Southern Comfort
- Year: 1981
- Country of origin: USA
- Genre: Action, Thriller
- Director: Walter Hill
- Length: 106 min
It’s the land of hospitality… unless you don’t belong there.
Film Synopsis
Southern Comfort (1981) centers on a group of weekend National Guardsmen who become lost in the Louisiana swamps during military maneuvers and steal boats belonging to local Cajun trappers. As a reckless confrontation triggers violent retaliation and the squad’s lack of live ammunition leaves them increasingly vulnerable in unfamiliar terrain, fear, exhaustion, and internal conflict begin destroying the group from within. This survival action thriller examines social breakdown and human vulnerability within an isolated hostile environment, as tensions intensify, with paranoia, territorial conflict, and psychological collapse.
Southern Comfort 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Vinegar Syndrome BD-ALL 4K/US 2024 | Shout! Factory BD-A/US/OOP 2014 | Second Sight BD-B/UK/OOP 2012 | MGM DVD-1/US/OOP 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Walter Chaw | ||||
| Making “Southern Comfort” | ||||
| Battle in the Bayou - Interview with Director/Co-Writer Walter Hill | ||||
| Behind Enemy Lines - Interview with Editors Freeman Davies and Lisa Zeno Churgin | ||||
| Into the Unknown - Interview with Wayne Byrne | ||||
| Soldiers, Not Mailmen - Interview with Costumer Dan Moore | ||||
| Will He Live or Will He Die - Interview with Director/Co-Writer Walter Hill | ||||
| Stills Gallery [Shout! Factory] | ||||
| Stills Gallery [Vinegar Syndrome] | ||||
| Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Vinegar Syndrome’s 4K UHD includes a 20-page booklet with writing by Brian Brems.
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