O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
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[@GarrettBaxter98]

Fun fact! George Clooney sent the script and a recorder to his southern preacher grandpa to read all of his lines, so he can learn the script without reading it, and also to learn the accent authentically. His grandpa started the recording with, “well George I don’t know if we talk like this but I’ll give it a go.” After they wrapped the movie, Ethan cohen asked him why he removed all the curse words. His grandpa had switched all the curses with “darn tootin” and other pg phrases. So his grandpa is technically one of the only people to edit a cohen brothers script 😂

[@wadewilson8011]

You do know that George Clooney was born in Kentucky, Just like the man in Constant Sorrow.

[@ragabashmoon1551]

That is just so hilarious and yet it's what made his character so iconic I think.

[@remeorman]

Awesome fun fact !!!! 😆

[@RabbitsFunWorld]

@@wadewilson8011 you have no idea how hard I’m laughing right now. 😂 My papí used to sing this song when I was growing up. For a long time, I thought it was his original song cause he replaced Kentucky with Missouri, where we live.

[@wadewilson8011]

@@RabbitsFunWorld DAAAAMMMMNNN!!🤣🤣🤣

[@angelleach6866]

The story you’re talking about is Robert Johnson, The King of the Delta Blues. Who was supposed to have sold his soul to the devil at a crossroad to play the guitar like no other. He died mysteriously at 27 and became one of the earliest members of the 27 Club.

[@wadewilson8011]

The FIRST wasn't he?

[@beekaye1221]

I think it was more likely that he learned from one of the Scottish or Irish 'indentured servant' slaves who the slave ship and plantation owners would tell the African slaves were 'devils' in order to keep them all apart and under full control. 😂

[@dougjohnson4066]

Thank you. I was going to make the same comment. 🤔✌️🥴😆

[@angelleach6866]

@@wadewilson8011 Some people include Louis Chauvin the Ragtime musician too. 🤷🏼‍♀️ He died in 1908.

[@shawnroberts8650]

The movie Crossroads Is about Robert Johnson's sidekick Willie Brown. YOU TWO need to reenact to that move. It got GREAT MUSIC in it, The Blues.

[@migiplayz91]

When Delmar says "course its Pete, look at him." Just absolutely killed me 😂😂😂

[@davidlane5117]

"I don't think that's Pete"

[@tommattie1240]

This one gets me every time. My dad was a very simple West Virginia man. Never had, nor needed much in life to be happy. You Are My Sunshine is a song he sang regularly around the house. I NEVER heard that song anywhere except from him until this movie came out. It shows how powerful quality cinema can be. I lost him in 2018, but this movie just fills my heart every time I see it, and I get another opportunity to think of him. Thank you so much for doing this one!

[@williamswiniuch7527]

Would you say he was the pater familias?

[@wtk6069]

The second verse of "You Are My Sunshine" that they never sing in grade school is actually pretty dark stuff. Definitely not really a kids' song.

[@StephenLWilson]

@@wtk6069 Same with the third verse of "The Star Spangled Banner"

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

"Well, Ain't this the geographical oddity.........2 weeks from everywhere!!" Puts me in stitches. 😆

[@nitaweitzel822]

17:12 I sang that song to my first son. When I had another son I changed it to SPECIAL sunshine. Then another. 5 boys total

[@neillio]

There are so many clever references to The Odyssey in this. My favorite is when Nelson shoots at the cows. In the original story, Odysseus and his men were forbidden from slaughtering the cows of Helios. A few of them got too hungry and killed the cows for food. Zeus smote them offenders with bolts of lightning. Similarly, we see Nelson getting marched off to the electric chair at the end.

[@wadewilson8011]

And the prison guard with the sunglasses is basically the Devil.

[@kevinerose]

Cow killer!

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Oh, George….Not the livestock..

