Southern Comfort is a film from 1981 that was directed by Walter Hill, working from a script by Hill, longtime collaborator David Giler, and Michael Kane. It starred Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Les Lannom, Peter Coyote, T. K. Carter, Fred Ward, Lewis Smith, Carlos Brown, Franklyn Seales and Brion James. Walter Hill (born California 1942) is a prominent American film director. ... This is the movie producer David Brown David Browns, see David Brown. ... Michael Tolkin (born 1950) is an American filmmaker and novelist. ... Nick Wechsler as Kyle Valenti in Roswell Nick Wechsler (born September 3, 1978 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American actor best known for his role as Kyle Valenti in the Roswell television series. ... Walter Hill (born California 1942) is a prominent American film director. ... Keith Carradine Keith Carradine (born August 8, 1949, in San Mateo, California) is an Academy Award-winning actor born into a family of actors. ... Powers Boothe (born June 1, 1949) is an American television and movie actor, best known for his 1980 Emmy Award-winning portrayal of Jim Jones. ... Ward in Miami Blues (1990) Frederick Ward (born December 30, 1942) is an American actor. ... Peter Coyote Peter Coyote (born Robert Peter Cohon October 10, 1941 in New York City) is the cofounder, with Emmett Grogan, of the San Francisco Diggers and veteran of the San Francisco Mime Troupe. ... Brion James (born February 20, 1945 in Redlands, California, died August 7, 1999 in Malibu, California) was an American character actor. ... Franklyn Seales was born July 15, 1952 in St. ... Fine Line Features was the speciality films division of New Line Cinema. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Walter Hill (born California 1942) is a prominent American film director. ... Keith Carradine Keith Carradine (born August 8, 1949, in San Mateo, California) is an Academy Award-winning actor born into a family of actors. ... Powers Boothe (born June 1, 1949) is an American television and movie actor, best known for his 1980 Emmy Award-winning portrayal of Jim Jones. ... Peter Coyote Peter Coyote (born Robert Peter Cohon October 10, 1941 in New York City) is the cofounder, with Emmett Grogan, of the San Francisco Diggers and veteran of the San Francisco Mime Troupe. ... Ward in Miami Blues (1990) Frederick Ward (born December 30, 1942) is an American actor. ... Lewis Smith (born in 1958 in Chattanooga, Tennessee), American actor, best known for the role of Charles Main on the first and second part of North and South miniseries. ... Carlos Alan Autry (born July 31, 1952) is an actor, politician, and former NFL football player. ... Franklyn Seales was born July 15, 1952 in St. ... Brion James (born February 20, 1945 in Redlands, California, died August 7, 1999 in Malibu, California) was an American character actor. ...

Set in 1973, the film features a Louisiana National Guard patrol on weekend manoeuvres in bayou country. Members of the patrol (portrayed as initially brutish, violent and arrogant) frighten local Cajun hunters by firing (blank) automatic weapons indiscriminately. The hunters retaliate over the course of the movie by hunting down the patrol member by member. Official language(s) English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last census; probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 31st 134,382 km² 210 km 610 km 16 29°N to 33°N 89°W to 94°W Population... It has been suggested that National Guard Bureau be merged into this article or section. ... A bayou (pronounced or ) is a small, slow-moving stream or creek formed in the former bed of a river. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Southern Comfort

The movie stands as a not altogether subtle critical allegory of US military presence in Vietnam, though it functions efficiently as an action piece in its own right. As such, it may be compared with such movies as the John Boorman film Deliverance, and more arguably the John McTiernan 1987 thriller Predator. Image File history File links Southern_Comfort_cover. ... Image File history File links Southern_Comfort_cover. ... John Boorman (born January 18, 1933 in Shepperton, Surrey, United Kingdom), is a British filmmaker, currently based in Ireland, best known for his feature films such as Point Blank, Deliverance, Excalibur, and The General. ... Deliverance is a 1970 novel by American author James Dickey that was made by Warner Bros. ... John McTiernan (born January 8, 1951) is a movie director, and a M.F.A. graduate of the AFI Conservatory, most notable for his action movies. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Predator is a 1987 science fiction movie that was directed by John McTiernan and released on Friday, June 12. ...

The film is supported by an atmospheric soundtrack by longstanding Hill collaborator Ry Cooder. Ryland Ry Cooder (March 15, 1947—) is a guitarist especially well known for his slide guitar work. ...

The title was meant ironically, and its use was licensed by the makers of the spirit liquor of the same name. Southern Comfort (sometimes referred to as SoCo) is a flavored [[liqueur] made of peaches produced since 1874, beginning in New Orleans, Louisiana, and moving to Memphis, Tennessee in 1889. ...

External links

• Southern Comfort at The Internet Movie Database