Sordid Lives
2000 · 111 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 3,718 VOTES · DIR. Del Shores
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).
Dialogue Timeline — 1,902 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:15 - [ Microphone Feedback ] - [ Woman ] Ouch. Shit.
00:05:28 I just can't get Peggy off of my mind, Wardell.
00:10:05 Oh, Sissy.
00:14:31 Uh-uh. No, no. Uh-uh.
00:19:25 You mark my word.
00:24:14 - Crescendo? - No.
00:28:53 and to tell the truth to myself and other people.
00:33:33 Well, I did it.
00:38:24 - [ Laughs ] That is a good song. - Mm-hmm.
00:43:05 Well, I don't know about that. I don't think a man in drag would go out looking that bad.
00:47:58 I'm sorry.
00:53:06 - I need a tissue. - No!
00:58:19 - Now, come on, Noleta. - It's Thelma, you shithead!
01:02:31 her and Daddy drove him over to Big Spring...
01:06:58 - Odell. Can I cut in? - Yeah?
01:11:35 And you can't make me.
01:16:11 My hair fell off. You can't-- Oh, my God. No. Don't look.
01:20:45 And then we start the second act run-through. That was great.
01:26:17 I don't know why the hell I'm wasting my breath.
01:30:32 A convict!
01:35:13 - What? - You know.
01:40:17 But it's time to clear your name, Mama.
01:45:31 Well, I guess you didn't think I was gonna make it...
26:02:33 - Who is that?
Cast & Characters
Delta Burke
Noleta Nethercott
Bonnie Bedelia
Latrelle Williamson
Olivia Newton-John
Bitsy Mae Harling
Kirk Geiger
Ty Williamson
Sarah Hunley
Juanita Bartlett
Newell Alexander
Wardell 'Bubba' Owens
Beau Bridges
G.W. Nethercott
Earl Houston Bullock
Odell Owens
Beth Grant
Sissy Hickey
Leslie Jordan
Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,902
Dialogue density17.1 lines / min
First line00:00:15
Final line26:02:33
Production Record
DirectorDel Shores
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$1,079,726
IMDb votes3,718