Trick

TRICK, die romantische Komödie über das Leben und Lieben im New York der späten Neunziger, erzählt die Geschichte von Gabriel, einem erfolglosen Broadway-Komponisten und Mark, einem stadtbekannten Go-Go-Boy. Auf der Suche nach dem geeigneten Ort für einen One-Night-Stand (einem sogenannten "Trick") erleben die beiden eine Nacht lang die Dramen, Drag Queens und Danceclubs Manhattans.Neben den beiden talentierten Newcomern Christian Campbell (Bruder von SCREAM-Queen Neve Campbelbpund John Paul Pitoc überzeugt vor allem "Beverly-Hills-90210"-Star Tori Spelling in der Rolle der völlig durchgeknallten Katherine.
Regisseur und Produzent Jim Fall ist mit TRICK ein umjubeltes Erstlingswerk gelungen, das im Rahmen der diesjährigen Berlinale in der Panorama-Sektion gezeigt wurde und in kürzester Zeit zum Publikumsliebling avancierte. ab 12 Jahren
Länge: 90 Minuten
A trash-talking drag queen, an estranged couple, a horny roommate, and a résumé-wielding actress - these are a few of the people complicating matters for two young men desperately searching for a place to be alone in Jim Fall's bright romantic comedy trick. As sweet as it is hilarious, trick affirms the possibility of love in the most unlikely of circumstances as it follows its two appealing heroes on their perambulations through the gay demimonde of downtown Manhattan.

An aspiring musical theatre writer, Gabriel (Christian Campbelbpis talented, dedicated and ambitious. But there's one problem with his songs: he's detached from the big emotions he's writing about. He needs some excitement in his life, something better than running lines with his crazy actress friend Katherine (Tori Spelling) over a chicken Caesar.

So Gabriel tries out a local cruise bar, where he briefly exchanges looks with go-go boy Mark (John Paul Pitoc), the male ideal in a red thong. Later, the two men find themselves on the same subway train. Mark's approach is no-frills, but his delivery is irresistible, and he picks up the bashful songwriter as nonchalantly as a handkerchief. Thus begins an all-night odyssey that finds Mark and Gabriel bouncing all over downtown Manhattan as fate, friends and misunderstandings conspire to keep them from consummating their passion. But as the sun rises over Greenwich Village, the would-be lovers are left with the feeling that the evening has yielded something far more gratifying than a one-night stand.