Set in the Deep South during the postwar era, Wise Blood stars Brad Dourif as an aimless veteran, who decides to become a Bible-thumping preacher (for a questionable concern called "The Church Wihout Christ") principally because he hasn't anything better lined up. Dourif links up with a veteran of the hellfire-and-brimstone circuit, who for business purposes pretends to be blind. The older man persuades Dourif to blind himself for real so that he can truly "see the light" (yes, the movie is that weird). Director Huston, ...
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Set in the Deep South during the postwar era, Wise Blood stars Brad Dourif as an aimless veteran, who decides to become a Bible-thumping preacher (for a questionable concern called "The Church Wihout Christ") principally because he hasn't anything better lined up. Dourif links up with a veteran of the hellfire-and-brimstone circuit, who for business purposes pretends to be blind. The older man persuades Dourif to blind himself for real so that he can truly "see the light" (yes, the movie is that weird). Director Huston, himself, appears as Dourif's grandfather. Adapted from the one-of-a-kind novel by Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood was a noble experiment but a box-office failure-though, to be fair, Huston never set out to make a blockbuster from O'Connor's offbeat tale. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Harry Dean Stanton, Dan Shor, Mary Nell Santacroce, Jerry Rushing, Gladys Hill, William Hickey, Brad Dourif, Joe Dorsey, Ned... Fair. 2009 Run time: 105. Disc has excessive scratches which will greatly affect playback. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed!
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Harry Dean Stanton, Dan Shor, Mary Nell Santacroce, Jerry Rushing, Gladys Hill, William Hickey, Brad Dourif, Joe Dorsey, Ned... Very good. 1979 Run time: 105. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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