The Rough South of Larry Brown (2002)

Director:

Gary Hawkins

Writer:

Gary Hawkins (writer)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

The life and works of Oxford, Miss. fireman-turned-writer Larry Brown are examined in a unique documentary...

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Will Patton	...	Frank in 'Samaritans'
Natalie Canerday	...	Woman in 'Samaritans'
Dakota Smith	...	Boy in Bar in 'Samaritans'
Paul Schneider	...	Voice-over / Man in 'Wild Thing' (voice)
Kendra Cover	...	Wild Thing
Gaye-Taylor Upchurch	...	Wife in 'Wild Thing'
Vic Chesnutt	...	Narrator in 'Boy & Dog'
Justin Stone	...	Boy in 'Boy & Dog'
Brent Burditt	...	Hero in 'Boy & Dog'
Larry Brown	...	Fire Chief in 'Boy & Dog'
David Gordon Green	...	Fireman in 'Boy & Dog'
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Scott Clackum	...	Mustang Driver

Directed by
Gary Hawkins

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gary Hawkins		writer

Produced by
Jake Froelich	....	executive producer
Sam Froelich	....	producer
James Marcovitz	....	producer
Lisa Muskat	....	producer
Erin Aldridge Orr	....	co-producer (as Erin Aldridge)

Original Music by
Vic Chesnutt

Cinematography by
Alton Chewning
Jason Dowdle
Scott Gardner
Gary Hawkins
Adam Larsen
Tim Orr

Film Editing by
Steven Gonzales

Art Direction by
Sarah Costello		(co-art director)
Matthew McNeil

Art Department
Charlie Dugan	....	set dresser
Ryan Nelson	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Dwayne Avery	....	dialogue editor
Chad Benton	....	sound mixer
Christof Gebert	....	additional sound
John Sisti	....	sound editor
John Sisti	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Sisti	....	supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by
Derek Cernak	....	visual effects
John Cernak	....	visual effects
Rebecca Cernak	....	visual effects
Keith Hobgood	....	visual effects
Danny Oakley	....	visual effects

Editorial Department
Zene Baker	....	additional editor

Music Department
Janice Ginsberg	....	music supervisor

Production Companies

• Blue Moon Filmed Productions
• Down Home Entertainment

Special Effects

• Out of Our Minds Images

Runtime:

79 min | USA:85 min

Country:

USA

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Ledford, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Blue Moon Filmed Productions

Soundtrack:

BLIGHT

Awesome!

If you're a Larry Brown fan this film is a must see, and if you love the special ambiance only central Mississippi has, then you must see it. If you're not a Larry Brown fan, I don't know what to say except that you should be. His writing should appeal to anyone who loves to open a book and get lost in it.

My favorite book was FAY so I'd suggest you start there if you haven't read him. Then see this film.

I can't get Larry Brown's face and voice out of my mind. I just watched the film last night. All the heart and sorrow and soul that you find in his writing, you'll find in his face, his eyes, and his voice, and Gary Hawkins has captured it all not just once or twice but over and over in the film.

He's shown us what it was like to be Larry Brown—a beautiful tribute to a man whose voice was silenced far too soon. If I ever doubted that a writer who could put words together in such a beautiful way could also be a man for the common people—so real it hurts sometimes to watch—this film forever banished the idea from my mind.

If you're a struggling writer and want to know what it takes to make it as a writer, please don't miss this documentary. There's something here for you that's worth more than I can tell you.

I hope Gary Hawkins is working on a screenplay for a major movie based on Larry Brown's life – different from a documentary in that it can be a bit more fictionalized. I see a great opportunity for a screenwriter in this man's life. I'd see the movie and I'd even buy it.