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Southern Baptist Sissies

Country: USA, Language: English, 138 mins

  • Director: Del Shores
  • Writer: Del Shores
  • Producer: Emerson Collins; Jason Dottley

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Bad hair (wigs), smoking unlit cigarettes and jaundiced make-up...perhaps, acceptable in the theatre...not on film.

A filmed play rarely works...this is no exception.

The bible-bashing anti-gay rhetoric is as threadbare as an old toupée...we've heard it all before and - no doubt - we will hear it again and again. Preaching to the converted isn't exactly the way to win a war!

However, there are moments of sheer delight - courtesy of Leslie Jordan. Unfortunately, those moments are too few.

As a stage show in a small theatre - yes. On the big screen - sorry, but no.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Southern Baptist Sissies is the story of four boys who are gay growing up in the Southern Baptist Church and how they each deal differently with the conflict between the teachings of the church and their sexuality.

Cast & Characters

Joey Kern as Mark;
Dale Dickey as Odette Annette Barnett;
Leslie Jordan as Preston 'Peanut' Leroy;
Wyatt Earp as T.J.'s Father;
Newell Alexander as Preacher;
Jason Dottley as Cord;
Rosemary Alexander as Andrew's Mother;
Robert Lewis Stephenson as Paul;
Colton Shires as Young Mark;
Levi Kreis as Jared;
Dominik Chilleri as Young TJ;
Rich Delia as Andrew;
Sharron Alexis as Sally;
Ted Detwiler as T.J.;
Emerson Collins as Johnny / Sophonda Cox