Southern Belles (2005)

Bell and Belle want to break out of their trailer park lives and get up and out to the "Big City" of Atlanta. Just when they think they are on their way to getting a nest egg Bell falls for a handsome police officer named Rhett Butler.

Directors:

Paul S. Myers, Brennan Shroff

Writers:

Paul S. Myers, Brennan Shroff

Stars:

Anna Faris, Laura Breckenridge, Justin Chambers

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anna Faris	...	Belle Scott
Laura Breckenridge	...	Bell Granger
Justin Chambers	...	Rhett Butler
Frederick Weller	...	Tracy Hampton
Heather Goldenhersh	...	Margery
Judah Friedlander	...	Duane
David Wheir	...	Bob-Oh
Jack McCarthy	...	Officer Les Franck
Naima Lena	...	Claudette
Zac Gardner	...	Kevin
Laurel Ullman	...	Jenny
Craig Myers	...	Captain Willard
Tammy Arnold	...	Jane Willard
Blake Cohen	...	Yankee #1
Kevin Scanlon	...	Yankee #2

Storyline

In the Georgia town of Johnson's Mark, where they take hunting seriously, Belle and Bell are best friends, housemates in a trailer. On the day Bell dumps her boyfriend and Belle quits her job, they decide to take their dreams to Atlanta. They'll need about $2500, so they set out to find the money. Belle has various schemes (bingo, karaoke), and Bell, who tends bar, offers to dance with the highest bidder. Then, she starts to fall in love with that guy, a local deputy sheriff named Rhett Butler. Love, friendship, loyalties, and the need for cash may be on a collision course.

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Plot Keywords:

savings | police radio | hanukkah | beer drinking | cigarette smoking | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sex references

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bellezas del sur

Filming Locations:

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

LaSalleHolland, Southern Belles LLC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Belle Scott: Now Marjorie, that is the same narrow-minded thinkin' that cost us the War of Northern Aggression.

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Connections

Features Gone with the Wind (1939)

User Reviews

Interesting, entertaining, nuanced

Definitely a buy. I first thought it would be a campy movie that would be a good way to kill two hours with. Wrong... watched it twice in one evening and can't wait to see it with my friend later today.

This movie has so many different nuances and contrasts in it that just watching it the second time makes it worth while. For example, there's a bar fight scene where Belle is sitting leisurely at the bar sipping her beer and scheming while behind her two characters are literally doing a fast paced fist dance scene. Fists up, move twice back then twice forward while partner does the same. They each have a buddy who decides to react differently to the situation. What you think is going to happen in this movie... rarely does.

The more I think about it, the more I appreciate it. I rarely encounter a movie that makes me want to view the script and see where the director added to it but this one does.

The characters are awesome. Justin Chambers is the only one whose work I've seen before. He plays such a different character in this movie as compared to his role as Alex in 'Grey's Anatomy" that it's hard to believe it's even him. His acting is that good. He is a strong, down to earth (literally), character that makes you feel for him. In fact, it would be impossible to not identify with a lot of the characters in the movie.

Sound... whoever did the music in this one knew what they were doing. They knew when to put in the sappy music and when to scratch the album, thereby emphasizing what was going on in that scene and added the voice of the characters instead of usurping it.

Very interesting movie that I highly recommend. I'd love to say more but...