[@Strider91]

Its not a reference. Its a retelling on the Odyssey through the American south

[@orangeslices990]

Wow 😯 “Looks like the chair for George Nelson!” 😂

[@mdpetty53]

Actor Trivia...The late, great Charles Durning...Who played Gov. Pappy O'Dell...landed in the first wave at Omaha Beach on D-Day. Many in his company were killed and he was wounded a few days later. He was also one of the few American soldiers to escape the Malmedy Massacre during the Battle of the Bulge. Charles During was a true American Hero (and as a combat veteran that's a word I do not use lightly).

[@picmajik]

I loved Durning's episode of NCIS where he played a medal of honor recipient. In real life he did win a number of Purple Hearts.

[@HeartlandHunny]

When Amber said her daddy would sing "You Are My Sunshine" to her, my heart melted. That's the song my grandma always sang to me, and it always makes me think of her. When she passed I even got a ring that says "You Are My Sunshine" inside the band to remember her. All the music in this movie means a lot to me, since I grew up listening to all of it (Man of Constant Sorrow gets bonus points for mentioning my home state of KY), but that song has a special place in my heart. I grew up loving this movie for so many reasons, but the music was a big part of it.

[@seantlewis376]

My dad used to seeing it to me a lot, too. Halcyon days!

[@trottheblackdog]

I love this soundtrack so much. My grandmother was born in Paducah Kentucky in 1895, and she sang all these hymns

[@timhibbard4226]

Amber caught most of the Odyssey references for sure. There is one that took me MANY rewatches to realize and it is arguably one of the most important parallels between the two stories. In the Odyssey, Odysseus creates the plan for the Trojan Horse that ended the long drawn out Trojan War. In the story Poseidon helps the ruse go undiscovered, but Odysseus never acknowledges this in his pride at “his victory”. This is why Odysseus has such a hard time getting home by sea in the Odyssey. He had personally slighted the god of the seas, he goes on to makes the matter even worse on the trip itself (spoilers), and then finally finds some humility. He apologies to the gods, and asks for their help and they forgive him after some effort. They help him get home and also help him defeat all of his wife’s suitors once there. In the Movie, Everett refuses baptism when Pete and Delmar ask him to join them. He even mocks them for their faith and beliefs. So Ulysses Everett McGill slights God too, just in a slightly different way. All of the crazier more fantastical events of the story happen AFTER this point of the story. God is putting Everett through a trial for his arrogance just like Odysseus and only when he shows humility and begs for help does divine forgiveness and aid arrive. It also arrives in the form of big flood, which feels like a nod from the Coen’s to the primary god active in the original.

[@tudors_down]

This movie's got more layers than Inception and it's great.

[@shoujahatsumetsu]

@@tudors_down Like an ogre.

[@Fonny222]

This is what has always confused me. I recognize some of the references to The Odyssey as well but in an interview the Coen brothers said they never actually read it and had the idea for the overall premise and the setting first then decided after that it the story kind of parallels The Odyssey. But it seems way more intentional to me.

[@seantlewis376]

Good call. I've watched this movie at least a dozen times, and I never caught that one. I'm impressed.

[@squigglydickley1851]

Also the kids description of the devil fits the lawman hounding them through the film

[@moonpie4763]

One of the key singers on this soundtrack was Alison Krause & Union Station. Alison alone has 27 Grammys & was a fiddle virtuoso. She began playing at 8 & recording by 14. She’s even won Grammys with Robert Plant totaling 8!

[@SweetThing]

Alison Krauss is a great singer. I have heard her sing with Robert Plant and they really complement each other.

[@pageribe2399]

Dan Kminski sang Man of Constant Sorrow

[@TheBuzzo72]

Dan Tyminski

[@bcasisiempre3916]

Alison Krauss has one of the best voices out there.

[@rockyroad7345]

Emmy Lou Harris and Gillian Welch were also on the track with her!!!

[@IllustriousCrocoduck]

"I'M GONNA KEEEL YOUUU!" 🫵 Love that delivery.

[@reservoirdude92]

"JUDAS ISCARIOT HOGWALLOP!"

