Sordid Lives

May 25, 2000

1h 51m

★ 6.6

A black comedy about white trash.

Overview

"Sordid Lives" is about a family in a small Texas town preparing for the funeral of the mother. Among the characters are the grandson trying to find his identity in West Hollywood, the son who has spent the past twenty-three years dressed as Tammy Wynette, the sister and her best friend (who live in delightfully kitschy homes), and the two daughters (one strait-laced and one quite a bit of a loser).

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Daly-Harris Productions

Davis Entertainment Classics

Sordid Lives LLC

Sordid Lives Trailers

Cast

Bitsy Mae Harling

Olivia Newton-John

Ty Williamson

Kirk Geiger

G.W. Nethercott

Beau Bridges

Latrelle Williamson

Bonnie Bedelia

Sissy Hickey

Beth Grant

Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram

Leslie Jordan

Juanita Bartlett

Sarah Hunley

LaVonda DuPree

Ann Walker

Noleta Nethercott

Delta Burke

Glyndora

Dale Dickey

Wardell 'Bubba' Owens

Newell Alexander

Dr. Eve Bolinger

Rosemary Alexander

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