O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Joel Coen
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Writers:

Homer (epic poem "The Odyssey")
Ethan Coen (written by) ...
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Release Date:

22 December 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Adventure | Crime | Music

Tagline:

Sometimes, you have to lose your way to get back home

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.

Plot Keywords:

Chain Gang | Mississippi | Prophet | 1930s | Bank

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 29 nominations

Cast

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)
Royce D. Applegate	...	Man with Bullhorn
Frank Collison	...	Wash Hogwallop
Quinn Gasaway	...	Boy Hogwallop
Lee Weaver	...	Blind Seer
Millford Fortenberry	...	Pomade Vendor (as Milford Fortenberry)
Stephen Root	...	Radio Station Man
John Locke	...	Mr. French
Gillian Welch	...	Soggy Bottom Customer
A. Ray Ratliff	...	Record Store Clerk
Mia Tate	...	Siren
Musetta Vander	...	Siren
Christy Taylor	...	Siren
April Hardcastle	...	Waitress
Michael W. Finnell	...	Interrogator
Georgia Rae Rainer	...	Wharvey Gal
Marianna Breland	...	Wharvey Gal
Lindsey Miller	...	Wharvey Gal
Natalie Shedd	...	Wharvey Gal
John McConnell	...	Woolworths Manager
Issac Freeman	...	Gravedigger
Wilson Waters Jr.	...	Gravedigger
Robert Hamlett	...	Gravedigger
Willard Cox	...	Cox Family
Evelyn Cox	...	Cox Family
Suzanne Cox	...	Cox Family
Sidney Cox	...	Cox Family
Buck White	...	The Whites
Sharon White	...	The Whites
Cheryl White	...	The Whites
Ed Snodderly	...	Village Idiot
David Holt	...	Village Idiot
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ron Block	...	Banjo Player (uncredited)
Jerry Douglas	...	Dobro Player (uncredited)
Christopher Francis	...	KKK Member (uncredited)
Geoffrey Gould	...	Head of Mob (uncredited)
Nathaniel Lee Jr.	...	Ice Boy on the Right with Straw Hat (uncredited)
Mark Munson	...	KKK Member (uncredited)
Shayne Tingle	...	Rail Man (uncredited)
Dan Tyminski	...	Mandolin Player on Stage at the Stokes Fundraiser (uncredited)

Directed by
Joel Coen
Ethan Coen		(uncredited)

Writing credits
Homer		(epic poem "The Odyssey")
Ethan Coen		(written by) &
Joel Coen		(written by)

Produced by
Tim Bevan	....	executive producer
John Cameron	....	co-producer
Ethan Coen	....	producer
Eric Fellner	....	executive producer
Robert Graf	....	associate producer
Joel Coen	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
T-Bone Burnett		(as T Bone Burnett)

Cinematography by
Roger Deakins		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Ethan Coen		(as Roderick Jaynes)
Joel Coen		(as Roderick Jaynes)
Tricia Cooke

Casting by
Ellen Chenoweth

Production Design by
Dennis Gassner

Art Direction by
Richard L. Johnson		(as Richard Johnson)

Set Decoration by
Nancy Haigh

Costume Design by
Mary Zophres

Makeup Department
Jean Ann Black	....	makeup supervisor (as Jean Black)
Roy Bryson	....	key hair stylist
Karyn Huston	....	key hair stylist
Paul LeBlanc	....	head hair stylist
Waldo Sanchez	....	hair stylist: Mr. Clooney
Barbara Sanders	....	key hair stylist
Amy Schmiederer	....	key makeup artist
Sheryl Blum	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Linda Boykin-Williams	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Laverne Caracuzzi	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
John Cameron	....	unit production manager
David Diliberto	....	post-production supervisor
Jane Frazer	....	executive in charge of production: Working Title Films
Gilly Ruben	....	production supervisor
Michelle Wright	....	executive in charge of production: Working Title Films

