Southern Baptist Sissies
2013 American film
- Emerson Collins
- Del Shores
- Leslie Jordan
- Dale Dickey
Production
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Beard Collins Shores Productions
Release date
- November 18, 2013 (2013-11-18) (St. Louis)
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Southern Baptist Sissies is a 2013 American drama film written and directed by Del Shores.[1] It is based on Shores's 2000 play of the same name.[2]
Plot
Based in a small town in Texas, four boys named Mark, Benny, TJ, and Andrew retell their experiences of discovering their homosexuality while being raised in a conservative Baptist church. The film is a satirical comedy and a serious exploration of what it means to be gay.
Cast
- Emerson Collins as Mark
- Willam Belli as Benny
- Matthew Scott Montgomery as Andrew
- Luke Stratte-McClure as TJ
- Bobbie Eakes as Mark's Mother
- Rosemary Alexander as Andrew's Mother
- Joe Patrick Ward as Houston / Bro. Chaffey
- Newell Alexander as Preacher
- Leslie Jordan as Preston 'Peanut' LeRoy
- Dale Dickey as Odette Annette Barnett
- Ann Walker as Benny's Grandmother
Reception
The film has a 60% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on five reviews, with an average score of 6.13/10.[3]
References
- ^ Tsai, Martin (6 March 2014). "Review: 'Southern Baptist Sissies' provides a unique stage". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ Scheck, Frank (4 March 2014). "Southern Baptist Sissies: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Southern Baptist Sissies". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
External links
- Southern Baptist Sissies at IMDb
- Southern Baptist Sissies at Rotten Tomatoes
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Selected works by Del Shores
- Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will? (writer only)
- Sordid Lives
- Sordid Lives: The Series
- Blues for Willadean
- Southern Baptist Sissies
- A Very Sordid Wedding