Sordid Lives was a 2000 independent film, written and directed by Del Shores, which performed poorly at the box office. The movie is based on Shores' play of the same name and includes elements of his life, according to the director's DVD commentary. The film was followed by the 2008 television series Sordid Lives: The Series . The original stage play premiered in Los Angeles on May 11, 1996 and ultimately won 14 Drama League Awards. The film met with mixed reviews from mainstream audiences but became a cult classic with LGBT fans, particularly in the South. The movie tells the story of a Texas family coming together in the aftermath of the matriarch's death. To keep the stories going, Viacom's new premium station Logo greenlit twelve episodes of Sordid Lives: The Series . The television version begins at a point before that covered in the film, providing a chance to cast Rue McClanahan as the mother, Peggy Ingram. Much of the film cast returned, including Leslie Jordan and Olivia Newton-John. Delta Burke was replaced with Caroline Rhea, while the part of Ty Williamson (formerly played by Kirk Geiger) is now portrayed by director Del Shores' partner (and apparent same-sex husband) Jason Dottley. [1] Dottley has been on the national tour of the stage production of Sordid Lives since September 2007. The television series began airing in July 2008. [2]

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Film synopsis

A colorful family from a small Texas town must come to grips with the accidental death of the elderly family matriarch during a clandestine meeting in a seedy motel room with her much younger, married neighbor. The woman's family must deal with their own demons while preparing for what could be an embarrassing funeral.

Cast and characters

Actor	Character	Notes
<	<	A local singer with "a reputation" who is a close friend of Peggy's.
<Film Jason DottleySeries	<	The son of Latrelle, Ty is a closeted 20-something gay man who left behind the small Southern Baptist town in Texas and moved to West Hollywood to become an actor.
<	<	Wardell's short-term memory friend and regular patron (a/k/a 'the town drunk') of Bubba's Bar.
<	<	G.W.'s friend and the object of Brother Boy's affection.
<Film David SteenSeries	<	Noleta's unfaithful husband, who feels responsible for Peggy's death.
<Film David CowgillSeries	<	Bubba's brother who is scarred for life by a pig-bloating incident.
<	<	Peggy's much younger sister, and aunt to Brother Boy, LaVonda and Litrelle. Sissy just wants to stop smoking.
<Film Caroline RheaSeries	<	Sissy's next-door neighbor, the distraught wife of G.W. Nethercott and best friend to LaVonda.
<	<	A fan of the women of country music, Brother Boy has been institutionalized for 23 years by his parents for being a cross-dressing homosexual.
<	Bumper	The security guard at the mental institution that taunts Brother Boy.
<	<	Ty's mother, who is primarily concerned with keeping up appearances. Latrelle wants to persuade her sister LaVonda and Aunt Sissy not to bury her mother, Peggy in a mink stole in Texas during the summer.
<	<	Ty's deranged ex-girlfriend who is obsessed that they are meant to be together.
<	<	Peggy's eldest daughter, a free spirit who is also Noleta's best friend.
<	Ethel	Brother Boy's confidant and best friend at the mental institution.
<	<	"Doctor Evil" wants to de-homosexualize Brother Boy so she can write a book, appear on the Oprah television show and quit her psychiatrist job at the mental institution.
<Film Rue McClanahanSeries	<	The recently deceased sister of Sissy Hickey and mother of Latrelle, LaVonda and Earl "Brother Boy".

See also

• Sordid Lives: The Series
• A Sordid Life (play)

References

1. Jason Dottley
2. Sordid Lives: The Series