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Dress	....	dga trainee (as Pete Dress)
Betsy Magruder	....	first assistant director
Jonathan McGarry	....	second assistant director
Donald Murphy	....	second second assistant director
Steve Lonano	....	dayplayer additional second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Dean Allison	....	construction foreman
J. Todd Anderson	....	storyboard artist
Paige Augustine	....	assistant set decorator
Pedro Barquin	....	stand-by greensman
Melody Bishop	....	construction purchaser
Clayton Bowman	....	greens laborer
E.W. Bradford	....	construction coordinator (as Bill Bradford)
Thomas E. Brown	....	paint supervisor (as Thomas Brown)
Kathy Brunswick	....	construction purchaser
Shane Buckallew	....	plaster foreman
Robert E. Denne	....	paint foreman (as Robert E. Denn)
John Dugan	....	plaster foreman
Neil Gahn	....	construction foreman
Daniel J. Gillooly	....	head greensman (as Dan Gillooly)
Ted Haigh	....	graphic art director
Jerry G. Henery	....	construction foreman (as Jerry Henery)
Casey Kasemeier	....	signwriter (as Casey Kasemier)
Stephanie Kern	....	assistant signwriter
Ritchie Kremer	....	property master
Larry Laurent	....	paint foreman
John Leone	....	labor foreman
Leslie 'Tinker' Linville	....	set dressing gangboss (as Tinker Linville)
Robert Loring Jr.	....	greens foreman (as Robert Loring)
Tom McDaniel	....	construction foreman
Frank McEldowney	....	greens foreman
James P. Meehan	....	on-set dresser (as Jimmy Meehan)
Thomas Minton	....	set designer
William H. Neff	....	signwriter (as Bill Neff)
Jeff Passanante	....	construction coordinator
Ron Patterson	....	assistant property master
Marco Rubeo	....	assistant art director
Henry Schaub	....	stand-by painter (as Henry Schaub III)
Andrew M. Scudier	....	paint foreman (as Andy Scudier)
Craig T. Shordon	....	set painter
Jonathan Short	....	set consultant
Mark Sparks	....	construction foreman
Monica Streed	....	art department administrator
Mark Weissenfluh	....	leadman
Richard F. Anderson	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Jack Blanchard	....	set dresser (uncredited)
John Blanchard	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Gail Briant	....	scenic painter (uncredited)
Jeff Brown	....	greensman (uncredited)
Randall S. Coe	....	construction foreman (uncredited)
Dan Dorfer	....	set painter (uncredited)
Sara Fanelli	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Cyd Fenwick	....	camera scenic artist (uncredited)
Michael Hendrick	....	greensman (uncredited)
Jane Kilkenny	....	model builder (uncredited)
Stephanie Macomber Kern	....	signwriter (uncredited)
Michael S. Martin	....	props assistant (uncredited)
Bryan McBrien	....	stand-by greensman (uncredited)
Patrick McGuire	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Debbie Nolan	....	construction foreman (uncredited)
Steve Roll	....	construction foreman (uncredited)
Carisa Rosenthal	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michael Barry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Bowerman	....	boom operator
Kam Chan	....	foley editor
Benjamin Cheah	....	foley supervisor (as Ben Cheah)
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Thom 'Coach' Ehle	....	consultant: Dolby
Chris Fielder	....	assistant sound editor
Sean Garnhart	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eugene Gearty	....	sound designer
Kenton Jakub	....	adr editor
Frank Kern	....	foley editor
Peter F. Kurland	....	production sound mixer (as Peter Kurland)
George A. Lara	....	foley engineer (as George Lara)
Skip Lievsay	....	sound re-recording mixer
Skip Lievsay	....	supervising sound editor
Greg Orloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bill Orrico	....	apprentice sound editor
Glenfield Payne	....	sound effects editor
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Mike Poppleton	....	assistant sound editor
Jennifer Ralston	....	foley editor
Fred Rosenberg	....	dialogue editor
Philip Stockton	....	dialogue editor
Paul Urmson	....	sound effects editor
Knox White	....	utility sound technician
Allan Zaleski	....	assistant sound editor
Mark Zimbicki	....	utility sound technician
Hanson Hsu	....	stage engineer (uncredited)
Cate Montana	....	sound intern (uncredited)
Jerry Ross	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Peter Chesney	....	special effects coordinator
Kyle Ross Collinsworth	....	special effects foreman (as Kyle Collinsworth)
Blaine Converse	....	special effects administrator (as E. Blaine Converse)
Robert L. Olmstead	....	special effects set lead (as Robert Olmstead)
Gintar Repecka	....	special effects foreman
Steve Austin	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Gary D. Bierend	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Tom Chesney	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Chris Nelson	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Sandra Stewart	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Jon Thackery	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Nancy Bernstein	....	visual effects executive producer: Digital Domain
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	datacine assistant: Cinesite
Shawn Broes	....	digital mastering editor: Cinesite
Jeff Christopherson	....	imaging technician: Cinesite
Alan K.M. Faucher	....	miniature effects supervisor: Digital Domain (as Alan Faucher)
Julius Friede	....	senior colorist: Cinesite
