Story of movie Sordid Lives : Sordid Lives is a 2000 American independent romantic comedy film written and directed by Del Shores. The film is based on Shores' play of the same name and includes elements of his life, according to the director's DVD commentary. The film was followed by the 2008 television series Sordid Lives: The Series.
| Sordid Lives | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Del Shores |
| Produced by | Sharyn Lane Victoria Alonso Max Civon J. Todd Harris |
| Written by | Del Shores |
| Starring | Bonnie Bedelia Delta Burke Leslie Jordan Beau Bridges Olivia Newton-John |
| Music by | George S. Clinton |
| Cinematography | Max Civon |
| Edited by | Ed Marx |
Production company | Daly-Harris Productions Davis Entertainment Classics Sordid Lives LLC |
| Distributed by | Regent Releasing |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,010,000 |
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. To keep the stories going, Viacom's new station Logo produced twelve episodes of Sordid Lives: The Series. The television version begins at a point before that covered in the film, with Rue McClanahan as the mother, Peggy Ingram. Much of the film cast returned, including Leslie Jordan and Olivia Newton-John. Delta Burke was replaced with Caroline Rhea, while the part of Ty Williamson, formerly played by Kirk Geiger, was now portrayed by Jason Dottley. Kirk Geiger reprised his role as Ty Williamson in the Sordid Lives sequel A Very Sordid Wedding in 2017, along with Bonnie Bedelia, Caroline Rhea, Dale Dickey, Leslie Jordan, Ann Walker, Emerson Collins, Whoopi Goldberg and Katherine Bailess.
The television series began airing in July 2008. It ended after one season.
Screenplay
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.
| Actor | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Olivia Newton-John TBASequel |
Bitsy Mae Harling | A local singer with "a reputation" who is a close friend of Peggy's. |
| Kirk GeigerFilm/Sequel Jason DottleySeries |
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. |
| Sarah Hunley | Juanita Bartlett | Wardell's short-term memory friend and regular patron (a/k/a 'the town drunk') of Bubba's Bar. |
| Newell Alexander | Wardell 'Bubba' Owens | G.W.'s friend and the object of Brother Boy's affection. |
| Beau BridgesFilm David SteenSeries/Sequel |
G.W. Nethercott | Noleta's unfaithful husband, who feels responsible for Peggy's death. |
| Earl H. BullockFilm David CowgillSeries/Sequel |
Odell Owens | Bubba's brother who is scarred for life by a pig-bloating incident. |
| Beth Grant Dale DickeySequel |
Sissy Hickey | Peggy's much younger sister, and aunt to Brother Boy, LaVonda and Latrelle. Sissy just wants to stop smoking. |
| Delta BurkeFilm Caroline RheaSeries/Sequel |
Noleta Nethercott | Sissy's next-door neighbor, the distraught wife of G.W. Nethercott and best friend to LaVonda. |
| Leslie Jordan | 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. |
| Mitch Carter | Bumper | The security guard at the mental institution that taunts Brother Boy. |
| Bonnie Bedelia | 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. She is Peggy's elder daughter. |
| Sharron Alexis | Sara Kaufman | Ty's deranged ex-girlfriend who is obsessed that they are meant to be together. |
| Ann Walker | LaVonda DuPree | Peggy's younger daughter, a free spirit who is also Noleta's best friend. |
| Mary-Margaret Lewis | Ethel | Brother Boy's confidant and best friend at the mental institution. |
| Rosemary Alexander | 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. |
| Gloria LeRoyFilm Rue McClanahanSeries |
Peggy Ingram | The recently deceased sister of Sissy Hickey and mother of Latrelle, LaVonda and Earl "Brother Boy". |
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