Southern Comfort
It's the land of hospitality... unless you don't belong there.
1981 | 105m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Walter Hill |
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| Writer: | David Giler, Michael Kane, Walter Hill |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 24, 1981 |
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| Director: | Walter Hill |
| Writer: | David Giler, Michael Kane, Walter Hill |
| Genres: | Action, Thriller |
| Keywords | swamp, trap, survival, cajun, violence, louisiana, gore, poacher, murder, animal killing, rescue, wilderness, national guard, bayou, soldier, military excercise |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, Cinema Group Ventures, Phoenix (II) |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Keith Carradine | Spencer |
| Powers Boothe | Hardin |
| Fred Ward | Reece |
| Franklyn Seales | Simms |
| T.K. Carter | Cribbs |
| Lewis Smith | Stuckey |
| Les Lannom | Casper |
| Peter Coyote | Poole |
| Alan Autry | Bowden |
| Brion James | Trapper |
| Sonny Landham | Hunter |
| Allan Graf | Hunter |
| Ned Dowd | Hunter |
| Rob Ryder | Hunter |
| Greg Guirard | Cajun Couple |
| June Borel | Cajun Couple |
| Jeanne-Louise Bulliard | Cajun Dancer |
| Orel Borel | Cajun Dancer |
| Jeannie Spector | Cajun Dancer |
| Marc Savoy | Cajun Musician |
| Frank Savoy | Cajun Musician |
| Dewey Balfa | Cajun Musician |
| John Stelly | Cajun Musician |
| Billy C. Chandler | Pvt. Lincoln (uncredited) |
| Joseph Oliveira | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David Giler | Screenplay |
| Ry Cooder | Original Music Composer, Music Arranger |
| Venetia Stevenson | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Max Kleven | Stunts |
| Conrad E. Palmisano | Stunts |
| Gregg Brazzel | Stunts |
| Andrew Laszlo | Director of Photography |
| Judith Holstra | Casting |
| Freeman A. Davies | Editor |
| Tom Bronson | Costume Supervisor |
| Bruce Kasson | Property Master |
| Jay Davis | Grip |
| Stan Gilbert | Dialogue Editor |
| Randy Kelley | Sound Editor |
| Lawrence J. Cavanaugh | Special Effects |
| James Zenk | Still Photographer |
| Ross A. Maehl | Gaffer |
| Michael Kane | Screenplay |
| John Vallone | Production Design |
| Dagmar Loesch | Hairstylist |
| Pat Kehoe | First Assistant Director |
| Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Donald O. Mitchell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Bennie E. Dobbins | Stunt Coordinator |
| James Etheridge | Camera Operator |
| Neil Roach | Camera Operator |
| Lisbeth Wynn-Owen | Production Coordinator |
| Carmel Davies | Assistant Editor |
| Lynn Lockwood | Assistant Camera |
| James Utterback | Production Sound Mixer |
| Melvin Jones | Stunts |
| Francis N. 'Lucky' Costello | Painter |
| Judith Bernardoni | Production Accountant |
| Allen Sides | Scoring Mixer |
| Mary Meacham | Title Designer |
| Michael Germain | Makeup Artist |
| Bob Newlan | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Gordon Ecker | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Bill Nicholson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jim Henrikson | Music Editor |
| Jack Hooper | Negative Cutter |
| Mary Ann Newfield | Script Supervisor |
| Gene Levy | Unit Production Manager |
| Mary F. Galloway | Location Manager |
| Lisa Zeno Churgin | Assistant Editor |
| Dick Montagne | Assistant Camera |
| Tony Romero | Production Sound Mixer |
| Rock A. Walker | Stunts |
| Steve Lombardi | Propmaker |
| Tom D. May | Grip |
| Gus Basso | Greensman |
| Florian Schereck | Assistant Accountant |
| Ronnie Baker | Transportation Coordinator |
| Lyla Foggia | Unit Publicist |
| Robert Roe | Second Assistant Director |
| Teri E. Dorman | Assistant Editor |
| Richard Craig Meinardus | Assistant Camera |
| Glenn E. Anderson | Production Sound Mixer |
| Dan Moore | Costumer |
| Johnny Lattanzio | Paint Coordinator |
| Craig Raiche | Property Master |
| John London | Grip |
| Walter A. Gest | Sound Recordist |
| Bea Lindzon | Extras Casting |
| Jim Schurmann | Color Timer |
| Walter Hill | Screenplay, Director |
| Robert Gould | Set Decoration |
| Wylie Stateman | Sound Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| William J. Immerman | Executive Producer |
| David Giler | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 22 | 33 | 16 |
| 2024 | 5 | 25 | 45 | 16 |
| 2024 | 6 | 23 | 37 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 24 | 36 | 16 |
| 2024 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 835 | 835 |