Southern Comfort (1981)
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- R
- 1h 46min
- Action, Thriller
- 25 Sep 1981 (USA)
- Movie
During a routine exercise, a team of National Guardsmen are threatened by angry and violent locals.
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Cast verified as complete
Keith Carradine | ... |
Spencer
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Powers Boothe | ... |
Hardin
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Fred Ward | ... |
Reece
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Franklyn Seales | ... |
Simms
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T.K. Carter | ... |
Cribbs
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Lewis Smith | ... |
Stuckey
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Les Lannom | ... |
Casper
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Peter Coyote | ... |
Poole
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Alan Autry | ... |
Bowden
(as Carlos Brown)
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Brion James | ... |
Trapper
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Sonny Landham | ... |
Hunter
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Allan Graf | ... |
Hunter
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Ned Dowd | ... |
Hunter
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Rob Ryder | ... |
Hunter
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Greg Guirard | ... |
Cajun Couple
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June Borel | ... |
Cajun Couple
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Jeanne-Louise Bulliard | ... |
Cajun Dancer
(as Jeanne Louise Bulliard)
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Orel Borel | ... |
Cajun Dancer
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Jeannie Spector | ... |
Cajun Dancer
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Marc Savoy | ... |
Cajun Musician
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Frank Savoy | ... |
Cajun Musician
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Dewey Balfa | ... |
Cajun Musician
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John Stelly | ... |
Cajun Musician
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Billy C. Chandler | ... |
Pvt. Lincoln (uncredited)
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Joseph Oliveira | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Directed by
Walter Hill |
Written by
Michael Kane | ... | (written by) and |
Walter Hill | ... | (written by) & |
David Giler | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
David Giler | ... | producer |
William J. Immerman | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Ry Cooder |
Cinematography by
Andrew Laszlo | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Freeman A. Davies | ... | (as Freeman Davies) |
Editorial Department
Lisa Zeno Churgin | ... | assistant film editor (as Lisa Churgin) |
Carmel Davies | ... | assistant film editor |
Teri E. Dorman | ... | assistant film editor |
Jack Hooper | ... | negative cutter |
Jim Passon | ... | timer |
Jim Schurmann | ... | timer |
David Orr | ... | color timer (uncredited) |
Casting By
Judith Holstra |
Production Design by
John Vallone |
Set Decoration by
Robert Gould |
Makeup Department
Michael Germain | ... | makeup artist |
Dagmar Loesch | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
Gene Levy | ... | unit production manager |
Venetia Stevenson | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pat Kehoe | ... | first assistant director |
Bob Roe | ... | second assistant director (as Robert Roe) |
Art Department
Gus Basso | ... | greensman |
Francis N. 'Lucky' Costello | ... | painter (as Frank Costello) |
Bruce E. Kasson | ... | property department (as Bruce Kasson) |
Johnny Lattanzio | ... | paint foreman (as John Lattanzio) |
Steve Lombardi | ... | propmaker |
Craig Raiche | ... | property department |
Sound Department
Glenn E. Anderson | ... | production sound (as Glenn Anderson) |
Gordon Ecker | ... | supervising sound editor (as Gordon Ecker Jr. {wallaWorks}) |
Walter A. Gest | ... | re-recordist (as Walter Gest) |
Stan Gilbert | ... | dialogue editor |
Randy Kelley | ... | sound editor |
Rick Kline | ... | re-recording mixer |
Donald O. Mitchell | ... | re-recording mixer |
Bob Newlan | ... | assistant sound editor (as Robert Newlan) |
Bill Nicholson | ... | re-recording mixer |
Tony Romero | ... | production sound |
Wylie Stateman | ... | sound editor |
James Utterback | ... | production sound |
John Duffy | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Cameron Frankley | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
John Roesch | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Lawrence J. Cavanaugh | ... | special effects (as Larry Cavanaugh) |
Stunts
Gregg Brazzel | ... | stunts |
Bennie E. Dobbins | ... | stunt coordinator (as Bennie Dobbins) |
Melvin Jones | ... | stunts |
Max Kleven | ... | stunts |
Conrad E. Palmisano | ... | stuntman (as Conrad Palmisano) |
Rock A. Walker | ... | stuntman (as Rock Walker) |
Billy C. Chandler | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Jay Davis | ... | grip |
James Etheridge | ... | camera operator |
Lynn Lockwood | ... | camera assistant |
John London | ... | grip |
Ross A. Maehl | ... | gaffer (as Ross Maehl) |
Tom D. May | ... | grip (as a different name) |
Richard Craig Meinardus | ... | camera assistant (as Richard Meinardus) |
Dick Montagne | ... | camera assistant |
Neil Roach | ... | camera operator |
James Zenk | ... | still photographer |
Robert Jason | ... | best boy electric (uncredited) |
Kyle T. MacDowell | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Bea Lindzon | ... | extra casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tom Bronson | ... | costume supervisor |
Dan Moore | ... | costumer |
Location Management
Mary F. Galloway | ... | location manager (as Mary Galloway) |
Harriet Monroe | ... | location secretary |
Music Department
Ry Cooder | ... | music arranger / musician: guitar |