Julie Goldberg	....	visual effects coordinator: Digital Domain
Glen Gustafson	....	film recording operator: Cinesite
Claas Henke	....	digital compositing supervisor: Digital Domain (as Class Henke)
Jeffrey Kalmus	....	digital imaging supervisor: Digital Domain
Michael Kanfer	....	creative imaging supervisor: Digital Domain (as Michael D. Kanfer)
Daniel Leung	....	compositor: Balsmeyer & Everett
Daniel Leung	....	digital animator: Balsmeyer & Everett
Julian Levi	....	visual effects producer: Digital Domain
Erik Nash	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Domain
David Prescott	....	computer graphics supervisor: Digital Domain
Sarah Priestnall	....	manager of operations: Cinesite
Pat Repola	....	vice president digital imaging: Cinesite
Brian Shows	....	datacine assistant: Cinesite
Tess Spaulding	....	system administrator
Mike Tosti	....	imaging technician: Cinesite
Debra Wolff	....	visual effects editor: Digital Domain
Ted Andre	....	visual effects compositor (uncredited)
Laurent Ben-Mimoun	....	digital matte painter (uncredited)
David Bleich	....	digital artist (uncredited)
S. Kai Bovaird	....	runner (uncredited)
Wally Chin	....	3D technical assistant (uncredited)
Chad E. Collier	....	scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Tim 'Timco' Conway	....	data integration supervisor: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Robert Coquia Jr.	....	3D technical assistant (uncredited)
Filippo Costanzo	....	digital matte painter (uncredited)
John Michael Courte	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Sean C. Cunningham	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Feliciano di Giorgio	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain (uncredited)
James Egstad	....	scanning & recording operator (uncredited)
John Gibson	....	shader technical director (uncredited)
Mitch Goldstrom	....	systems administrator: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Jongwoo Heo	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Garman Herigstad	....	digital effects animator: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Bernardo Jauregui	....	visual effects production assistant (uncredited)
Fred Jimenez	....	2D technical assistant (uncredited)
Mark Larranaga	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
S. Scott McCaulley	....	facilities supervisor: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Matt McDonald	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Melanie Okamura	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Brian Peyatt	....	technical coordinator (uncredited)
Brett Phillips	....	lead modelmaker: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Brian Ripley	....	lead modelmaker: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Josh Saeta	....	digital artist: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Donovan Scott	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
David Earl Smith	....	digital character animator: Digital Domain (uncredited)
George Stevens	....	model maker crew chief: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Messrob Torikian	....	data integration team (uncredited)
Kieran Woo	....	production controller: pre-production, Digital Domain (uncredited)
Rachel Wyn Dunn	....	compositor: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Keiji Yamaguchi	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Danny Downey	....	stunts
Nicholas J. Giangiulio	....	stunts (as Nick Giangiullo)
Donald John Hewitt	....	stunts (as Don J. Hewitt)
Jery Hewitt	....	stunt coordinator
Jeff Jensen	....	stunts
Jennifer Lamb	....	stunts
Brad Martin	....	stunts
David Peterson	....	stunts
Keith Siglinger	....	stunts
G. Peter King	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Josh Blakeslee	....	camera loader
Craig A. Brink	....	rigging gaffer (as Craig Brink)
Erik L. Brown	....	first assistant Steadicam (as Erik Brown)
David Diamond	....	rigging best boy electrician (as Dave Diamond)
Clinton Dougherty	....	camera operator (as Clint Dougherty)
Kevin Fahey	....	second company grip
Alan Frazier	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Charley Gilleran	....	key rigging grip (as Charlie Gilleran)
Adam Gilmore	....	second assistant camera
Melinda Sue Gordon	....	still photographer
Joseph Grimaldi	....	rigging gaffer (as Joe Grimaldi)
Bruce Hamme	....	dolly grip
Andy Harris	....	first assistant camera
Jeremy Knaster	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Mitchell Andrew Lillian	....	first company grip (as Mitch Lillian)
Charlie Marroquin	....	key rigging grip
Niles McElroy	....	rigging best boy electrician
Michael A. McFadden	....	best boy rigging grip (as Michael McFadden)
Mark O'Kane	....	Steadicam operator
Bill O'Leary	....	lighting consultant
Kyle Rudolph	....	Steadicam operator
Jonathon E. Salzman	....	chief lighting technician (as Jon Salzman)
Michael L. Smith	....	second company grip (as Mike Smith)
Chuck Whelan	....	first assistant Steadicam (as Chuck Whelan II)
Robert Anderson	....	grip: Los Angeles (uncredited)
John Bonnin	....	crane operator: Akela crane (uncredited)
Will Dearborn	....	additional camera loader (uncredited)
Alexandre Naufel	....	set lighting (uncredited)
Ben Rekhi	....	camera department intern (uncredited)
Dylan Rush	....	set lighting: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Abbe Wool	....	electrician: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Maryan Zurek	....	underwater assistant camera (uncredited)

