In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 8 wins & 38 nominations total
Daniel von Bargen
- Sheriff Cooley
- (as Daniel Von Bargen)
- Directors
- Joel Coen
- Ethan Coen(uncredited)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaThe film's soundtrack became an unlikely blockbuster, even surpassing the success of the film. By early 2001, it had sold five million copies, spawned a documentary film, three follow-up albums ("O Sister" and "O Sister 2"), two concert tours, and won Country Music Awards for Album of the Year and Single of the Year (for "Man of Constant Sorrow"). It also won five Grammys, including Album of the Year, and hit #1 on the Billboard album charts the week of March 15, 2002, 63 weeks after its release and over a year after the release of the film.
- GoofsWhen Everett and gang enter the radio station, he asks, "Who's the honcho around here?" The word "honcho" is taken from the Japanese 'Hancho', which means "group leader," and did not become an English expression until GI's brought it back from the Pacific war. Its first recorded use in the U.S. is in 1947, many years after this movie's timeframe.
- Quotes
[Repeated line]
Ulysses Everett McGill: Damn! We're in a tight spot!
- Crazy creditsThe credit for Alan J. Schoolcraft, the president of operations for Mike Zoss Productions, is all in Spanish: "El Encargado de Mike Zoss Productions"
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2001 (2001)
- SoundtracksPo Lazarus
Arranged by Alan Lomax
Performed by James Carter and The Prisoners
Recorded by Alan Lomax
Courtesy of Rounder Records
By arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group
Featured review
This film brought back memories.
We lived through the depression and related to some of the conditions portrayed. We have watched it perhaps a dozen times. Each time we see it we pick up on something we had missed because we were still laughing at, or discussing, an earlier scene or line. The entire film was a collection of photographically great faces. We are still asking ourselves whether the entire cast were professionals or whether some were individuals found on location. The film was rich with subtle tie-ins like the children tied together with twine, as the prisoners were connected by chains. We still think the cow may have been hit unintentionally. Fords of that era had mechanical brakes. The driver of the car may not have been accustomed the longer stopping distances required. The many allusions to Ulysses Odyssey inspired us to do an inter-net search. We found a modern text version and discovered more sly references. We appreciate blue grass and country music as originally American and found it thoroughly enjoyable, along with the authentic "Go To Sleep Little Baby" and "Down from the Mountain." We were emotionally touched by this film because of our age, and find it totally entertaining every time we view it. We are still amazed that someone not of our generation could have captured the essence of that period of United States history.
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- wilma1913
- Jun 26, 2003
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- 3 Kẻ Trốn Tù
- Filming locations
- D'Lo Water Park, D'Lo, Mississippi, USA(sirens scene)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $26,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $45,512,588
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $195,104
- Dec 25, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $71,871,136
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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