O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
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Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Starring: George Clooney, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson
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Good movie.
Factual error: The film takes place in the Thirties. The song "You are My Sunshine" is featured, but was not recorded by Jimmie Davis (its composer) until 1940. [Acknowledged by the directors]. (00:11:15)
Ulysses Everett McGill: What'd the devil give you for your soul, Tommy?
Tommy Johnson: Well, he taught me to play this here guitar real good.
Delmar O'Donnell: Oh son, for that you sold your everlasting soul?
Tommy Johnson: Well, I wasn't usin' it.
Trivia: The soundtrack to the film was more successful than the film itself. It sold over five million copies and inspired a minor cult following.
Question: In the KKK scene, Homer Stokes says "The color guard is colored." Did he mean this literally, like Everett was a black man, or did he mean that he was white (unlikely because John Goodman is white and so is he), or is he mistaking Everett for a black man because of his dirty face?
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Answer: He mistook Everett for a black man because of his dirty face. It's the only way the line makes sense.
J I Cohen