Sordid Lives (2000)

Director:

Del Shores

Writers (WGA):

Del Shores (play)
Del Shores (screenplay)

Release Date:

11 May 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

A black comedy about white trash.

Plot:

As three generations of a family in a small Texas town gather for a funeral, we learn the hilarious, sad, trashy truth of the "Sordid Lives."

Plot Keywords:

Funeral | Texas | Homosexual | Death | Asylum

Awards:

5 wins

Cast

Olivia Newton-John	...	Bitsy Mae Harling
Kirk Geiger	...	Ty Williamson
Sarah Hunley	...	Juanita Bartlett
Newell Alexander	...	Wardell 'Bubba' Owens
Beau Bridges	...	G.W. Nethercott
Earl Houston Bullock	...	Odell Owens (as Earl H. Bullock)
Beth Grant	...	Sissy Hickey
Delta Burke	...	Noleta Nethercott
Leslie Jordan	...	Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram
Mitch Carter	...	Bumper
Bonnie Bedelia	...	Latrelle Williamson
Sharron Alexis	...	Sara Kaufman
Ann Walker	...	LaVonda DuPree
Mary Margaret Lewis	...	Ethel (as Mary-Margaret Lewis)
Rosemary Alexander	...	Dr. Eve Bolinger

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, nudity and language.

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:MA | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Daly-Harris Productions

Trivia:

Delta Burke's role was originally suppose to be played as a larger woman, but when she showed up on the set having lost a lot of weight, a pivotal scene was played as if she had lost the weight, but her neglectful husband hadn't noticed. (The role was originally to be played by Patrika Darbo.)

Goofs:

Continuity: Latrelle takes the lighter fluid from G.W. and then sticks it into her purse where it is out of sight. When we next see the purse a moment later, the lighter fluid is sticking out of the top of the purse.

Quotes:

Brother Boy: Well I did it. I walked all the way down that hall with one less piece of female attire... that is, if you consider a wig attire.

Movie Connections:

References Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

Soundtrack:

Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad

Don't miss the special jewel!

We could not start the car once we reached it because we were laughing so hard. Yes, after 4 months of playing at this theathre it was packed for a 5:45 showing and most of the people were blue haired ladies. Well this was Palm Spings and it was the week before Memorial Day, but don't let the little old ladies stop you, they had found a very funny movie and you'll laugh for days afterwards.