Animation Department
Gray Miller	....	animator: title animation, Balsmeyer & Everett

Casting Department
Kathleen Chopin	....	additional casting
Carrie Crossman	....	extras casting assistant
Sandra Dawes	....	local casting (as Sandy Dawes)
Brennan Dufresne	....	casting assistant (as Brennan DuFrene)
Jennifer Euston	....	casting assistant
April Hardcastle	....	extras casting assistant
Sondra James	....	voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cha Blevins	....	costume supervisor (as Deborah 'Cha' Blevins)
Celeste Cleveland	....	tailor/cutter
Steve Constancio	....	set costumer
Linda S. Cormany	....	set costumer (as Linda Cormany)
Cookie Lopez	....	set costumer
Giselle Spence	....	seamstress (as Giselle 'Gigi' Spence)
Danielle Valenciano	....	assistant costume designer
Christine Wada	....	costume ager/dyer
Linda Gardar	....	set costumer (uncredited)
Guy Miracle	....	costumer (uncredited)
Fran Murphy	....	additional costumer (uncredited)
Lori Jean Sacks	....	costumer (uncredited)
Susan Thomas	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Karyn Anonia	....	second assistant editor
David Diliberto	....	associate film editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Ian Silverstein	....	first assistant editor
Greg Thompson	....	additional assistant editor
Mike Bellamy	....	final colorist (uncredited)
Carole Cowley	....	digital intermediate producer (uncredited)
Mike Milliken	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Jill Berliner	....	music legal services
T-Bone Burnett	....	music producer (as T Bone Burnett)
Carter Burwell	....	composer: additional music
Michelle Dixon	....	music legal services
Sean Garnhart	....	music editor
Alan Larman	....	music researcher
Debra MacCulloch	....	music legal services
Debra Mannis-Gardner	....	music clearances (as Deborah Mannis-Gardner)
Lee Olsen	....	music coordinator
Valerie Pack	....	music production coordinator
Mike Piersante	....	music recordist
Denise Stiff	....	executive music producer
Gillian Welch	....	associate music producer
Sandy Wilbur	....	musicologist
Dan Tyminski	....	singing voice: George Clooney (uncredited)

