Directed by:
Billy Bob ThorntonScreenplay:
Billy Bob ThorntonCinematography:
Barry MarkowitzComposer:
Larry PaxtonCast:
Billy Bob Thornton, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Kelly Preston, Andy Griffith, Jim Varney, Brenda Blethyn, Tuesday Knight, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Affleck (more)VOD (2)
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This serio-comedy follows an Alabama family as the meet up to support the clan's Uncle Hazel (Jim Varney), arrested on a murder charge and awaiting his trial in jail. When they hear the news about Uncle Hazel, Claude (Billy Bob Thornton), a struggling musician, and his wife Ruby (Laura Dern) return to the small Alabama town in which they grew up, but get caught in a web of family infighting. (official distributor synopsis)
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