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Summary: This movie is a reflection of it's characters - Hysterical!!
Review: It was easy to invision Delta Burke as the queen of a trailer court type neighborhood, but when you throw in Olivia Newton-John as a lesbian folk singer and Beau Bridges as a pathetic loser you begin to see the picture of a highly dysfunctional group of friends and relatives intertwined in a tale, more about righting the wrongs of a dysfunctional history and less about the real story: What are we going to bury mama in now that she is dead. Apparently she tripped over Beau Bridges prosthetic leg on the way to the bathroom in a cheap motel where they were doing the nasty!! Sordid Lives is a befitting title to a movie that will have you somewhere between horrified and in tears from laughter. Sounds like the way things were in many families I know!
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Summary: Sordid Pleasure!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Welcome to the wonderful world of White Trash---And boy are you in for a ride!!!!! When their mother (and sister) die in a motel after committing adultery (she tripped over her married lover's wooden legs!) a family comes together for the funeral of the family matriarch. There is Sissy (played by Beth Grant, who made the movie for me, she was HILARIOUS!), sister of the deceased, who unfortunately tried to quit smoking three days before the untimely death of her older sister. Her neighbor is Noleta (Delta Burke), who is the distraught wife of the man (Beau Bridges), who's wooden legs accidently became murder weapons. There is Brother Boy (Leslie Jordon), who for 23 years, has been in a "looney bin" for dressing in drag as his favorite country artists---Tammy Wynette being his ultimate----and in therapy to clear up his homosexuality. There are more wonderful characters (Bonnie Bedelia, Olivia Newton John play a couple of them)but not enough time to discuss them all. Suffice it to say, this comedy is well worth your time. And, while giving you plenty of laughs, the movie also has a message that can help all of us----accepting people as they are. Reward yourself with laughter----watch this movie!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Laugh-Out-Loud Hysteria and a Message FINALLY ON DVD
Review: I caught this film in a theater in Ft. Lauderdale and I was bowled over. AT last, it's been released on DVD and it's worth the wait. Seeing it again, I laughed even more than the first time - the characters get under your skin with their bizarre antics and the direction is truly clever, juxtaposing a running plotline about a white-trash funeral and the surreal characters who come together as a result. Special kudos to Bonnie Bedelia, who is shrill but ultimately a real character. And Leslie Jordan as a drag-queen in a mental institution channeling Tammy Wynette is flat out HYSTERICAL.The DVD has some standard extras - deleted scenes, extra songs, a new opening, and commentary from stars and the director. I promise you - this is a movie you will share with your friends and laugh laugh laugh! Sure, it can be corny and superficial at times, but lemme tell ya...the characters are never less than 3-dimensionsal. This is a sharp, witty, humane movie with a terrific ensemble cast that deserves attention. An intertwined collection of small town stories about faith, love and redemption, "Sordid Lives" has more laughs in its first 15 minutes than most comedies enjoy in two hours. The performances are uniformly file, including Bonnie Bedelia, Delta Burke, Olivia Newton-John (a sweet and pleasant surprise), Leslie Jordan, and Beau Bridges. There are moments of sheer bliss as a town prepares to bury one of its own against a backdrop of angst, humor and real drama. Even the hysterical parts are handled with great sentiment and care. The audience I saw the movie with was cackling with laughter! A terrific film!
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Summary: Sordid Lives
Review: This movie was a complete and delightful surprise. The characters: two 'adult' sisters and an assortment of relatives and neighbors are dealing with the death of their elderly mother who has had an affair with the younger husband (Beau Bridges) of their trailer-trash neighbor (Delta Burke). Bridges has two prosthetic legs which, left on the motel floor during a tryst, cause the older woman to fall and kill herself. Rich Texan stereotypical behavior and language dominate the thoughts and actions of the characters. The adult son of the deceased woman has been institutionalized for many years for being 'different' ... the female psychiatrist at the institution in which he resides frantically attempts to altar his sexuality, with hysterical results. A grandson has been exiled for similar reasons and is frantically, through therapy, attempting to screw up the courage to return home and be himself. Everyone finally makes it to the funeral only to have their eyes opened even further as family members begin to see and appreciate each other. The setting, casting and timing are impeccable. See the movie and perhaps see a bit of yourself. At least you'll have a great laugh! Sordid Lives is best seen with as large an audience as you can muster. Audience reactions become infectious as the events progress and you will leave with a fresh look at your own gene pool.
