DVD 106 mins IMDB 7.8
PG-13 (Parental Guidance)
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Buena Vista (2000)
In Collection
#181

Seen It:
Yes
Comedy, Adventure, Music, Crime
UK  /  English

Tim Blake Nelson Delmar O'Donnell
George Clooney Ulysses Everett McGill
Michael Badalucco George Nelson
John Turturro Pete
Charles Durning Pappy O'Daniel
John Goodman Big Dan Teague
Holly Hunter Penny
Wayne Duvall Homer Stokes
Ray McKinnon Vernon T. Waldrip
Daniel Von Bargen Sheriff Cooley/The Devil
Chris Thomas King Tommy Johnson
Del Pentecost Junior O'Daniel
J.R. Horne Pappy's Staff
Clooney
Turturro
Blake
Brian Reddy Pappy's Staff
Ed Gale The Little Man
Frank Collison

Director Joel Coen; Ethan Coen
Producer Ethan Coen; Tim Bevan; John Cameron
Writer Homer; Ethan Coen; Joel Coen
Cinematography Roger Deakins
Musician T-Bone Burnett
User Credit 1 Ethan Coen; Joel Coen; Tricia Cooke
User Credit 2 Mary Zophres

Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey", set in the deep south during the 1930's. In it, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.

Edition Details
Distributor Walt Disney Video
Barcode 786936144758
Region Region 1
Chapters 24
Release Date 6/12/2001
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Subtitles English; Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
DTS 5.1 [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Price $19.99
User Text 1 Some violence and language.
User Text 2 They have a plan, but not a clue.
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Features
Closed Captioned "The Making of..." Featurette(s) Music Videos Scene Access Theatrical Trailer(s) Exclusive Behing-The-Scenes Featurette
"Painting With Pixels," The Groundbreaking Digital Post-Production Process
Script To Storyboard To Final Scene Comparisons
"I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow" Music Video
Animated Menus
Theatrical Trailer

Notes
Also Known As:
O' Brother (France)

Trivia: The song "Man of Constant Sorrow" was first published in 1913 by the blind Richard Burnett. The song has since been recorded by the Stanley Brothers, Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia and others. (more)

Goofs: Anachronisms: During the picnic with Big Dan, the guys are drinking Budweiser, but the labels are clearly from a modern Budweiser bottle. (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Ulysses Everett McGill: Say, any of you boys smithies? Or, if not smithies per se, were you otherwise trained in the metallurgic arts before straitened circumstances forced you into a life of aimless wanderin'?
(more)

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 28 nominations (more)