Trespass (1992)

Trespass (1992)

Taglines: They’re in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Trespass movie storyline. Two Arkansas firemen, Vince (Bill Paxton) and Don (William Sadler), meet an hysterical old man in a burning building. The old man hands them a map, prays for forgiveness, then allows himself to be engulfed in flames. Outside 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 looking around in the abandoned building, they are spotted by a gang, led by King James (Ice-T), who is there to execute an enemy. 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 at. 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.

King James eventually calls in some reinforcements. While doing some reconnaissance, Raymond (Bruce A. Young), the man who supplies guns to King James, finds Don and Vince’s car and the news of the gold, and figures out why “two white boys” would be in their neighborhood.

Raymond manipulates Savon (Ice Cube), one of James’ men (who would rather just kill Don and Vince than follow James’ approach of trying to talk to them) into shooting at Don and Vince, which eventually leads to Lucky’s being shot himself. (Savon: “I guess he wasn’t too lucky, huh?”) King James is now furious and runs after Don and Vince, who have now found the stash of gold (having determined 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 it while avoiding King James.

Trespass is a 1992 action-crime-thriller movie directed by Walter Hill, 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 years earlier by a pre-Back to the Future Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale.

Trespass Movie Poster (1992)

Trespass (1992)

Directed by: Walter Hill
Starring: Bill Paxton, Ice-T, William Sadler, Ice Cube, Art Evans, Bruce A. Young, Glenn Plummer, Stoney Jackson, Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister, John Toles-Bey, Byron Minns
Screenplay by: Bob Gale, Robert Zemeckis
Production Design by: Jon Hutman
Cinematography by: Lloyd Ahern
Film Editing by: Freeman A. Davies
Costume Design by: Dan Moore
Set Decoration by: Beth A. Rubino
Art Direction by: Charles William Breen
Music by: Ry Cooder
MPAA Rating: R for violence and language.
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release Date: December 25, 1992

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