[@louisestevenson5102]

I won't get out till I'm 84 years old..Delmar well I'll only be 82

[@gesundheit602]

“Riding the rail”, also called “Being run out of town on a rail” was a form of punishment in the 18th and 19th centuries. The offender was made to straddle a fence rail and carried through town, sometimes after being tarred and feathered as well. Often they were dumped at the city limits and made to leave town.

[@marthapackard8649]

You've got to figure even without being tarred and feathered being forced to straddle a rail while carried through the town would have been pretty painful, lol.

[@therealjohnxerri]

I'm glad to finally see a young movie reactor recognize that George Nelson was indeed a renowned bank robber with the nickname 'Babyface'.

[@0okamino]

“Born to raise hell!” ☹️

[@TheDivayenta]

Amber is super smart.

[@avidrdr5640]

@@TheDivayenta True, but it was Jay who recognized the name.

[@meteerbil2078]

As a swede i didnt know that but I googled it right away and got up to speed about it.

[@michaelmitchell4992]

He got the nickname "Babyface" cause he mugged the mayor of Chicagos wife. She said he had a babyface

[@waynecanning4122]

"Well, ain't this place a geographical oddity... 2 weeks from everywhere"

[@TheAcgtrs]

One of the great soundtracks of all time. Allison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, Jillian Welsh, Dan Taminski, Ralph Stanley, and others… Amazing music. Oh, and the song you were think of was Crossroads by Cream/Clapton (originally by Robert Johnson based on the legend of him selling his soul to the devil)…

[@ReleaseTheQuackers]

This soundtrack is *FIRE* I saw the artists behind this music in concert in 2002 during the "Down From the Mountain" Tour and met many of them thanks to my flat-footin' during the show. Dan Tyminski is the singer of "I am a Man of constant Sorrow". Tim Blake Nelson (Delmar) sings his own vocals on "In the Jailhouse Now", while John (Pete) Turturro's yodeling is actually performed by Pat Enright of the Nashville Bluegrass Band. I hope to see the amazing Allison Krauss (voice of one of the sirens) in concert with Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) next week!

[@Perid0tStar]

I had the CD of 'Down from the Mountain!' That must have been amazing to see live

[@nancywyatt821]

@@Perid0tStar Nelson got a Grammy cause he did his own singing.

[@RicoBurghFan]

Maybe the best Coen Bros movie out of so many. Such a wonderful plot with great acting by a great cast, Clooney should have won an Oscar, and such wonderful humor and spirit running through it. And yes one of the great soundtracks ever, won a Grammy. Perfect movie.

[@wadewilson8011]

This and No Country For Old Men.

[@paulstewart6203]

And the only time Everett got out talked was by his three daughters.

[@deb_is_here1425]

@@wadewilson8011 And don't forget "Raising Arizona"!

[@reservoirdude92]

The line repetition ("Damn, we're in a tight spot!" "Gopher, Everett?" and "Accompaniment" are gold), the bizarre ass action scenes (Turturro throwing that torch at the cops, only for a sudden fire trail to lead to the bottom of the police truck, leading to a machune gun SHOOTING BY ITSELF at everyone, is PURE gold), and the rich, lived in universe that was created around a real era in history, are hallmarks of the Coens consistently magnificent work.

[@reservoirdude92]

​@paul Stewart "I am the only daddy you got! I am the damn Pater Familias!"

[@shawnj1966]

Charles Durning, who played, Pappy, was a decorated war hero. He was awarded a Silver Star, a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. He is buried in, Arlington National Cemetary. He was a terrific actor!

[@CathleenMJennings80]

That 'carrying ice'/ice box scene reminded me of something my grandma said. During the depression, she had a memory of her dad running home with a container of ice cream - it would have melt if he didn't run. My grandma lived in rural Illinois with her 5 siblings - what a treat that ice cream must have been!!!!

[@markkringle9144]

Before refrigeration, there was an Ice box; a double walled shed to keep the ice in. The air between the inner and outer wall functions as insulation to keep the ice cool.

[@darcichambers6184]

The icebox was the precursor to the refrigerator. Using actual ice to keep things inside cool instead of using chemicals like we do today.

