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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Adult Language Movie Release: 2001 DVD Release: 01/13/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 42 mins Studio: Miramax Total Copies: 1 Genres: Comedy Drama, Psychological Drama, Family Drama

Billy Bob Thornton wrote, directed, and starred in this serio-comic look at the trials (literally and figuratively) of an eccentric Arkansas family. Struggling musician Claude (Thornton) and his wife Ruby (Laura Dern) get the news that Claude's uncle Hazel (Jim Varney) has been accused of murder and is in jail awaiting trial. Claude and Ruby head for the Alabama town where they grew up, and, before long, there's a friendly (and sometimes not-so-friendly) war of words among the factions of the family, including Claude's mother Jewel (Diane Ladd), father O.T. (Andy Griffith), and sister Rose (Kelly Preston). Daddy and Them's supporting cast includes Jamie Lee Curtis and Ben Affleck as a pair of married attorneys, Brenda Blethyn as Hazel's wife Julia, and Jeff Bailey, and John Prine as Claude's brothers. While Daddy and Them was shot in 1999 -- and would have been his first directorial effort after his breakthough hit Sling Blade -- the film stayed in the editing room for several years, and wasn't released until after his third feature, All The Pretty Horses. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Billy Bob Thornton - Claude
Jeff Bailey - JC
Brenda Blethyn - Julia
Laura Dern - Ruby
Jim Varney - Hazel
Diane Ladd - Jewel
Daniel Steven Di Vito - Max
Walton Goggins - Tommy Christian
Andy Griffith - OT

Billy Bob Thornton wrote, directed, and stars in this outrageous comedy, which has been given a solid presentation on DVD. Daddy & Them has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, which has been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital 5.1; the dialogue is in English, with no multiple language options. Bonus material includes a commentary track featuring Thornton and producers Bruce Heller and Robert Salerno, a selection of deleted scenes, a short feature on the making of the film, and a look at what became of Karl, Thornton's character in Sling Blade. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide