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Studio: Universal Pictures
Studio: Touchstone Pictures
Release Date: Dec 22, 2000
Running Time: 106 mins. (V)
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
In this update of Homer's "The Odyssey," set in the 1930's Depression-era deep South, three convicts--the garrulous silver-tongued Everett, the sweet and simple Delmar and the maladjusted Pete--escape from a chain gang and embark on the adventure of a lifetime. They set out to pursue their freedom and the promise of sharing in the division of a fortune in buried treasure. With nothing to lose and still shackled, they make a hasty run for their lives and end up on an incredible journey filled with awesome experiences and colorful characters. However, they must also match wits with a cunning and mysterious lawman determined to capture them.
cast + crew
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Everett Ulysses McGill
Pete
Delmar
Big Dan Teague
Penny
Tommy Johnson
Pappy O'Daniel
Junior O'Daniel
George Nelson
Pappy's Staff
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reviews
Three escaped convicts bumble their way through an entertaining screwballversion of ''The Odyssey,'' courtesy of those loopy filmmaking Coen brothers. Story In a lighthearted riff on Homer's epic poem set in the Depression-era South, verbose charmer Everett Ulysses McGill (George Clooney) and two dimwitted cronies (John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson) break free from a Mississippi chain gang only to face a long series of trials, including a trio of seductive, laundry-washing sirens and a fearsome
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