In the South
I've recently moved to the Deep South, Bible belt, USA. I've been told by folk I meet that I should go to church, not 'cuss' (they talk about the 'D' word, and the 'c' word - not douche and cunt, but 'dang' and 'crap'), not speak to black people (seriously - the woman at the visitor centre told me this - they are dangerous apparently), not to drink, not to associate with faggots - the list could go on - the media protrayal of the deep south is scarily accurate. Our local paper had an article about lynching on the front page on sunday.

But all the time anyone is speaking to me I'm thinking of Deliverance. and Forrest Gump. Because that's how they talk here.

So can anyone recommend a film about the Deep south in which the southerners are not pig-fucking, sister-loving, nigger-hating, bigoted crapbags? or give me a job back in the UK?
( ascorbate, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 16:52, 7 replies)

'Midnight in the garden of good and evil' anyone?
It's got theatre types in.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 16:54, closed)

true
that was filmed down the road - must watch it one day :-)
( ascorbate, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 16:55, closed)

cabin fever
Is Cabin Fever set in the South? It's a stinker of a film but it does have the great 'What's the gun for?','It's for the n******' bit at the beginning and the 'Hey, Ma niggas' bit at the end.
(cannonfodder fodder for cannons on, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 17:00, closed)

I think it may be set in the Deep South...
The Ladykillers (I've only seen the Cohen Brothers version), which I thought was a fantastic film, even if the girl I watched it with complained bitterly throughout.

None of the issues you mention above.
( Moey, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 17:18, closed)

The Ladykillers
Not a patch on the utterly brilliant original Ealing comedy, but if you can somehow get your brain to treat it as a completely different film it's a good watch...
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Fri 18 Jul 2008, 8:40, closed)

@Cockbrush
Having only seen the remake (I know, it's terrible, but true) I was able to enjoy it as a film in its own right, but now I have to watch the original...
( Moey, Sat 19 Jul 2008, 11:09, closed)

The book is better, of course...
But 'To Kill A Mockingbird,' if you've not seen/read it already. Okay, it does have racism but the majority of characters just reek of charm and loveliness.
(conby whinemoansleep, Sat 19 Jul 2008, 21:51, closed)