Wise Blood (1979)
- Starring:
- Brad Dourif, Ned Beatty, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Huston
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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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, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 106 mins
Complete Cast of Wise Blood
- Brad Dourif - Hazel Motes
- Harry Dean Stanton - Asa Hawks
- Amy Wright - Sabbath Lily Hawks
- John Huston - Grandfather
- Joe Dorsey
- Stratton Leopold
- Jerry Rushing
- Ned Beatty - Hoover Shoates
- Dan Shor - Enoch Emory
- Mary Nell Santacroce - Landlady
- Dan Albright
- William Hickey - Preacher
- Gladys Hill
- Director(s):
- John Huston
- Writer(s):
- Michael Fitzgerald
- Producer(s):
- Michael Fitzgerald, Kathy Fitzgerald
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Not For Children, Adult Situations, Adult Language)
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