Poor White Trash

Poor White Trash is a crimecomedy film directed by Michael Addis. The film was released on June 16. 2000 and was distributed by jointly by Hollywood Independents and Xenon Group. The film stars an ensemble cast of actors, including Jaime Pressly and others, most of them before they became famous.

One day, funloving Lennie convinces the seriousminded Mike to shoplift Near Beer and enjoy a carefree afternoon of kicking back. The seemingly harmless exploit snowballs into an exploding Vega an illconceived distraction, injuring store owner Ken Kenworthy and enraging his aggressive son, Rickey. The two offenders land in Jackson County Court and Mikes dreams of an exodus to the middle class and Lennys trucking career are threatened. As this transpires, Mikes mother, Linda Bronco finds she has plenty to contemplate beyond paying rent. She still grapples with how her youthful indiscretions cost her a career in nursing her wouldbe ProWrestler husband, Jim, abruptly leaves and she loses her job at a local nursing home. Although her lifes burdens hit Linda hard, Hell will freeze over before she allows the worst to befall Mike and Lenny. Even with no money at their disposal, the Broncos and Lennie believe at first that it will take a competent, sober lawyer to keep Mikes record clean and collegeready.Next, the boys devise an ironic solution a few trailer burglaries to raise the money to hire lawyer Ron Lake, Lennies oily, turquoiseladen, excon grandfather, to take their case. When Linda catches the boys in the middle of a burglary, she steadfastly resolves to help them out, provided their spoils will finance Mikes college tuition. As the situation grows more desperate, the boys worst fears are realized when Lindas twentysomething boyfriend to come along for the ride. The boyfriend, Brian Ross, is the town sheriffs son and a former high school football star and bully. As if it were not bad enough that Brian resumed tormenting and menacing Mike and Lenny, his ceaseless passion for exflame Sandy Lake complicates their alreadycomplex plan. Sandy, who just happens to be Rons postadolescent trophy wife and Lennies stepGrandmother to boot, has bad intentions in mind for the boys. She sees their predicament as an easy opportunity to launch her own manipulative agenda. ........

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