Trespass (film)
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Trespass is a 1992 film directed by Walter Hill, and starring Bill Paxton
, Ice Cube
, Ice-T
, and William Sadler
. Paxton and Sadler star as two firemen, who decide to search an abandoned building for a hidden treasure, but wind up being targeted by a street gang.
Trespass was written decades earlier by a pre-Back to the Future
Robert Zemeckis
and Bob Gale
. The film was intended to be an update of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
. It was to be titled Looters, but because of the 1992 Los Angeles riots
, the producers thought a change to the title would be appropriate.
) and Don (William Sadler
) meet an hysterical old man in a building on fire. The old man hands them a map, prays for forgiveness, then allows himself to be engulfed in flames. Outside of the fire and away from everyone else, Don does a little research and finds out that the man was a thief who stole a large amount of gold valuables from a church and hid them in a building in East St. Louis
. The two decide to drive there, thinking they can get there, get the gold and get back in one day.
While they're looking around at the abandoned building they need to be in, though, they spot a gang, led by King James (Ice-T
), who is there to execute an enemy of theirs. Vince and Don witness the murder, but give themselves away, and only manage to force a stalemate when they grab Lucky (De'voreaux White
), King James' half-brother. Barricading themselves behind a door, they continue trying to find where the gold is. Adding to their troubles is an old homeless man, Bradlee (Art Evans
), who had stumbled in on them while they were trying to find the gold and hold.
King James, eventually calls in some reinforcements. While doing some reconnaissance, Raymond (Bruce A. Young
), the man who supplies the guns to King James, finds Don and Vince's car and the news story of the gold, figuring out why "two white boys" would be in their neighborhood. Raymond manipulates Savon (Ice Cube
), one of James' men, who would rather just kill them, rather than James' approach of trying to talk to Don and Vince, into shooting at Don and Vince, which eventually leads to Lucky being shot himself (Savon: "I guess he wasn't too lucky, huh?"). King James is now furious and runs after Don and Vince, whom have now found the stash of gold (the map was drawn with the intention of looking UP at the ceiling, instead of down at the floor), and are trying to get out with the gold while avoiding King James.
The gold changes hands a few times, once with Savon, another time to Bradlee, and people shooting everywhere. Eventually, Don and King James meet and end up killing each other. Savon and Raymond also kill each other. The building they were in gets burned to the ground. Vince encounters Bradlee outside the building, and Bradlee tells Vince to run (he cannot drive away, since Raymond ripped out the wires in his engine, gave him four flat tires and cut the line to his CB radio). Once Vince is out of the way, Bradlee picks up the haul of gold that was left behind and walks off, laughing.
Bill Paxton
William "Bill" Paxton is an American actor and film director. He gained popularity after starring roles in the films Apollo 13, Twister, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic...
, Ice Cube
Ice Cube
O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,...
, Ice-T
ICE-T
* Ice-T, an American rapper and actor* ICE T , a tilting model of the German InterCityExpress series of high-speed trains...
, and William Sadler
William Sadler (actor)
William Thomas Sadler is an American actor who works in film and television. His television and motion picture roles have included Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller in The Pacific, Luther Sloan in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Sheriff Jim Valenti in Roswell, convict Heywood in The Shawshank Redemption,...
. Paxton and Sadler star as two firemen, who decide to search an abandoned building for a hidden treasure, but wind up being targeted by a street gang.
Trespass was written decades earlier by a pre-Back to the Future
Back to the Future
Back to the Future is a 1985 American science-fiction adventure film. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, produced by Steven Spielberg, and starred Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson. The film tells the story of...
Robert Zemeckis
Robert Zemeckis
Robert Lee Zemeckis is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Zemeckis first came to public attention in the 1980s as the director of the comedic time-travel Back to the Future film series, as well as the Academy Award-winning live-action/animation epic Who Framed Roger Rabbit ,...
and Bob Gale
Bob Gale
Michael Robert "Bob" Gale is an American screenwriter who co-wrote the science fiction film Back to the Future with writing partner Robert Zemeckis, and the screenplays for the film's two sequels. Gale also co-produced all three films....
. The film was intended to be an update of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (film)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a 1948 American film written and directed by John Huston, a feature film adaptation of B. Traven's 1927 novel of the same name, in which two Americans Fred C. Dobbs and Bob Curtin during the 1920s in Mexico join with an old-timer, Howard , to prospect for gold...
. It was to be titled Looters, but because of the 1992 Los Angeles riots
1992 Los Angeles riots
The 1992 Los Angeles Riots or South Central Riots, also known as the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest were sparked on April 29, 1992, when a jury acquitted three white and one hispanic Los Angeles Police Department officers accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King following a...
, the producers thought a change to the title would be appropriate.
Plot
Two Arkansas firemen, Vince (Bill PaxtonBill Paxton
William "Bill" Paxton is an American actor and film director. He gained popularity after starring roles in the films Apollo 13, Twister, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic...
) and Don (William Sadler
William Sadler (actor)
William Thomas Sadler is an American actor who works in film and television. His television and motion picture roles have included Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller in The Pacific, Luther Sloan in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Sheriff Jim Valenti in Roswell, convict Heywood in The Shawshank Redemption,...