[@katiefullmer9180]

I'm so glad that you guys saw this! This is one of my favorites! The man who sang for George Clooney was actually Dan Tyminski from the bluegrass band, Union Station.

[@sharablecortex2725]

A few of my cousins played with him for awhile. They always jumped to all kinds of bluegrass festivals.

[@katiefullmer9180]

@@sharablecortex2725 No way! That's cool!

[@scottcarr8738]

For the record, "Allison Krauss (sp?) &" usually comes before "Union Station." Dan's straight fire though, both on the axe and the mic, nl! 💯🤙🏼😊

[@katiefullmer9180]

@@scottcarr8738 Fair enough. You're so right about Dan!

[@scottcarr8738]

​@SharableCortex That's awesome! I'm in Colorado where they've headlined our bluegrass festival a couple of times. On top of that they've played as part of our biggest country shows "The Stampede" and Country Jam more times than I'd try to count. ngl Downright extraordinary players too!

[@susanball692]

The man singing for George Clooney is from the bluegrass band Union Station. His name is Dan Tyminksi. Dan and Union Station, along with fiddler and vocalist Alison Krauss, are AMAZING! I would definitely recommend them for the reaction channel. In fact, I've recommended Alison Krauss, who has the voice of an angel, for female Friday. She has recorded so many songs on her own, with Union Station, and has two albums with Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin, which are both excellent! So many directions to go in, musically, from this soundtrack. Enjoy!

[@DaleKingProfile]

Supposedly when he told his wife that it would be George Clooney's face and his voice she said that was pretty much her fantasy

[@sourisvoleur4854]

Isn't Krauss one of the sirens?

[@michaelbroyles2601]

@@sourisvoleur4854 Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, and Alison Krauss were the voice of the sirens.

[@sourisvoleur4854]

@@michaelbroyles2601 Thank you!

[@aurorathekitty7854]

This movie was my dad's ultimate favorite movie. He could sit down and watch it anytime. He lived up to 81 and would repeat lines from this movie and start laughing.

[@LMmccallL57]

Amber, you asked about machine guns existing during another movie and I think it was "Saving Private Ryan", and to answer your question, machine guns were invented in the late 1880s and became popular for war during the Spanish American War, World War I and so on. My mom and I watched this together when renting DVDs was still somewhat popular. 😊 We laughed so hard that we were crying. 😂 The part with the one-eyed Klansman hood took me by surprise and I hollered. It made sense because he was blind in one eye, but I just didn't expect it. 😂 My brother had just walked in and asked what was wrong with us, so I rewound it to that part and he cracked up. 😄 He wasn't able to watch it with us, but about a week later he watched at his house and talked to us about how hard he laughed at his favorite parts. 😄 The blind man on the tracks is using a pump car, aka railroad hand cart or car. Some had a seat on each side and those pumping, would both face forward. These cars were used by railroad inspectors and maintenance workers to see if they rails and tracks were safe. No, George wasn't really singing. As for the blocks of ice, yes, people put them in the refrigerator of that time, known as an ice box. It was a cubbard with a bottom drawer for the ice. People would get the ice from town and some places were ice storage spaces built underground, a little deeper than a basement and lined with hay to insulate. They were often below or beside the general store for people to buy ice. Bonafide means the truth, fact. Horse meat is considered a delicacy in several countries, today. Pioneers used to eat it to survive when food ran out during travel and/or they were stranded during blizzards, other storms, etc, or whatever kept them from getting deer, wild turkey, rabbit or whatever. It was a sad situation for families to have to kill and eat what was a beast of burden, but cared for like a pet. I know someone who ate horse meat when they were young. He was an older man when I was a child, and if he were alive today, he'd be in his late 80s, I think. He grew up extremely poor (no shoes/tiny shack poor) and his family were about to starve, so his father and grandfather had to kill one of their horses to feed his family, grandparents included. They didn't tell him and his siblings the truth for years. They were told that they sold the horse to buy meat. 😢 I love how Amber picked up on so many references from "The Odyssey". It's very refreshing because they don't get references from "our" music and older classic movies. Even if we didn't fully study Greek mythology or history, we had to learn _something_ about it in high school. 🙂 I remember one of my advanced English teachers quoting from "The Illiad" and "The Odyssey", before she introduced us to it, and I, along with most of the class were so lost. 🥴 We managed to stay halfway on track after a while. 😊

