Southern comfort the film

The image quality supports the frequent grittiness of the style. Arguably writerdirector walter hills best film to date, southern comfort works both as a pure action film and as an extremely effective allegory of americas involvement in vietnam. Southern comfort official trailer arguably writerdirector walter hills best film to date, southern comfort works both as a pure action film and as an extremely effective allegory of americas. Southern comfort has also been compared to deliverance, and even the film s trailer makes this comparison.

A taut and atmospheric action film which is also serves as an intelligent and evocative metaphor for americas role in the vietnam war, southern comfort also features an excellent score by guitarist and frequent walter hill collaborator ry cooder. Southern comfort 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jul 08, 2007 beautiful cajun music in the 1981 film southern comfort. This is a terrific shocker from the early 80s with a very realistic atmosphere. A 1981 survival thriller film directed by walter hill, starring keith carradine, powers boothe, fred. By the time eads received treatment, the cancer was too advanced to save his life. If there was ever a movie that deserved the credit a film by, it is the documentary southern comfort, which was mostly made with a oneperson crew, its director kate davis. The locals slaughtered the pigs on a daily basis in order to feed their families and the production chose to film this act for their movie. The beauty contest doesnt last too long as the colonel and his buddies get down to business with the contestants. Its novelty has diminished since it was first conceived. Welcome to southern comfort the smoothdrinking whiskey created by m. It attracts people from all over the united states, offering the opportunity for education and social interaction. Also the particular sequence is taking place in a crucial part of the film so if you.

Ry cooder who immortalised paris texas with guitar, does it again here with the theme from southern comfort a wonderful cajun slide show, slow and melancholic it fits perfectly the pace and movements of the structure of the film. Southern comfort is a 1981 american actionthriller film directed by walter hill and written by michael kane, and hill and his longtime collaborator david giler. Ive heard vietnam mentioned as a metaphor quite a few times while reading up on the film, and yeah, it does kinda make sense, but apparently walter hill denies that it was ever his intention to make that parallel. Southern comfort dvd is a mix of horror and thrills in this back woods 80s film. The greatest perhaps is southern comfort, a violent fable of illtrained louisiana national guardsmen on a weekend exercise in 1973, inventing their own accidental war with the local cajun. And even when nonsouthern actors get their accents right, theyre prone to. That sounds like the number of soldiers in southern comfort. Filmmaker kate davis follows robert and a group of. Back in production after prohibition, southern comfort introduces a new label featuring a southern plantation house on the banks of the mississippi. It is also, unfortunately, so committed to its allegorical vision that it never really comes alive as a story about people. Southern comfort dvd remains a top 80s military thriller. Eads, diagnosed with ovarian cancer, was turned down for treatment by a dozen doctors out of fear that treating such a patient would hurt their reputations. With madeleine stowe, eric roberts, lee tergesen, stephen r adamson. Southern comfort dvd is a cool early 80s thriller with some truly chilling scenes.

Sep 25, 1981 on its surface, southern comfort is a deliverancetype melodrama about a small group of louisiana national guardsm en who go into the bayous on a routine weekend training exercise. Southern comforts 1971 1h 20min comedy 22 october 1971 west germany a beauty contest is staged in the barn of a dimwit called the colonel. Jul 03, 20 southern comfort has also been compared to deliverance, and even the film s trailer makes this comparison. Heron in 1874 and born in new orleans, where theres a party on every street and the good times never stop. That is the major weakness of its director, the talented young walter hill, whose credits include the warriors. The wife of a southern mobster takes over the family business when her husband is sent to jail. Enjoyed best with mainstream mixers and in cocktails, it brings everyone together just like our hometown. Southern comfort 2016 stream and watch online moviefone. That is the major weakness of its director, the talented young walter hill, whose credits include the warriors, the driver, and the long riders.

As in the wicker man and wake in fright, its here as another reference for the portrayal of a community on high alert, though things get even more interesting with references to vietnam. The below bluray captures were taken directly from the bluray disc. To celebrate the release of the film gone with the wind, southern comfort created the scarlet ohara cocktail, which is a really easy cocktail to make for parties. Southern comfort dvd is a slick horror thriller with a deep swamp southern twist. On a 5 star ranking system, i give this bluray release of southern comfort from shout. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. This is southern comfort beach by jeff dryer on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

A 1981 survival thriller film directed by walter hill, starring keith carradine, powers boothe, fred ward, brion james, and peter coyote in deep south, a national guard exercise is being held at the louisiana bayou, and a squad of nine men are send on a patrol. Southern comfort soundtrack and movie music the 80s movies. A taut and atmospheric action film which is also serves as an intelligent and evocative metaphor for americas role in the vietnam war, southern comfort also features an excellent score by. A description of tropes appearing in southern comfort.

