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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
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Overview
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Release Date:
22 December 2000 (USA)
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Tagline:
Sometimes, you have to lose your way to get back home more
Plot:
Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey", set in the deep south during the 1930's. In it, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them. full summary | full synopsis
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Chain Gang
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Mississippi
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Prophet
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1930s
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Bank
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 6 wins
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29 nominations
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Clooney Laughs Off Cruise Wedding Reports
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Clooney Rages Against Fox's "Bare Bottom" Campaign
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(From WENN. 19 October 2006)
Clooney Rages Against Fox's "Bare Bottom" Campaign
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A Serious Comedy with wonderful characters
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| George Clooney | ... | Everett | |
| John Turturro | ... | Pete | |
| Tim Blake Nelson | ... | Delmar | |
| John Goodman | ... | Big Dan Teague | |
| Holly Hunter | ... | Penny | |
| Chris Thomas King | ... | Tommy Johnson | |
| Charles Durning | ... | Pappy O'Daniel | |
| Del Pentecost | ... | Junior O'Daniel | |
| Michael Badalucco | ... | George Nelson | |
| J.R. Horne | ... | Pappy's Staff | |
| Brian Reddy | ... | Pappy's Staff | |
| Wayne Duvall | ... | Homer Stokes | |
| Ed Gale | ... | The Little Man | |
| Ray McKinnon | ... | Vernon T. Waldrip | |
| Daniel von Bargen | ... | Sheriff Cooley (as Daniel Von Bargen) |
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Also Known As:
O' Brother (France)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some violence and language.
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Runtime:
106 min | 107 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:M |
Finland:K-14 |
Germany:12 |
Iceland:12 |
Malaysia:U |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #37333) |
USA:TV-14 (TV rating) |
France:U |
South Korea:15 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Brazil:12 |
Sweden:11 |
Norway:11 |
Canada:G (Québec) |
New Zealand:M |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) |
Singapore:PG |
UK:12
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Trivia:
Much like the KKK scene, Odysseus and his men hide from the Cyclops by dressing as sheep.
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Goofs:
Factual errors: During the Soggy Bottom Boys' performance near the end, the bassist can clearly be shown playing an all metal set of strings. Metal strings for an upright bass were not available until the '60s. The correct material would be gut (more commonly known as catgut) which is brown in color and slightly translucent. Gut strings are very important to the sound of traditional bluegrass and country music.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Ulysses Everett McGill: Say, any of you boys smithies? Or, if not smithies per se, were you otherwise trained in the metallurgic arts before straitened circumstances forced you into a life of aimless wanderin'?
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Ulysses Everett McGill: Say, any of you boys smithies? Or, if not smithies per se, were you otherwise trained in the metallurgic arts before straitened circumstances forced you into a life of aimless wanderin'?
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In the Highways
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The Coen Brothers have truly outdone themselves in this wonderful saga of three escaped convicts. Though it is based on "The Odyssey," the ancient work of Homer, you do not have to have read "The Odyssey" to be able to follow the story. The brothers Coen have woven a tapestry of celluloid and aural delights! The soundtrack is intrinsic to the film, indeed it is as though the soundtrack is the product and the film is wrapping paper. Each character is wonderfully exploited and harkens back to the days of old when films were rich with character actors whose very appearance in the film adds richness, texture and authenticity. George Clooney is magnificent as the grease haired Everett Ulysses McGill, a honest con on the run whose pompous linguistics and vocabulary are comical and endearing. O Brother, Where Art Thou is easily the best Coen film to date as well as Clooney's best effort. Clooney is good enough to warrant a best actor nomination as is Tim Blake Nelson's portrayal of the dimwitted friend Delmar, while the film itself is deserving of a Best film nod.