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22 January 1982 (Finland)
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The bayou has its own law... and they just broke it. more
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A squad of National Guards on an isolated weekend exercise in the Louisiana swamp must fight for their...
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Cajun
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Swamp
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National Guard
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Louisiana
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Keith Carradine | ... | Pfc. Spencer |
 | Powers Boothe | ... | Cpl. Charles Hardin |
 | Fred Ward | ... | Cpl. Lonnie Reece |
| Franklyn Seales | ... | Pfc. Simms |
| T.K. Carter | ... | Pfc. Tyrone Cribbs |
| Lewis Smith | ... | Pfc. Stuckey |
 | Les Lannom | ... | Sgt. Casper |
 | Peter Coyote | ... | Staff Sgt. Crawford Poole |
| Alan Autry | ... | Cpl. 'Coach' Bowden (as Carlos Brown) |
 | Brion James | ... | Cajun Trapper |
| Sonny Landham | ... | Hunter |
| Allan Graf | ... | Hunter |
| Ned Dowd | ... | Hunter |
| Rob Ryder | ... | Hunter |
| Greg Guirard | ... | Cajun Couple |
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106 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:16 |
Denmark:15 |
Germany:16 (re-rating) (2007) |
Australia:R |
New Zealand:R16 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:-12 |
Norway:15 (2000) |
Norway:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 (video rating) |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
West Germany:18
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The use of the phrase 'Southern Comfort' as the title of the film, which was meant ironically, had to be cleared by the Brown-Forman Corporation, who own the rights to the phrase (they make the liqueur of the same name).
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Revealing mistakes: During the dog attack, the protective pads on the men's arms are clearly visible.
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Cpl. 'Coach' Bowden:
Well, I do what I do.
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Referenced in Lo squartatore di New York (1982)
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A Note Regarding SpoilersWhat happens to each of the soldiers?
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Upon first viewing this film seems to just be another above average entry to the bayou sub-genre.Added to the likes of Deliverance and the first Rambo.However look closely and this tale of unexperienced guardsmen fighting off psychotic cajuns takes on another meaning. The whole film can be taken as a sly metaphor for the Vietnam war which took place almost a decade and a half before the film was made.
On one side you have the inexperienced and overequipped guardsmen, perfectly representing the technology and youth of the American forces.On the other side is the cajuns.Small in number but still very effective utilising there knowledge of the area and using nature itself to lay traps. So what at first sight seems an action packed thriller is also a gritty metaphor for one of the horrors of the last century.The film is well directed and paced.Right from the start the pace doesn't flag.The fact that the cast are mostly unknowns only adds to the tension,the audience not knowing who will bite it next.All in all an exciting thriller and well worth watching.