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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
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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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(12 articles)
Clooney Laughs Off Cruise Wedding Reports
(From WENN. 19 October 2006)
Clooney Rages Against Fox's "Bare Bottom" Campaign
(From WENN. 24 February 2003)
(From WENN. 19 October 2006)
Clooney Rages Against Fox's "Bare Bottom" Campaign
(From WENN. 24 February 2003)
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This film brought back memories.
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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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Continuity: When Pappy O'Daniel and his staffer, who refers to him as "Daddy" are talking about the 'reform candidate', the staff members left hand changes locations on his face between shots of him front and back.
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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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Numb3rs: Atomic No. 33 (#4.16)" (2008)
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Soundtrack:
Angel Band
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We lived through the depression and related to some of the conditions portrayed. We have watched it perhaps a dozen times. Each time we see it we pick up on something we had missed because we were still laughing at, or discussing, an earlier scene or line. The entire film was a collection of photographically great faces. We are still asking ourselves whether the entire cast were professionals or whether some were individuals found on location. The film was rich with subtle tie-ins like the children tied together with twine, as the prisoners were connected by chains. We still think the cow may have been hit unintentionally. Fords of that era had mechanical brakes. The driver of the car may not have been accustomed the longer stopping distances required. The many allusions to Ulysses Odyssey inspired us to do an inter-net search. We found a modern text version and discovered more sly references. We appreciate blue grass and country music as originally American and found it thoroughly enjoyable, along with the authentic "Go To Sleep Little Baby" and "Down from the Mountain." We were emotionally touched by this film because of our age, and find it totally entertaining every time we view it. We are still amazed that someone not of our generation could have captured the essence of that period of United States history.