Transportation Department
James R. Brown	....	transportation co-captain (as James Brown)
Alissa M. Kantrow	....	transportation office administrator (as Alissa N. Miller)
Ken Nevin	....	transportation co-captain (as Ray Nevin)
Paul Ripple	....	transportation office administrator
Timothy P. Ryan	....	transportation captain (as Tim Ryan)
Don Tardino	....	transportation coordinator
James Nordberg	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Randall Balsmeyer	....	title designer: Balsmeyer & Everett
Kirk Barton	....	craft service assistant
Michael Berry	....	construction medic (as Mike Berry)
Robert Bodenheaimer	....	craft service assistant (as Robert Bodenheimer)
Amy Minda Cohen	....	assistant: Mr. Clooney (as Amy Cohen)
Gerri Lee Crews	....	accounting clerk
Matt DiFranco	....	assistant production coordinator
Juliette Dow	....	assistant: Mr. Bevan and Mr. Fellner, Working Title Films
Jenny Eagan	....	production assistant
Pat Enright	....	yodeler
Caroline Eselin	....	production assistant
Christian Fauntleroy	....	production assistant
Benedict Fitzgerald	....	translator: "The Odyssey" introductory excerpt ©1980
Reynaldo Garcia	....	cook: Tony's Food Service
Stan Garner	....	train coordinator
Lauren Gaston	....	accounting clerk
Karen Ruth Getchell	....	production coordinator
Jennifer Henderson	....	animal coordinator
Rachel Holroyd	....	business affairs: Working Title Films
Derek Hurd	....	craft service assistant
Nicholas Irwin	....	second assistant accountant (as Nick Irwin)
Nancy G. James	....	craft service (as Nancy James)
Thomas Johnston	....	script supervisor
Kim Jordan	....	assistant location manager
Kathy Kelehan	....	producer: titles and effects, Balsmeyer & Everett
Ivan Kerum	....	cook: Tony's Food Service
Nina Khoshaba	....	company coordinator: Working Title Films
Glenn P. Klekowski	....	production assistant (as Glenn Klekowski)
Hiro Lam	....	cook: Tony's Food Service
Bill Landrum	....	choreographer
Jacqui Landrum	....	choreographer (as Jacqui)
April Mackin	....	head animal trainer
Anand Mahendra	....	production assistant
Angela Morrison	....	business affairs: Working Title Films
Smriti Mundhra	....	production secretary
Katherine O'Carroll	....	production assistant
Kevin O'Shea	....	insurance services: AON/Albert G. Ruben
Emily Palmer	....	production assistant
Taylor Phillips	....	production assistant
Scott Pitman	....	production assistant
Keith Potter	....	assistant location manager
Mitch Ray	....	set medic (as Mitchell Ray)
John Read	....	assistant location manager
James Davis Riggs	....	animal trainer (as James David Biggs)
Mike Riley	....	location manager (as Michael Riley)
Denyse Rossi	....	payroll accountant
Neda Rudela	....	cook (as Neda Kerum)
Dominic Sardo	....	assistant: Mr. Bevan and Mr. Fellner, Working Title Films
Barbara Saunders	....	location assistant
Paul Schmitz	....	production assistant
Alan J. Schoolcraft	....	president of operations: Mike Zoss Productions
Andrew Sears	....	assistant accountant: Los Angeles
Andrew Sears	....	post-production accountant
David Sousa	....	animal trainer
Louise Spencer	....	unit publicist (as Louise A. Spencer)
Barbara-Ann Stein	....	post-production accountant (as Barbara Ann Stein)
Barbara-Ann Stein	....	production accountant (as Barbara Ann Stein)
Neil A. Stelzner	....	post-production provost
Lara Thompson	....	assistant: Mr. Bevan and Mr. Fellner, Working Title Films
Julian Tomlin	....	financial consultant: Working Title Films
Susan Vercelli	....	assistant production coordinator
Christopher Vitale	....	production assistant (as Chris Vitale)
James P. Warren	....	animal trainer (as James Warren)
Chris Wessman	....	production assistant
Jerri Whiteman	....	first assistant accountant
Josh Yates	....	production assistant
George Bott	....	assistant to cast (uncredited)
Batou Chandler	....	assistant to cast (uncredited)
Kim Davis	....	location scout (uncredited)
Charlie French	....	medic (uncredited)
Jeff Galpin	....	animal wrangler (uncredited)
Troy Hartman	....	stand-in: Mr. Clooney (uncredited)
Blake McClure	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Sean Riley	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Kristian Sorensen	....	extras coordinator (uncredited)
Allen Walker	....	assistant extras coordinator (uncredited)
Jimi Woods	....	assistant to cast (uncredited)

Thanks
Harley Allen	....	special thanks: musician
Norman Blake	....	special thanks: musician
Mike Compton	....	special thanks: musician
Senor Greazer	....	thanks (as Señor Greaser)
John Hartford	....	special thanks: musician
James Hill	....	special thanks: musician
Jennifer Jason Leigh	....	thanks
David Rawlings	....	special thanks: musician
Joseph Rice	....	special thanks: musician
Mohan Sawh	....	thanks
Chris Sharp	....	special thanks: musician
Dan Tyminski	....	special thanks: musician
Jack Warren	....	thanks
David Weiss	....	special thanks: musician

