Sordid Lives
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| Sordid Lives | |
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| Directed by | Del Shores |
| Written by | Del Shores |
| Starring | Bonnie Bedelia, Delta Burke, Leslie Jordan, Beau Bridges, Olivia Newton-John |
| Distributed by | Regent Releasing |
| Release date(s) | 1999 |
| Country | US |
| Language | English |
| Gross revenue | 1,010,000 |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
Sordid Lives, is a 1999 independent film comedy written and directed by Del Shores. The movie is based on Shores' play of the same name and includes elements of his life, according to the director's DVD commentary.
The original stage play premiered in Los Angeles on May 11, 1996 and ultimately won 14 Drama Logue Awards. The film met with mixed reviews from mainstream audiences but became a cult classic with LGBT fans particularly in the South.
The movie tells the story of a Texas family coming together in the aftermath of the matriarch's death. Tagline: A black comedy about white trash.
To keep the sordid stories coming, VIACOM's new premium station Logo has greenlight 12 episodes of Del Shores' "Sordid Lives" the series[1]. Most of the film cast is reportedly on board including Delta Burke, Leslie Jordan[2] and Olivia Newton-John[3]. Playing the part of Ty Williamson will be Del Shores' husband, Jason Dottley[1], who has been on the national tour of the stage production of Sordid Lives. Production begins in September of 2007. [4]
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[edit] Synopsis
A colorful family from a small Texas town must come to grips with the accidental death of the elderly family matriarch during a clandestine meeting in a seedy motel room with her much younger, married neighbor.
The woman's family must deal with their own demons while preparing for what could be an embarrassing funeral.
[edit] Cast and characters
Gloria LeRoy as Peggy Ingram: The recently deceased sister of Sissy Hickey and mother of Latrelle, LaVonda and Earl "Brother Boy".
Kirk Geiger as Ty Williamson: The son of Latrelle, Ty is a closeted 20-something gay man who left behind the small Southern Baptist town in Texas and moved to West Hollywood to become an actor.
Bonnie Bedelia as Latrelle Williamson: Ty's mother, who is primarily concerned with keeping up appearances. Latrelle wants to persuade her sister LaVonda and Aunt Sissy not to bury her mother, Peggy in a mink stole in Texas during the summer.
Leslie Jordan as Earl "Brother Boy" Ingram: A fan of the women of country music, Brother Boy has been institutionalized for 23 years by his parents for being a cross-dressing homosexual.
Beth Grant as Sissy Hickey: Peggy's much younger sister, and aunt to Brother Boy, LaVonda and Litrelle. Sissy just wants to stop smoking.
Ann Walker as LaVonda DuPree: Peggy's eldest daughter, a free spirit who is also Noleta's best friend.
Delta Burke as Noleta Nethercott: Sissy's next-door neighbor, the distraught wife of G.W. Nethercott and best friend to LaVonda.
Beau Bridges as G.W. Nethercott: Noleta's unfaithful husband, who feels responsible for Peggy's death.
Newell Alexander as Wardell 'Bubba' Owens: G.W.'s friend and the object of Brother Boy's affection.
Olivia Newton-John as Bitsy Mae Harling: A local singer with "a reputation" who is a close friend of Peggy's.
Earl Houston Bullock as Odell Owens: Bubba's brother who is scarred for life by a pig-bloating incident.
Rosemary Alexander as Dr. Eve Bolinger: "Doctor Evil" wants to de-homosexualize Brother Boy so she can write a book, appear on the Oprah television show and quit her psychiatrist job at the mental institution.
