History Film / TroubleInMind

The film is set in a Rain City, a pseudonym for Seattle in this case. A couple of a criminally-inclined husband, Coop, played by Creator/KeithCarradine and his caring young wife, Georgia, with a child arrive to the city in the same time when a cop (Hawk) is released from the prison where he served a term for murder. They meet in a diner led by a tough proprietor, Wanda (Creator/GenevieveBujold), an older flame of the cop.

* YouOweMe: This trope is invoked by Hawk to the police officer when Georgia's baby is lost. The latter probably sets the machine in motion offscreen and the baby is promptly found.
* YourCheatingHeart: Coop to Georgia with numerous hoookers.
** Later arguably Georgia to Coop with Hawk although it cannot be definitely said that they are still a couple at that point.

The film is set in a Rain City, a pseudonym for Seattle in this case. A couple of a criminally-inclined husband, Coop, played by Creator/KeithCarradine and his caring young wife, Georgia, with a child arrive to the city in the same time when a cop (Hawk) is released from the prison where he served a term for murder. They meet in a diner led by a tough proprietor, Wanda, an older flame of the cop.

''Trouble in Mind'' is a 1985 American FilmNoir (neo-noir) directed by Alan Rudolph. It features Kris Kristofferson and Creator/KeithCarradine. Also Divine without drag (although he still looks pretty campy)

Trouble in Mind is a 1985 American FilmNoir (neo-noir) directed by Alan Rudolphe. It features Kris Kristofferson and Creator/KeithCarradine. Also Divine without drag (although he still looks pretty campy)

The film is set in a Rain City, a pseudonim for Seattle in this case. A couple of a criminally-inclined husband, Coop, played by Creator/KeithCarradine and his caring young wife, Georgia, with a child arrive to the city in the same time when a cop (Hawk) is released from the prison where he served a term for murder. They meet in a diner led by a tough proprietor, Wanda, an older flame of the cop.

Hawk, on his part, has to fight his internal demons, also he without much effort fights Coop to protect Georgia (and at times tries to protect Coop from much worse criminals too). The demons of Hawk are pretty serious as he is not always gentlemanly with the said Georgia or Wanda tha diner owner.

* EveryBodyHasStandards: No villains here are completely villainous.

** Arguably [[spoiler: subverted by Hawk who in the final scene drives the car and the other front seat is not shown, then Georgia appears from csmera left caressing him. It might be his dying dream as he is hit by the bullet of Hilly Blue might be not]]

* CoolTrain: Seattle elevated metro system. It actually inclujdes only two lines but it is shot so expertly one would think it goes nearly everywhere in the city.

* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: While Coop hurts some people on his way he is ultimately that, his actions are frequently inept, also Hawk always has the upper side in their confrontation without much effort. [[spoiler: In the end Coop even survives and joins military.]]