Trailer Park Jesus

2012 "When a college student becomes stranded at a trailer park in rural Mississippi, he bargains his way home with a sheet of L.S.D."
6.3| 1h20m| en
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Jessie deals with a bad breakup, by purchasing a sheet of acid to share with his friends back home in Missouri. He hopes this will erase the bad memory of his college girlfriend, delivering the heartbreaking news to him, during sex. Departing New Orleans, Jessie detours onto Route 61, seeking a change of routine from the monotony of the Interstate. Unexpectedly, his engine fails at a forgotten trailer park in Cleveland, Mississippi. Fearful he's about to be harmed by bikers, Jessie exchanges hits of L.S.D. for safe passage home. During the ebb and flow of the day, Jessie experiences the extraordinary in the pedestrian, whilst resurrecting the lives of many. Inspired by a true misadventure.

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UnowPriceless hyped garbage
Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.
Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
Paynbob It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
lauranaboli This was surprisingly great. I didn't expect much, and I was feeling a little cynical at the beginning . . . I have to admit. But as soon as those two redneck dudes showed up, the ones the main character started tripping with, I was into it. Paul seems like the coolest guy ever.Never wanted some LSD so much in my life as I do right now. Watched straight from end to finish, giggling like I was tripping the whole way. It portrayed acid quite accurately, maybe the closest to the real thing I've seen in any movie yet. Studying film in school and can really appreciate how well this is made. Watching this really makes me want to start making films like this.... and do acid. Great production and great acting too, will watch again! Damn good job.
De'Cha LaVeau (DeCha) I'll make this quick. This film is NOT for the easily offended. It has foul language and sexual material from the beginning of the film, not to mention drug use. However, if you like good comedy... this is a MUST SEE! I had the honor of seeing it at the Mississippi International Film Festival. Having won a total of I think 8 awards in festivals, it was no doubt that it won in Mississippi too. I laughed so hard, my stomach was sore the following day. Have been dying to get my hands on a copy when it comes out. This will be in all my friends stockings for Christmas when I do. I know some of the actors in the film. All I can say is that they were convincing and I did not even recognize one of them. Bravo to the cast and crew!
Jay Mazza Even though I watched this on my iPad, which is an inherently inferior experience to the TV or big screen, I laughed out loud several times. With mainstream comedies, I generally say I like a film if it makes me laugh once. Though clearly a low budget effort, the film delivered on several levels. The first was obviously the humor. The second was the tongue in cheek dialogue of some of the characters. Thirdly, the direction was very creative particularly the shots that had some of the members of the cast in a dream sequence at the beach. Finally, and even though this was possibly budget driven, the film was not overly long. Too many comedies these days milk the concept for way too long. By making the film take place over one long day in one man's life, it seems true to life. Of course, in an over the top way that is the hallmark of most good comedy.
Gary Smith Trailer Park Jesus by Sean Gerowin (Let's Rob the Cheese Shop) is an 80-minute light-hearted romantic comedy set in present-day rural Mississippi, although at times you feel as though you've been transported back 20 years. When New Orleans college student Jessie (Garrett Smith) makes an unexpected detour on his way home to Missouri he becomes immersed in a culture that must have been as alien to him as the transition from the Show-Me State to the Big Easy. These serendipitous encounters prove to reinforce his belief in love while serving as a conduit of enlightenment for the park residents.The screenplay was inspired by true events and is believable without much willing suspension of disbelief. The menagerie of characters epitomize quirk and camaraderie, with Mary (Shanna Forrestall) seeming to have the most sense of the motley cast, as well as the most experience as an actor. What's most impressive is the ease of storyline flow, enabling the viewer to effortlessly enter the lives of lovable misfits who soon experiences their own epiphanies.Also praiseworthy is the cinematography and location selection. And while the audio is not the strongest technical aspect of the film, the computer graphics frolic gracefully while the few and selective jump cuts, sparse but appropriate aged filter hues, and artfully racked focus is reminiscent of works by Terry Gilliam (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) and David Lynch (Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks). A bit more time could have been spent on editing consistency, but the overall feelings evoked were hit home by the solid directing of such an ensemble of character studies.

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