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Southern Comfort (1981)

R 106 min  -  Adventure | Drama | Thriller  -   22 January 1982 (Finland)
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A squad of National Guards on an isolated weekend exercise in the Louisiana swamp must fight for their lives when they anger local Cajuns by stealing their canoes... See full summary »

Director:

Walter Hill
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Keith Carradine ...
Spencer
Powers Boothe ...
Hardin
Fred Ward ...
Reece
Franklyn Seales Franklyn Seales ...
Simms
T.K. Carter T.K. Carter ...
Cribbs
Lewis Smith ...
Stuckey
Les Lannom Les Lannom ...
Casper
Peter Coyote ...
Poole
Alan Autry ...
Bowden (as Carlos Brown)
Brion James ...
Trapper
Sonny Landham ...
Hunter
Allan Graf ...
Hunter
Ned Dowd Ned Dowd ...
Hunter
Rob Ryder Rob Ryder ...
Hunter
Greg Guirard Greg Guirard ...
Cajun Couple
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Storyline

A squad of National Guards on an isolated weekend exercise in the Louisiana swamp must fight for their lives when they anger local Cajuns by stealing their canoes. Without live ammunition and in a strange country, their experience begins to mirror the Vietnam experience. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>  

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Plot Keywords:

Cajun | Swamp | Louisiana | National Guard | Soldier  | See more »

Taglines:

The bayou has its own law... and they just broke it. See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Thriller

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA | Switzerland | UK

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

(Finland) See more »

Also Known As:

A lápvidék harcosai See more »

Filming Locations:

Caddo Lake, Texas, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$116,943 (USA) (27 September 1981) (17 Screens)

Gross:

$5,000,000 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

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). See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: During the dog attack, the protective pads on the men's arms are clearly visible. See more »

Quotes

Staff Sgt. Crawford Poole: [when they first meet] So, Hardin, how do you like being in the Louisiana Guard?
Hardin: [flat] I don't. But then I didn't much like being in the Texas Guard, either.
Staff Sgt. Crawford Poole: ...Well, not liking the Texas Guard makes sense. Not liking the LOUISIANA Guard can get you in trouble with me. You got that?
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Connections

Referenced in The New York Ripper (1982) See more »

Soundtracks

Song "Parlez-nous à Boire
Dewey Balfa
Published by Flat Town Music Co. See more »