The film, set in 1973, features a louisiana army national guard squad of nine on weekend maneuvers in rural bayou country as they antagonize some local cajun people and become hunted. Southern comfort is a 2001 documentary film about the final year in the life of robert eads, a transgender man. Whereas that movie was set on the cahulawassee river, this film is set in the louisiana bayou. Southern comfort producer david giler convinced the studio to make an alien sequel by making the sequel like southern comfort in space. The internet adult film database is an online searchable database of over 314,704 adult movies titles and 179,175 porn performers. During the patrol, a misunderstanding between the guardsmen and a team of local cajun hunters sparks a deadly chase across the wetlands. Feb 21, 2001 if there was ever a movie that deserved the credit a film by, it is the documentary southern comfort, which was mostly made with a oneperson crew, its director kate davis. The southern comfort conference has built a reputation as a safe place for lgbt people with a familial atmosphere and an aim at inclusiveness.

A squad of national guards on an isolated weekend exercise in the louisiana swamp must fight for their lives when they anger local cajuns by stealing their c. Southern comfort is a 1981 american action film directed by walter hill and written by michael kane, hill and his longtime collaborator david giler. Southern comfort is that rare breed of the scary thriller, not quite a horror film, but eerie in its own way. Southern comfort is a film of drumtight professionalism. From seattle to florida from san francisco to berlin southern comfort has mesmerized audiences and critics alike with its rare blend of humor tragedy and romance. And its true that aliens does have a similar vietnam war theme. In my humble opinion, southern comfort has always been the finer film. While the similarities are obvious both are about survival in remote parts of the. Eads, diagnosed with ovarian cancer, was turned down for treatment by two dozen doctors out of fear that treating such a patient would hurt their reputations. Southern comfort documents the final year in the life of robert eads, a transgender man. How i learned to love even the worst onscreen accents. Jul 04, 2016 southern comfort documents the final year in the life of robert eads, a transgender man. It must have seemed like a good idea to adapt southern comfort, the 2000 film documentary by kate davis, into a folk and bluegrass musical.

Despite numerous but circumstantial similarities, the movies really could not be more different. That is the major weakness of its director, the talented young walter hill, whose credits include the warriors, the driver, and the long. Southern belles can relate to the spoiled and alwaysputtogether heroine scarlett ohara vivien leigh. During a routine exercise, a team of national guards are threatened by angry. It stars keith carradine, powers boothe, fred ward, t. Southern comfort features local cajun residents in louisiana killing wild boars. Southern comfort original is inspired by our founders 1874 recipe, with core whiskey notes and iconic fruit and spice accents.

Weve been crafting our smoothdrinking whiskey for over 140 years, ever since our founder m. Rarely has a film garnered such high levels of critical praise as southern comfort a breakout hit and winner at nearly 20 major film festivals including the grand jury prize at sundance. Southern comfort quotes, movie quotes movie quotes. On its surface, southern comfort is a deliverancetype melodrama about a small group of louisiana national guardsm en who go into the bayous on a routine weekend training exercise.

Southern comfort soundtrack and movie music the 80s. Buy products such as southern comfort ultrapasteurized eggnog, half gallon, southern comfort whiskey, 1. Southern comfort is used in the creation of numerous cocktails, including the alabama slammer. Kristen ballard, malorie cunningham, rollin prince and the band played on tv movie 1993. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. The beloved 1939 period film based on margaret mitchells novel of the same name has withstood the test of time. Watch southern comfort 2001 full movie free online. Films like southern comfort do what even legislation cannot. If southern comfort were a jerry springer episode, it would be billed as southern white trailer trash with sex reassignments. But this lovely documentary never exploits as it pursues 3 couples. Mar 14, 2016 southern comfort the musical comes to the public at a time when transgender representation on stage and screen has become something of a trend, although the musicals creators began work on it a decade ago, and there have been two previous productions, including one in new york. Southern comfort is a comedy about two women who, after marrying out of high school, decide to separate from their husbands and attempt to live independently for the first time to the disapproval of folks in their small, southern town. Released july 4th, 2016, southern comfort stars richard bryant, justin wheelon, courtney lakin, barbara scolaro the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 27 min, and received a score of out of 100.

One of the earliest southern comfort based cocktails to be marketed was the scarlett ohara, named after the character and concocted in tribute to the release of the film adaptation of gone with the wind in 1939. Eads, diagnosed with ovarian cancer, was turned down for treatment by two dozen doctors out of fear. Southern comfort 1981 is an american actionthriller film directed by walter hill and written by michael kane, and hill and his longtime collaborator david giler. New interviews with powers boothe, keith carradine, lewis smith, director walter hill and more. Aha contacted a representative from the louisiana film commission who was present during the filming of the scene in question. Walter hills 1981 survival film southern comfort is a excellent survival film that puts a group of national guard hunted by cajun hunters in the deep louisiana bayous. Hills tension is brimming as the threat is often obscured behind vast swamp tree lines, and the violence that happens is often sudden and brutal. An important scene in the film where knowledge regarding the sanctity of ones home is acquired the hard way.