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A documentary on the eccentric residents of Vernon, Florida.

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Errol Morris
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Credited cast:
Albert Bitterling Albert Bitterling ... Self
Roscoe Collins Roscoe Collins ... Self
George Harris ... Self
Joe Payne Joe Payne ... Self
Howard Pettis Howard Pettis ... Self
Claude Register Claude Register ... Self
Snake Reynolds Snake Reynolds ... Self
Henry Shipes Henry Shipes ... Self
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Early Errol Morris documentary intersplices random chatter he captured on film of the genuinely eccentric residents of Vernon, Florida. A few examples? The preacher giving a sermon on the definition of the word "Therefore," and the obsessive turkey hunter who speaks reverentially of the "gobblers" he likes to track down and kill. Written by Mark Toscano <fiddybop@uclink4.berkeley.edu>

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Documentary

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Originally titled Nub City, this follow-up to Gates of Heaven was initially focused on residents of the Southern town who cut off their own limbs as a way to collect insurance money. After Morris's life was threatened by the subjects of the film, he re-worked Nub City into Vernon, Florida. See more »

Quotes

Claude Register: You ever seen a man's brains? I've seen them. I've picked them up, scooped them up. Put them in, do them up like brains. You buying brains?
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Featured in At the Movies: Winners That Were Losers (1983) See more »

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17 July 2003 | by honkytonkchevySee all my reviews

Wow, I viewed this film for the first time last night and I felt like I was sitting in my favorite local bar. Watching it, I could almost smell the mosquito spray that was shown in the opening scene and taste that invasive red dirt. I think I even saw ol' Uncle Pete somewhere in the background.


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Country:

USA | West Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 October 1981 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Vernon, Florida See more »

Filming Locations:

Vernon, Florida, USA

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Color

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1.66 : 1
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