Southern Comfort
Southern Comfort

Movie·1981·1h 46m

Southern Comfort

It's the land of hospitality... unless you don't belong there.

Country

United States of America

Language

French

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// overview

The Story

A squad of National Guards on an isolated weekend exercise in the Louisiana swamp must fight for their lives when they anger local Cajuns by stealing their canoes. Without live ammunition and in a strange country, their experience begins to mirror the Vietnam experience.

Written By

Michael Kane

Producer

David Giler, William J. Immerman

Cinematography

Andrew Laszlo

Music

Ry Cooder

Editor

Freeman A. Davies

Themes

rescuelouisianawildernessswampgorenational guardtrappoacherbayousurvivalmurdersoldier

Production House

Cinema Group Ventures
Phoenix (II)
20th Century Fox

Audience Score

69%

351 votes

Skip10%
Timepass23%
Go for it39%
Perfection28%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Keith Carradine

Keith Carradine

Spencer

Powers Boothe

Powers Boothe

Hardin

Fred Ward

Fred Ward

Reece

Franklyn Seales

Franklyn Seales

Simms

T.K. Carter

T.K. Carter

Cribbs

Lewis Smith

Lewis Smith

Stuckey

Les Lannom

Les Lannom

Casper

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Poole

Alan Autry

Alan Autry

Bowden

Brion James

Brion James

Trapper

Sonny Landham

Sonny Landham

Hunter

Allan Graf

Allan Graf

Hunter

Ned Dowd

Ned Dowd

Hunter

Rob Ryder

Hunter

Greg Guirard

Cajun Couple

June Borel

Cajun Couple

Jeanne-Louise Bulliard

Cajun Dancer

Orel Borel

Cajun Dancer

// crew

Crew

Ry Cooder

Ry Cooder

Original Music Composer

Walter Hill

Walter Hill

Screenplay, Director

Andrew Laszlo

Andrew Laszlo

Director of Photography

David Giler

David Giler

Screenplay, Producer

William J. Immerman

William J. Immerman

Executive Producer

Freeman A. Davies

Editor

Michael Kane

Screenplay

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