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Vernon, Florida
1981 · Film · documentary · 55 min
Directed by Errol Morris
Errol Morris intersplices random chatter he captured on film of the genuinely eccentric residents of Vernon, Florida. A few examples? The preacher giving a sermon on the definition of the word 'Therefore', and the obsessive turkey hunter who speaks reverentially of the 'gobblers' he likes to track down and kill.
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> In the 1980s, documentary filmmaker Errol Morris attempted to shoot a documentary about the town, but after he received death threats and was beaten up by the Marine veteran son of a Nub Club member, he turned his movie into a slice of life documentary about the eccentric residents of the town entitled in a film called Vernon, Florida.
I've seen the documentary, and it's fine - I enjoyed it. But, to imagine what it could have been if it was about what was really going on there.
One of my favorite filmmakers and a really interesting interview. Especially about the Rashomon movie, I never really thought about it in that manner. His early films like Gates of Heaven, Vernon, Florida, and The Thin Blue Line are some of my favorites ever.
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I loved Vernon, Florida. It's the first documentary I saw by Errol Morris, saw it completely by accident on TV & was so captivated I had to look up what it was and who directed it. I also loved Gates Of Heaven & The Unknown Known, but I think Vernon, Florida is still my favorite.