob Tierney

Mike (Denman) knows a college degree is a sure ticket out of the trailer park. His best friend Lennie (Tierney), has a simpler vision for the future. Through their zany trials, they survive, determined to emerge with dignity, self-respect and an unyielding sense of humor. (Kingsize Entertainment)


GENRE(S): Comedy  
WRITTEN BY: Michael Addis  
DIRECTED BY: Michael Addis  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: July 3, 2001 
Video: July 3, 2001 
Theatrical: December 1, 2000 
RUNNING TIME: 85 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

What The Critics Said

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40
New Times (L.A.) Luke Y. Thompson
Hilarity should ensue, but it doesn't.
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40
Variety Scott Foundas
At its best, in its early, more subdued passages, Poor White Trash provides a couple of pristine comic moments. At its worst, it spirals uncontrollably into an unfunny void.
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30
LA Weekly Nicole Campos
Essentially a single-gag movie: Namely, trailer trash are funny; we laugh at their bad taste and social ineptitude.
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6
Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
I'd rather go on an all-Crisco diet than sit through Poor White Trash again.
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