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Summary: Loved it!!!!!
Review: This was great!!! What a wonderful and charming movie!!!
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Summary: A few laughs but a poor man's Steel Magnolias
Review: I watched this with friends the other night having heard wonderful things about it. Maybe I went in with too high of expectations but I thought the characters were a bit too over the top and the dialogue was pretty bad. This movie is stock full of wonderful actors who used to have great careers but you would never know it from here. Oliva, who I have always been a fan of seems stranded in a seperate movie until the last scene and the rest of the actors seemed to have been told to chew up scenery at every turn. Sure there's a few amusing bits but by the time it came to the end, I was just plain bored.
If you want a funny movie about a bunch of whacky character, rent Steel Magnolias.
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Summary: TEXANS, CAN BE FUNNY!!
Review: Sordid lives, is one of the funniest flicks to come around, and for me to say that, really means its great, as I do not like most comedies. I can count the ones I like in the last 10 years on my fingers and have some digits left over. Hurrah for Del Shores, his cast and crew. I can believe that everyone on the set had a great time and laughed a lot. Beau Bridges was quite funny as the lover of the Ingram's clans mother. who stumbles over Bridges wooden legs after an affair in a motel and dies, morbid, not by a long shot. The laughs get better. Delta Burke is superb as the jilted wife and has lost mucho weight since "Designing Women." But, the Oscar goes to Leslie Jordan, (Earl Brother Boy, Ingram) who has been sent to the loony bin to have him straightened out. His scenes with hi therapist is so funny I actually cried I laughed so hard, and his closing scene at the funeral is beyond belief.
Folks if you missed this one the first go round, please for your own sake rent it, buy it, you will not be sorry. This film is rated fff for funny, funny, funny. But if you are one of those tight lipped southerners who cannot laugh at the wild side of life, stay far away.
I rate this flick 5/5 or 10/10
ciao yaaah69
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Summary: Bad Hair and Tammy Wynette
Review: i had wanted to watch this movie for the longest time and i am so glad i finally did. this hilarious movie about white trash had me laughing so hard i amost fell off my couch. the story revolves around two sisters and their aunt, whose mother died tripping over her lover's wooden legs. beth grant plays the aunt who is trying to quit smoking and losing the battle. and bonnie bedelia plays a sister who is trying to accept the fact that her son is gay. everyone does a great job from olivia newton john to leslie jordan(hilarious) and delta burke. this is one movie i know i will be watching on more then several occasions. it should have gotten a wider release. watch this movie and i am sure you will see one of your relatives here, if not more then one!!
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Summary: This thing is amazing
Review: The first time I watched this, I would have given it maybe three stars, but it's one of those that the more ya watch, the more ya get out of it. Being from the South, I can appreciate the trailer humor down to the last "bless her heart" and Bonnie Bedelia wanting to know if he son is "the man or woman". Delta Burke is superb and does have some Suzanneque moments. This movie is a great opportunity to see some actors in very different roles.... Olivia Newton-John is very amazing as Bitsy, plus it showcases that still great voice she has. Get this and watch it a few times.... you'll get hooked, bless your heart!
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Summary: Brother Boy and Sissy Rock!!
Review: Sissy (Beth Grant)and Brother Boy (Leslie Jordan) both are terrific in this comedy with both Southern and Gay genres. Sissy with her great timing and rubber band smoking therapy, Brother Boy with his great Tammy Winette impression and his drag queen spirit are just incredible to watch. The movie is not sophisticated but it is histerically funny and often poignant too. If you are Southern gay this is a must and could interest everybody else if you give it a chance. Thanks Del Shores!!
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