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Southern Comfort

Southern Comfort (1981)

September 24, 1981 (US) • Thriller, War • 106m

Overview

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.

Director

Walter Hill

Top Billed

Keith Carradine

Keywords

rescue louisiana wilderness swamp gore national guard trap poacher bayou survival murder soldier cajun animal killing military excercise violence
Where to watch

Top Billed 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
Rob Ryder

Hunter

Greg Guirard
Greg Guirard

Cajun Couple

June Borel
June Borel

Cajun Couple

Jeanne-Louise Bulliard
Jeanne-Louise Bulliard

Cajun Dancer

Orel Borel
Orel Borel

Cajun Dancer

Jeannie Spector
Jeannie Spector

Cajun Dancer

Marc Savoy
Marc Savoy

Cajun Musician

Frank Savoy
Frank Savoy

Cajun Musician

Dewey Balfa
Dewey Balfa

Cajun Musician

John Stelly
John Stelly

Cajun Musician

Billy C. Chandler
Billy C. Chandler

Lincoln (uncredited)

Joseph Oliveira
Joseph Oliveira

Soldier (uncredited)

Crew
Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder

Original Music Composer

Walter Hill
Walter Hill

Screenplay

Andrew Laszlo
Andrew Laszlo

Director of Photography

Walter Hill
Walter Hill

Director

David Giler
David Giler

Screenplay

William J. Immerman
William J. Immerman

Executive Producer

Freeman A. Davies
Freeman A. Davies

Editor

David Giler
David Giler

Producer

John Vallone
John Vallone

Production Design

Judith Holstra
Judith Holstra

Casting

Robert Gould
Robert Gould

Set Decoration

Tom Bronson
Tom Bronson

Costume Supervisor

Michael Kane
Michael Kane

Screenplay

Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder

Music Arranger

Dick Montagne
Dick Montagne

Assistant Camera

Mary F. Galloway
Mary F. Galloway

Location Manager

Lisbeth Wynn-Owen
Lisbeth Wynn-Owen

Production Coordinator

Teri E. Dorman
Teri E. Dorman

Assistant Editor

Richard Craig Meinardus
Richard Craig Meinardus

Assistant Camera

Venetia Stevenson
Venetia Stevenson

Executive In Charge Of Production

Glenn E. Anderson
Glenn E. Anderson

Production Sound Mixer

Gene Levy
Gene Levy

Unit Production Manager

Carmel Davies
Carmel Davies

Assistant Editor

Lisa Zeno Churgin
Lisa Zeno Churgin

Assistant Editor

Tony Romero
Tony Romero

Production Sound Mixer

Robert Roe
Robert Roe

Second Assistant Director

Lynn Lockwood
Lynn Lockwood

Assistant Camera

James Utterback
James Utterback

Production Sound Mixer

John London
John London

Grip

Dan Moore
Dan Moore

Costumer

Florian Schereck
Florian Schereck

Assistant Accountant

Jay Davis
Jay Davis

Grip

Johnny Lattanzio
Johnny Lattanzio

Paint Coordinator

Bruce Kasson
Bruce Kasson

Property Master

Craig Raiche
Craig Raiche

Property Master

Rock A. Walker
Rock A. Walker

Stunts

Gregg Brazzel
Gregg Brazzel

Stunts

Tom D. May
Tom D. May

Grip

Gus Basso
Gus Basso

Greensman

Conrad E. Palmisano
Conrad E. Palmisano

Stunts

Steve Lombardi
Steve Lombardi

Propmaker

Max Kleven
Max Kleven

Stunts

Melvin Jones
Melvin Jones

Stunts

Francis N. 'Lucky' Costello
Francis N. 'Lucky' Costello

Painter

Walter A. Gest
Walter A. Gest

Sound Recordist

Bea Lindzon
Bea Lindzon

Extras Casting

Judith Bernardoni
Judith Bernardoni

Production Accountant

Ronnie Baker
Ronnie Baker

Transportation Coordinator

Allen Sides
Allen Sides

Scoring Mixer

Mary Meacham
Mary Meacham

Title Designer

Jim Schurmann
Jim Schurmann

Color Timer

Randy Kelley
Randy Kelley

Sound Editor

Gordon Ecker
Gordon Ecker

Supervising Sound Editor

Pat Kehoe
Pat Kehoe

First Assistant Director

Wylie Stateman
Wylie Stateman

Sound Editor

Bill Nicholson
Bill Nicholson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Bob Newlan
Bob Newlan

Assistant Sound Editor

Rick Kline
Rick Kline

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael Germain
Michael Germain

Makeup Artist

Stan Gilbert
Stan Gilbert

Dialogue Editor

Donald O. Mitchell
Donald O. Mitchell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Lawrence J. Cavanaugh
Lawrence J. Cavanaugh

Special Effects

Dagmar Loesch
Dagmar Loesch

Hairstylist

Lyla Foggia
Lyla Foggia

Unit Publicist

James Zenk
James Zenk

Still Photographer

Jim Henrikson
Jim Henrikson

Music Editor

Bennie E. Dobbins
Bennie E. Dobbins

Stunt Coordinator

Jack Hooper
Jack Hooper

Negative Cutter

Ross A. Maehl
Ross A. Maehl

Gaffer

Neil Roach
Neil Roach

Camera Operator

James Etheridge
James Etheridge

Camera Operator

Mary Ann Newfield
Mary Ann Newfield

Script Supervisor



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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

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Revenue

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