[@ECLynn]

The cow on the roof after the flood comes through was one of the things the oracle told them they’d see. Glad you did this movie, one of my favorites. I could watch the “hot damn it’s the Soggy Bottom Boys” scene all day.

[@ianmorrisonmovienutcase5713]

The song you’re thinking of about a guitar player selling his soul to the devil is called The Crossroads. It’s an old blues song. There’s a movie called Crossroads that ties into the story with Ralph Macchio.

[@Sgt-Gravy]

Yup Crossroads is an awesome movie❤

[@greywoolf6405]

Robert Johnson then Eric Clapton sang and recorded Crossroad

[@mikeh720]

BMW used it in the early 2000s for their ad campaign called The Hire. It was a short film directed by Tony & Ridley Scott (I think), with James Brown and Clive Owen.

[@invicta6110]

The crossroads is an old urban legend, meeting the devil at a desolate intersection to sell your soul to become an amazing blues player. Also known as "The Delta Legend", there are videos of people trying to figure out its actual location. The movie Crossroads is a great watch if only for the music.

[@RabbiSteve]

@@Sgt-Gravy yep. Directed by the great Walter Hill (48 Hours, The Warriors, The Long Riders).

[@avidrdr5640]

The song "You Are My Sunshine" was written (disputed by some people), recorded and made famous in 1940 by Jimmie Davis, who served as Governor of Louisiana from '44 to '48 and again from '60 to '64. The Sunshine Bridge, the major Mississippi River bridge in New Orleans, is named after this song in honor of him.

[@carnilia]

I love how whole-heartedly y’all embrace stories. It’s beautiful.

[@jennyjenny4501]

One of my favorite movies! The Coen brothers make such fun, quirky movies! You’ve got to watch “Raising Arizona”! Holly Hunter and John Goodman are in it, with Nicholas Cage, it’s a fun one!

[@sword_of_light]

"Yew git away from my baby, yew warthog from Hail!"

[@timneale5657]

Every artist on the soundtrack did a concert called Down From the Mountain at the Ryman Theatre. They then went on a tour (minus John Hartford who we lost). I got to see the concert when they did an unscheduled stop in St Louis. They did the whole show in the old school style with an MC and they'd come on sing 2 or 3 songs and off they'd go for the next group. It was incredible!!!

[@tonygibson5171]

You ever check out John Hartford? Aero- plain is a great album.

[@Zebred2001]

I have that. Even bought copies for my mother and my sister! Fantastic concert!

[@timlois]

Amber, every time you bring up your Father I'm just more intrigued about the man. Taxidermist, blacksmith, homesteader. Dude sounds like a legend. Anyway, one of my favorite movies and soundtracks of all time. Great reaction, take care.

[@edique9772]

Ongoing notes: the man on the railroad push-car who gives prophecy is blind. Homer, the author of the Odyssey who collected and performed the oral record, was blind. The man on the push car was Homer.

[@rmccombs66]

When I was in elementary school, one of my teachers read The Odyssey to us but I don't think anyone ever told me he was blind.

[@studman924]

I can recite every single line in this entire movie I love it so much

[@rebeccawyse5562]

I just saw storm report are you all ok.

[@rebeccawyse5562]

😂🎉😅😊❤

[@madeincda]

Yep, it's that kind of movie! Timeless.

[@avidrdr5640]

ditto

[@rubbersole79]

"We're goin' for the record! Three banks in two hours!"