Production Companies

• Touchstone Pictures (presents) (copyright owners)
• Universal Pictures (presents) (copyright owners)
• Studio Canal (in association with)
• Working Title Films (as Working Title)
• Mike Zoss Productions
• Buena Vista Pictures (uncredited)

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (2000-2001) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Pictures (2000-2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Touchstone Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• Universal Studios (2000) (non-USA) (all media)
• Bac Films (2000) (France) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2000) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Television (????) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia TriStar (2001) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (Brazil) (VHS)
• Universe Laser & Video Co. Ltd. (2002) (Hong Kong) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Cinesite (Hollywood) (digital intermediate) (as Cinesite) (a Kodak Company)
• Digital Domain (special visual effects and digital animation)

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance (as AON/Albert G. Ruben)
• American Humane Association, The  animal monitoring
• Background Players  extras casting
• Balsmeyer and Everett  title design
• Birds & Animals Unlimited  animal handling
• C-5  post-production facilities
• C5  post-production sound services
• City of Canton  thanks (as Canton, Mississippi)
• Falco Ink.  publicity (uncredited)
• Film Finances  completion guarantee
• First Baptist Church Choir of White House, TN  special thanks: musicians
• Gibson Dunn & Crutcher  financial legal services
• Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing  vintage clothing rentals
• Kodak  motion picture film
• Mercury Records  soundtrack available on (A Universal Music Company)
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  hair and make-up trailers
• Nashville Bluegrass Band  special thanks: musicians
• Otto Nemenz International  Arriflex cameras provided by
• Paramount Transportation Services  transportation services
• Paskal Lighting  lighting equipment supplied by
• Post Factory NY  post-production facilities (as The Post Factory)
• Shays & Murphey  production legal services
• Société Générale  production financing provided by
• Sound Emporium and Ocean Way Nashville  music recorded at
• Tony's Food Service  catering (as Tony's Food Service)
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / Mississippi Levee Board  thanks
• Union Station Band  special thanks: musicians (as Union Station)
• Universal Studios Licensing  footage: "Myrt and Marge" courtesy of
• Willingham  thanks
• Wintergreen Productions  set communications
• Yahoo City, Mississippi  thanks

Also Known As:

O' Brother (France)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence and language.

Runtime:

106 min | 107 min

Country:

UK | France | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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

Filming Locations:

Canton, Mississippi, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

The character of Tommy Johnson is based on famed blues guitarist of the same name who, according to folk legend, sold his soul to the Devil at the crossroads in exchange for his prodigious talent. Robert Johnson, another bluesman and a contemporary of Tommy's (but no relation), borrowed the legend and wrote a song about it (and so the soul-selling legend was subsequently, wrongly, attributed to Robert Johnson).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the picnic, you can see the false branch that Big Dan is about to rip off the tree.

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'?

Movie Connections:

References Down by Law (1986)

Soundtrack:

Down to the River to Pray

Pretty darn good

Having seen most of the Coen Brothers previous films I expected something different and slighty off centre. OBWAT is certainly those things, but it also has a heart as big as..well..as big as Mississippi. It is one of the most plainly enjoyable movies to have come out in recent times, intelligent, well-crafted, clever and superbly acted.

Characters are delivered in their myriad shades by a group of marvellous actors. George Clooney winning me over completely with his Clark Gable-ish looks and character. Having only ever seen him in Three Kings and his Thin Red Line cameo, I am now a fan. More comedy please George.

John Tuturro and Tim Blake Nelson ably assist, especially Nelson. If ever "The Simpsons" is made into a movie then he must be a natural to play Cletus the slack-jawed yokel. I don't think there is a performance that falls short of excellent from the entire cast. My special favorite is Stephen Root as the blind Radio Station Man.

Great old-timey music, a jiggy type dance by Clooney that I am trying to learn, and a feel of depression era southern US enhanced by sepia-like photography make this the best movie I've see so far this century. The only drawback to the film is that it has almost sent me broke buying the soundtrack, the DVD and a DVD player to play it on....it's THAT good!