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Sordid Lives | 
 enlarge | Director: Del Shores
Actors: Delta Burke, Bonnie Bedelia, Olivia Newton-john, Kirk Geiger, Sarah Hunley
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  176 reviews
Sales Rank: 1439
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 111
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: FOXD2006597D
UPC: 024543065975
EAN: 0024543065975
ASIN: B00003CY27
Theatrical Release Date: 2000
Release Date: March 18, 2003
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If you've got a taste for big hair, broad Texas accents, and gay rights, this mixture of white-trash comedy and coming-out melodrama is for you. Sordid Lives starts out as chicken-fried farce, as a funeral is prepared for a woman who died when she tripped over her adulterous lover's wooden legs; about midway the emphasis shifts to a drag queen unfairly held in a mental institution and the dead woman's grandson, an actor in Los Angeles who hasn't come out to his mother. The tone shifts wildly, and the humor depends on your fondness for the white-trash genre--if you like it, this will tickle your ribs; if you don't, it'll fall flat as the panhandle landscape. But it must be said that the cast (including Bonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridges, Delta Burke, and Olivia Newton-John) dives right in, no matter how over-the-top their characters get. --Bret Fetzer
Product Description
Hilariously sordid details about a southern family surface with a vengeance when relatives converge for the funeral of grandma peggy who died after tripping over her lovers wooden legs. An outrageous train wreck you cant help but watch. Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 10/03/2006 Starring: Beau Bridges Olivia Newton John Run time: 111 minutes Rating: R Director: Del Shores
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 I will survive January 9, 2009
Last night I sat down with a glass of wine, turned on the DVD of SORDID LIVES and had an enjoyable time watching this sensitive, emotional and soulful movie. I didn't know exactly what to expect after reading on the artwork 'A Black Comedy about White Trash' albeit I soon found out that's exactly what it was. The ensemble cast worked very well with each other and delivered some crackling dialogue made possible by the writer, Del Shores. I loved lines like: "you got as big as a bus and who the hell wants to climb a mountain" and in the Thelma and Louise sequence: "what did I do?" and the reply "you're living and you're breathing."
It was nice to see Olivia Newton-John (one of my countrymen - or should that be women) with that amazing Texas accent. She has come a long way since the days of Grease. I could associate with so many of the characters in this story as they reminded me of so many who had passed through my life at one time or another.
The lead up to (extracting the fox fur) and the funeral would have to be worth the price of this DVD alone. Tragic as it might be Grandma lying there in the coffin and everyone revealing their thoughts was a joy. One almost expected Grandma to come alive again. On that note make sure you watch right through to after the end credits for a real surprise.
The performance of Ty(played by Kirk Geiger) and the sensitivity with which he delivered his lines brought a tear to my eyes as it did his. Somewhere in all this I could feel similar emotions which I had encountered over the years. Where is Kirk Geiger today? It seems he has dropped off the face of the earth after this performance as he is not in the same role in the TV series. From what I can ascertain (after checking imdb) he was portraying a much younger character than what he really was. On that note if anyone has further details on what he might be doing I would certainly appreciate knowing.
To conclude I must mention the Art Direction which I found to be extremely striking. It appeared a great deal of thought was put into coloring and design, especially the beautiful paintings in the therapists office) and worked so well with the blending of the costumes
Looking forward to Southern baptist Sissies on it's DVD release.
 southern humor January 8, 2009
This movie (as well as the series) is one of the funniest movies I have seen. Their charicature of the people in this small community is hilarious.....if you have ever watched an episode of Jerry Springer and cringed....this film is a must. If you look behind the humor, you will see very valid issues.
 A Lot Like The TV Series December 16, 2008
This dvd came out years before the television series came out. Many of the actors in the dvd version played their same character roles in the television series.
While I enjoyed this dvd is was quite long and really needed some kind of introduction at the beginning for those who never saw the television series; it just starts "right in" so to speak. I had hoped for some background in the dvd version to better help me understand it all but there wasn't any.
If you like the tv series version, you will like this. It's basically more of the same!
Everyone should own this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! December 14, 2008
I have been watching the series on the LOGO channel and decided to see if I could find the orginal movie. I looked all over at the retail stores, but with no success. I ordered and within 3 days it was on my doorstep. the quality is great and I just wish they would come out with a part 2. It is always good to see Delta Burke in anything.....
Great ... Hilarious ... Campy November 27, 2008
This is a great campy film that if you take it for what it is ... is absolutely hysterical
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