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Sordid Lives (2000)

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Overview

Director:
Del Shores
Writers (WGA):
Del Shores (play)
Del Shores (screenplay)
Release Date:
11 May 2001 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
A black comedy about white trash. more
Plot:
As three generations of a family in a small Texas town gather for a funeral, we learn the hilarious, sad, trashy truth of the "Sordid Lives." full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
5 wins more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Teenage Witch Star Caroline Rhea Is Pregnant (From PEOPLE.com. 27 May 2008, 3:30 AM, PDT)
Olivia Newton-John Stars As Lesbian Ex-Con (From WENN. 12 February 2001)
User Comments:
Best-kept secret in filmdom? more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Olivia Newton-John ... Bitsy Mae Harling
Kirk Geiger ... Ty Williamson
Sarah Hunley ... Juanita Bartlett

Newell Alexander ... Wardell 'Bubba' Owens

Beau Bridges ... G.W. Nethercott
Earl Houston Bullock ... Odell Owens (as Earl H. Bullock)

Beth Grant ... Sissy Hickey

Delta Burke ... Noleta Nethercott
Leslie Jordan ... Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram
Mitch Carter ... Bumper

Bonnie Bedelia ... Latrelle Williamson

Sharron Alexis ... Sara Kaufman
Ann Walker ... LaVonda DuPree
Mary Margaret Lewis ... Ethel (as Mary-Margaret Lewis)

Rosemary Alexander ... Dr. Eve Bolinger
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for sexual content, nudity and language.
Runtime:
111 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:MA | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Trivia:
This film contains many of the original actors from the long running stage-production, with the actors who originated Bonnie Bedelia and Beau Bridges roles (Mary Margaret Lewis and Mitch Carter) playing the receptionist Ethel and security guard in the mental institution. more
Goofs:
Boom mic visible: When Ty and Sara are talking in the psychiatrist's office, the boom mike is reflected in the glass behind the two actors. more
Quotes:
Dr. Eve: You have got to get over this Tammy Wynette fixation!
Brother Boy: Well, someone's got to carry on her legacy now that she's gone!
Dr. Eve: You've been doing this for twenty-three years! What was your excuse before she died?
Brother Boy: My mind's a blank.
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Movie Connections:
References "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962) more
Soundtrack:
Blue Country more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Best-kept secret in filmdom?, 9 April 2002
Author: Don Wolochow (dawolochow@aol.com) from San Diego, USA

We found out about "Sordid Lives" earlier this year while visiting Palm Springs, where it had been playing for many weeks (maybe it still is...?)

We loved it! I'm not a film reviewer, and the only reason for this note is to wonder out loud why film has not been released on video. Could it be because it's still packing 'em in (in very select theaters and festivals) or because the distributor doesn't think the video will sell?

And it's not just a "gay" movie, even though there are a lot of gay issues presented. There are all kinds of issues--social, cultural, regional, economic, alcoholic, disability---you name it. The cast is superb. As for its "Politically Incorrectness?" Take this up with Bill Maher....

dw

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