Ann Walker, Beau Bridges, Beth Grant

The bizarre death of Peggy Ingraham, the matriarch of a working-class Texas family, sets off fireworks within her dysfunctional family. Her determinedly proper daughter Latrelle is in denial over the ...( read more  read more... )fact that her son Ty, an actor trying to make it in Hollywood, is gay, and is relieved that her only brother, a gay drag queen and dedicated Tammy Wynette impersonator, has been confined to a mental institution for 23 years simply because he is gay. Latrelle's brassy sister LaVonda, however, thinks her brother should be released from the institution and has a perfect right to attend their mother's funeral. Meanwhile, Ty, who has strived hard to accept his homosexuality, realizes that there is no way he can return home for his grandmother's funeral without coming out to his mother.

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88% liked it

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37% liked it

27 critics

R, 1 hr. 51 min.

Directed by: Del Shores

Release Date: January 1, 2000

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DVD Release Date: March 18, 2003

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  • June 2, 2007
    Low budget, low rent comedy tries to be a John Waters-type film. It almost succeeds, but is too self aware and self-righteous to be successful.
  • November 20, 2006
    Ok, so the production value is low, the writing is bad, and the acting is bad. But it was funny.
  • June 7, 2009
    Wonderfully bizarre.
  • October 15, 2009
    got to really have an open mind in a twisted way for this comedy. I thought it was funny, but my family thought it ignorant. LOL
  • July 24, 2009
    I was hoping this would be great - the cast is! However, it's weak and muddled and uninvolving. Should have done much better with a cast like this.
  • July 18, 2009
    Amazing very funny I laughed so hard I was crying a must see movie
  • April 20, 2009
    a very funny way people deal with life and all its twists and turns and this one has a lot of turns
  • February 24, 2009
    This is an awesome funny, that is so funny. I loved it. Seen it many many times.
  • December 29, 2008
    One of the funniest movies I've seen in awhile; I KNOW people just like those depicted in this movie.
  • November 23, 2008
    freaking hilarious like every sterotype of southerners ever but not much of a plot

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September 28, 2001
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

There's a genuine sweetness and familial affection that shines through Sordid Lives, and enough oddball humor to keep it mooo-ving along. full review

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  • Which camp classic fim features a character named Earl, referred to by his family as "Brother Boy", who is placed in a mental institution because he prefers to dress as Tammy Wynette?   Answer »
  • In the 2000 movie Sordid Lives, Delta Burke's role was originally suppose to be played as a slender woman, but when she showed up on the set having gained a lot of weight, a pivotal scene was played as if she had gained the weight, but her neglectful husband hadn't noticed.  Answer »

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