) meet an hysterical old man in a building on fire. The old man hands them a map, prays for forgiveness, then allows himself to be engulfed in flames. Outside of the fire and away from everyone else, Don does a little research and finds out that the man was a thief who stole a large amount of gold valuables from a church and hid them in a building in East St. Louis
East St. Louis, Illinois
East St. Louis is a city located in St. Clair County, Illinois, USA, directly across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri in the Metro-East region of Southern Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 27,006, less than one-third of its peak of 82,366 in 1950...
. The two decide to drive there, thinking they can get there, get the gold and get back in one day.
While they're looking around at the abandoned building they need to be in, though, they spot a gang, led by King James (Ice-T
ICE-T
* Ice-T, an American rapper and actor* ICE T , a tilting model of the German InterCityExpress series of high-speed trains...
), who is there to execute an enemy of theirs. Vince and Don witness the murder, but give themselves away, and only manage to force a stalemate when they grab Lucky (De'voreaux White
De'voreaux White
De'voreaux White is an American actor who performed in many films. He is probably best known for his role in Die Hard in which he plays a limousine driver named Argyle...
), King James' half-brother. Barricading themselves behind a door, they continue trying to find where the gold is. Adding to their troubles is an old homeless man, Bradlee (Art Evans
Art Evans
Arthur James "Art" Evans is an American actor who has made multiple film and television program appearances over the span of three decades....
), who had stumbled in on them while they were trying to find the gold and hold.
King James, eventually calls in some reinforcements. While doing some reconnaissance, Raymond (Bruce A. Young
Bruce A. Young
Bruce A. Young is an American television, film, and stage actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Capt. Simon Banks in the UPN science fiction police drama The Sentinel. Young had roles in the films Risky Business, Jurassic Park III, The Color of Money, Basic Instinct, Into Temptation,...
), the man who supplies the guns to King James, finds Don and Vince's car and the news story of the gold, figuring out why "two white boys" would be in their neighborhood. Raymond manipulates Savon (Ice Cube
Ice Cube
O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,...
), one of James' men, who would rather just kill them, rather than James' approach of trying to talk to Don and Vince, into shooting at Don and Vince, which eventually leads to Lucky being shot himself (Savon: "I guess he wasn't too lucky, huh?"). King James is now furious and runs after Don and Vince, whom have now found the stash of gold (the map was drawn with the intention of looking UP at the ceiling, instead of down at the floor), and are trying to get out with the gold while avoiding King James.
The gold changes hands a few times, once with Savon, another time to Bradlee, and people shooting everywhere. Eventually, Don and King James meet and end up killing each other. Savon and Raymond also kill each other. The building they were in gets burned to the ground. Vince encounters Bradlee outside the building, and Bradlee tells Vince to run (he cannot drive away, since Raymond ripped out the wires in his engine, gave him four flat tires and cut the line to his CB radio). Once Vince is out of the way, Bradlee picks up the haul of gold that was left behind and walks off, laughing.
Cast
- Bill PaxtonBill PaxtonWilliam "Bill" Paxton is an American actor and film director. He gained popularity after starring roles in the films Apollo 13, Twister, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic...
as Vince Gillian - Ice-TICE-T* Ice-T, an American rapper and actor* ICE T , a tilting model of the German InterCityExpress series of high-speed trains...
as King James - William SadlerWilliam Sadler (actor)William Thomas Sadler is an American actor who works in film and television. His television and motion picture roles have included Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller in The Pacific, Luther Sloan in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Sheriff Jim Valenti in Roswell, convict Heywood in The Shawshank Redemption,...
as Don Perry - Ice CubeIce CubeO'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,...
as Savon - Art EvansArt EvansArthur James "Art" Evans is an American actor who has made multiple film and television program appearances over the span of three decades....
as Bradlee - De'voreaux WhiteDe'voreaux WhiteDe'voreaux White is an American actor who performed in many films. He is probably best known for his role in Die Hard in which he plays a limousine driver named Argyle...
as Lucky - Bruce A. YoungBruce A. YoungBruce A. Young is an American television, film, and stage actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Capt. Simon Banks in the UPN science fiction police drama The Sentinel. Young had roles in the films Risky Business, Jurassic Park III, The Color of Money, Basic Instinct, Into Temptation,...
as Raymond - Glenn PlummerGlenn PlummerGlenn E. Plummer is an American film and television actor.Plummer was born in Richmond, California. He has appeared in numerous films and television series, primarily in supporting roles or small bit parts, such as High Top in Colors. His prominent roles came in the films Menace II Society, Speed,...
as Luther - Stoney JacksonStoney JacksonStonewall W. "Stoney" Jackson is an American character actor. Jackson was born in Richmond, Virginia.-Career:He was featured in numerous teen magazines in the 1970s and 1980s, including Right On, Teen Beat, and Tiger Beat.He portrayed high school basketball player Jesse Mitchell on the ensemble...
as Wickey - T.E. Russell as Video
- Tommy Lister, Jr. as Cletus
- John Toles-Bey as Goose
See also
- Trespass (soundtrack)Trespass (soundtrack)The original soundtrack to the film Trespass was released in 1992. It features performances from a variety of hip hop acts, including Public Enemy, Black Sheep, and Sir Mix-a-Lot...
- Trespass (film score)Trespass (film score)The film score to the 1992 film Trespass, was heavily influenced by experimental jazz. The performers include producers Ry Cooder and Jim Keltner, as well as Jon Hassell.-Track listing:# Cooder, Hassell, Keltner – "Video Drive-By" – 2:55...
- List of firefighting films