Jim Dickinson | ... | musician: keyboards |
Jim Henrikson | ... | music editor |
Milt Holland | ... | musician: percussion |
Kazu Matsui | ... | musical consultant |
Marc Savoy | ... | musical consultant |
Allen Sides | ... | music recorded & mixed by |
Mark Ettel | ... | score engineer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Mary Ann Newfield | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Ronnie Baker | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
Judy Bernardoni | ... | production accountant (as Judith Bernardoni) |
Jerry Chinn | ... | craft service |
Rob Corn | ... | production assistant |
Lori Covel | ... | assistant: Mr. Giler |
Lyla Foggia | ... | unit publicist |
Greg Guirard | ... | technical advisor |
John Markanton | ... | technical advisor (as John Markanton Lt. Col. {Ret.}) |
Mary Meacham | ... | titles (as Mary Meacham-MGM Title) |
Florian Schereck | ... | accounting assistant |
Leigh Webb | ... | first aid |
Mae Woods | ... | assistant: Mr. Hill |
Lisbeth Wynn-Owen | ... | production coordinator |
Burke Mattsson | ... | title designer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1981) (United States) (theatrical)
- EMI Distribution (1981) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Overseas FilmGroup (1981) (Non-US) (theatrical)
- City Film (1982) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Greater Union Organisation (GUO) (1982) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (1982) (United States) (tv) (pay television)
- Thorn EMI Video Australia (1982) (Australia) (video)
- Thorn EMI (1982) (United Kingdom) (video)
- A.M. Films (1983) (France) (theatrical)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1983) (United States) (VHS) (for Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment)
- MTC Video (1983) (Greece) (VHS)
- Bild Am Sonntag Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Cannon Screen Entertainment (1985) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Thorn EMI Video Australia (1985) (Australia) (video)
- Thorn-Emi Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- United American Video (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1989) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- HBO Video (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Video Medien Pool (VMP) (Germany) (VHS)
- 4 Front Video (1999) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Transformer (2001) (Japan) (DVD)
- Universal Home Entertainment (2001) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- e-m-s the DVD-Company (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Creative Axa Co. Ltd. (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
- Optimum Home Entertainment (2007) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Indaco Pictures (2010) (Italy)
- Shout! Factory (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Artaire Films (2021) (Spain) (VOD)
- Sterling Entertainment Group (United States) (VHS)
- Turbine Medien (2023) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Vinegar Syndrome (2024) (World-wide) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Creative Mobile Studio (production services)
- Goldwyn Sound Facility (post-production re-recording)
- Howard Anderson Digital Effects (optical effects)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Louisiana Film Commission (the producer wishes to give special thanks to, for its help and cooperation)
- MGM Title Department (titles)
- Ocean Way Recording (music recorded & mixed by)
- Panavision (lenses & Panaflex camera by)
- The Southern Comfort Corporation (the title "Southern Comfort" is used with the permission of, producers of Southern Comfort® liquor)
- U.S. Army (special thanks)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
A platoon of National Guardsmen 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 Keith Loh |
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Taglines | The bayou has its own law... and they just broke it. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Opening Weekend United States | $116,943, 27 Sep 1981 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Writer-director Walter Hill later said he was "always amazed" by the reception to the film: "The American reception was a real kind of nothing. But it was very nicely received around the world." See more » |
Goofs | The M-60 machine gun and the M-16 rifles are repeatedly shown firing blanks on automatic and semi-automatic fire settings, respectively, but without the required blank adapters covering the muzzles. Blank adapters cause a back-up of gas pressure within the barrel, a function normally performed by fired bullets, which allows the weapons to cycle and reload automatically. Blank adapters are clearly visible attachments; without them, the weapons would have to be cycled (i.e. reloaded) manually after each individual blank is fired. These are obviously Hollywood weapons which have had their barrels partially plugged sufficiently to perform the function of blank adapters, while making them appear more like weapons that most viewers are familiar with. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Stevie, Southern Comfort, Chariots of Fire, All the Marbles (1981). See more » |
Soundtracks | Song "Parlez-nous à Boire See more » |
Quotes |
Cajun Trapper:
I ain't gonna kill y'all if I don't got ta... you got a bayou over dere... take it... stay to the west side... you're gonna find a road about a mile up dere. Hardin: Do you mind tellin' us what the Hell this is all about? Cajun Trapper: It real simple... we live back in here... dis is our home, and nobody don't fuck with us. Hardin: [pointing at Bowden, who is hanging dead from a tree] What about HIM? Cajun Trapper: What about 'im? Hardin: Did he do it to himself or did your friends help him out? Cajun Trapper: [fires shot at Hardin's feet] Now, if I was you all, I'd quit askin' questions and haul ass... 'cause my buddies... dey not nice like me. Hardin: Are we supposed to say thanks? Cajun Trapper: You not supposed to say nuttin'... soldier. See more » |