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The Poor and Hungry (2000)
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A Memphis car thief falls in love with one of his victims, an attractive cellist. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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(Credited cast)| Eric Tate | ... | Eli Foote | |
| Lindsey Roberts | ... | Harper | |
| Lake Latimer | ... | Amanda | |
| John Still | ... | Mr. Coles | |
| Keenon Nikita | ... | Archie | |
| Dennis Phillippi | ... | Bobo | |
| T.C. Sharpe | ... | Cowboy Urles | |
| Jay Munn | ... | Preacher | |
| Wanda Wilson | ... | Miss Wanda | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Karl Chambless | ... | Beale Street Tourist | |
| Lazarus Hawk | ... | Dealer | |
| Larry Moore | |||
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The Poor and Hungry was Craig Brewer's first released feature film. It is not merely a great directorial debut - it is simply a great film on any standard. Rarely has any filmmaker been more able to capture Memphis in its mythic entirety. Before The Poor and Hungry, audiences looked to Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train as the definitive Memphis flick. But as much as I love that movie, I believe that Jarmusch (a transplant from Akron, Ohio, I might add) has been upstaged by Brewer's more masterful approach to the Memphis scene in which characters have more to talk about than Elvis and Sun Studios, yet hold onto that edge of Memphis funk. Watch out for Craig Brewer - I have a feeling we'll all be hearing more about him in the years to come.