Trick

"A story about two guys trying to make it in the big city."

1999 1h 29m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 111

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Gabriel is a young, aspiring musical composer whose life seems stuck in the First Act. When his new musical number gets a critical reception, a theatre colleague, Perry, tells Gabriel that he needs to get a life before he can write about one – so he heads straight for his local gay bar.

“A story about two guys trying to make it in the big city.”

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Cast

Christian Campbell
Gabriel
John Paul Pitoc
Mark
Tori Spelling
Katherine
Brad Beyer
Rich
Lacey Kohl
Genevieve
Steve Hayes
Perry
Will Keenan
Dude
Lorri Bagley
Judy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jim Fall
Writers: Jason Schafer
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.6× over at the box office.

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4 / 8

ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jim Fall, shot by Terry Stacey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Friedman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Brian A. Kates shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Christian Campbell and John Paul Pitoc and Tori Spelling carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jim Fall directs. Terry Stacey behind the camera. David Friedman scores. Brian A. Kates cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 4.6× over at the box office.
427 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5Directed by Jim Fall, shot by Terry Stacey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by David Friedman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Brian A. Kates shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Christian Campbell and John Paul Pitoc and Tori Spelling carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "A story about two guys trying to make it in the big city.".
10IMDB entry: tt0162710 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 13 themes, including "coming out", "new york city", "drag queen", "go-go dancer".

The technical file

Cinematography: Terry Stacey
Original score: David Friedman
Editing: Brian A. Kates
Production design: Jody Asnes
Costume design: Mary Gasser
Sound: Robert Fernandez
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $450,000
Box office: $2,049,595
Return: 455% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Trick (1999)

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kinrich302026-08-29
★ 1/10
I feel can best be described in one word - annoying. It is the story of one guy who decides to go out to a club for the night and meets a go-go dancer and they plan to hang out for the night. The entire movie, which takes place in just one night, is about how they can't spend time together as all of the guy's friends are annoying and self-centered and you start to wonder about why he's friends with them, but as the movie goes on, you also learn that he's kind of a jerk too. In fact, the only really decent character in the whole movie is the dancer. If you're looking for romance, comedy or a good movie, this isn't it. It's about a long string of very annoying conversations that basically go nowhere. Honestly, in my opinion, the dancer should have bailed on all of them and never looked back.

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