Sordid Lives

“A black comedy about white trash.”

In a small Texas town, three generations of one family gather for a funeral, and none of them is on their best behavior. Del Shores, directing his own play for the first time, puts Bitsy Mae Harling (Olivia Newton-John) and Latrelle Williamson (Bonnie Bedelia) in the same rooms as everyone's grudges and secrets. By the time the casseroles are cold, the family has to decide how much of the truth it can stand to say out loud.