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Wise Blood (1979)

PG  106 min  -  Comedy | Drama   -  17 February 1980 (USA)
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A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.

Director:

John Huston

Writers:

Flannery O'Connor (novel), Benedict Fitzgerald (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brad Dourif ...
Hazel Motes
John Huston ...
Grandfather (as Jhon Huston)
Dan Shor Dan Shor ...
Enoch Emory
Harry Dean Stanton ...
Asa Hawks
Amy Wright ...
Sabbath Lily
Mary Nell Santacroce Mary Nell Santacroce ...
Landlady
Ned Beatty ...
Hoover Shoates
William Hickey ...
Preacher
J.L. Parker J.L. Parker ...
Karl
Marvin Sapp Marvin Sapp
Richard Earle Richard Earle
Herb Kossover ...
Jacob Wood
Betty Lou Groover Betty Lou Groover
John Tyndall John Tyndall
Gillaaron Houck Gillaaron Houck
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Storyline

US Army war veteran Hazel Motes may not be a believing Christian, somehow observations like the state of a run-down country church, meeting the ridiculous frauds on the streets and memories inspire him to take up, after initially fierce refusal, the part of a traveling preacher when a cab driver insists he looks like one in his new hat. He starts his own new Church of Truth, without the crucified Jesus, his first disciple being an 18-year old simpleton with a 'prophetic gift'... Written by KGF Vissers  

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Plot Keywords:

Church | Preacher | Disciple | Bible | Museum  | See more »

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An American Masterpiece!

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA | West Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Der Ketzer See more »

Filming Locations:

Macon, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Anthea, Ithaca See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Goofs

Continuity: Sabbath's bra strap goes from down to up between shots. See more »

Quotes

Hazel: ...the Church of Christ Without Christ. Where the blind can't see, the lame don't walk, and the dead stay that way.
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Crazy Credits

Director John Huston is credited in all the titles as "Jhon Huston". Producer Michael Fitzgerald later explained that, wanting to have a child-like look to the credits, they had an actual child write the names. The child misspelled Huston's first name, but they liked it and kept it, as a metaphor for the artificial, off-kilter tone of the story. See more »