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Wise Blood

Wise Blood

1979Movie⏱️ 1h 46mPG
ComedyDrama
⭐ 6.9
IMDB Rating
6,948 votes

Fresh out of the army, Hazel Motes attempts to open the first Church Without Christ in the small town of Taulkinham.

Director
John Huston
Writers
Flannery O'Connor, Benedict Fitzgerald, Michael Fitzgerald
Stars
Brad Dourif, John Huston, Dan Shor
Release Date
February 17, 1980
Language
English
Country
United States
🎯 5
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 67
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 10.6K
Watchlists
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Brad Dourif
Brad Dourif
as Hazel Motes
John Huston
John Huston
as Grandfather
Dan Shor
Dan Shor
as Enoch Emory
Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton
as Asa Hawks
Amy Wright
Amy Wright
as Sabbath Lily
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Mary Nell Santacroce
as Landlady
Ned Beatty
Ned Beatty
as Hoover Shoates
William Hickey
William Hickey
as Preacher
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J.L. Parker
as Karl
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Marvin Sapp
as Raymond

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Macon, Georgia, USA
Production
Anthea Film, Ithaca

🏷️ Keywords

pretending to be blinddark comedyunited states of americastreet preacherracial slur

🎯 Categories

Dark ComedyComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Weird Film with a Strong Dourif Performance
by rwint β€’ 2002-02-25

"Vignette styled look at southern towns, corruption, hypocrisy, and the hidden 'evils' of evangelism. Has a atmosphere that is so thick you can almost taste it. Dourif's performance is so good, so solid, and so powerful that it literally propels you through the story no matter which avenue it takes (and it does take some strange avenues). His performance should have won him the Academy award and shows just how poorly used he has been. This is for all those who think Chucky in CHILD'S PLAY is the best thing he has done. Although never completely satisfying, the final 20 m..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

The reason why John Huston's name is incorrectly spelled as "Jhon Huston" in the credits is because the producers hired a little girl to write the titles. The producers decided to leave it the way it was because the story was very strange anyway. There is also a shot of a headstone in a cemetery that has the word angel misspelled as " angle".

πŸ“– Synopsis

Fresh out of the army, Hazel Motes attempts to open the first Church Without Christ in the small town of Taulkinham.