[@fuelman1391]

I'm right there with you, Amber; I was raised on bluegrass. I've got good memories of watching this with my grandfather, who grew up during the Depression. He loved this movie, because it reminded him of his childhood, and I enjoyed watching him sing along with the songs. So, now that you've seen my favorite Coen brothers film, it's time to watch my second-favorite: Raising Arizona!

[@benjamansharer7969]

I was raised by my Grandparents who lived through the Depression and the main music in the house growing up was bluegrass!!

[@honorsilverthorne7227]

Please watch Raising Arizona ‼️

[@chris...9497]

When they were talking about electricity and progress and a grid while bobbing up and down in the valley flood waters, I was reminded of my grandfather bemoaning the flooding of an area that used to be where his childhood cabin home sat. I still have an old photo of him at age 9, a couple shot rabbits in one hand and a rifle as tall as him in the other, the woods and the Allegheny Mountains behind him. Yeah, I grew up on bluegrass, too. My love of that music resides in me to this day. Mountain folk are not stupid; there are movies about the technological contributions they have contributed in the fields of rocket science and higher mathematics. Clooney's character presents that point. Hell, even celebrated US president Abraham Lincoln was originally a hillbilly and ridiculed for his hillbilly accent, but he was self-schooled through reading, becoming a lawyer and leading us through the Civil War. It was Lincoln who changed a verb and changed our national identity; he took us from "the United States ARE..." to "the United States IS...".

[@deathproofpony]

Tim Blake Nelson won a Grammy for this movie - he actually performed the vocals for "In the Jailhouse Now" and the soundtrack won a Grammy for album of the year. Also, Homer Stokes gets "run out of town on a rail". It was a punishment - usually from a mob - where the offender is put on a fence rail and paraded around town, sometimes being tarred and feathered afterward and/or being dumped unceremoneously outside of town.

[@dannyjoe3343]

Or in this case... r-u-n-n-o-f-t on a rail.

[@MsAliciaRL]

I could tell that he was actually singing. And apparently George Clooney can also sing, but he wasn't used in the recording.

[@ken12603]

It also featured the youngest winner of a Grammy as one of Everett's kids (the youngest one) who sang "In The Highway" won for being featured on the soundtrack.

[@nathanpapp432]

Doesn't Odysseus impale the suitors with a spear when he returns home? I figured it was a reference to that also.

[@SomeHarbourBastard]

This movie was a landmark on a technical level. It was the first Hollywood movie that was edited entirely using a Digital Intermediate, instead of physically, like all films before it. Reason being, they couldn’t color the foliage golden yellow the old way without losing the blue sky. So they scanned the whole film in 2K resolution and were able to highlight the trees and color them separately.

[@justme7185]

Did you notice how all his daughters looked obviously and totally, utterly, completely different? Lots of fun little things to see in this movie.

[@robertcleveland95]

Guitar player is based on Robert Johnson. Check him out. He influenced The Stones, Zeppelin, pretty much every rocker in the 60’s and 70’s. Johnson is legendary.

[@wadewilson8011]

Actually there was a Tommy Johnson. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Johnson_(musician)

[@evanpeters1049]

And Tommy is played by Chris Thomas King, a blues artist worth checking out as well

[@deathproofpony]

Crossroads was a pretty good movie in the 80's about an old blues man who sold his soul.

[@trespasserswill7052]

​@@evanpeters1049 Agreed but it seems they didn't even notice him.

[@barrymckockinner9292]

​@wadewilson8011 i think you're both right. The characters are based on them, both Johnsons no relations

[@octoberguy]

Seeing the clothes in this made me think of a great movie you guys must watch... Paper Moon. Still holds the record for the youngest actor to ever win an Oscar, Tatum O'Neal at age 10. Such a fun, romp! I've seen it many times and it always makes me smile.

[@ready4sea301]

Good call! Another timeless classic! "The Lord works in mysterious ways.." "Don't He now???"

[@Blue-qr7qe]

Fine, fine film. I love Paper Moon.

[@Timbuktu407]

“But Pappy, they’s integrated!” That line always kills me! 😂😂

[@ferrisulf]

I love seeing someone who has read the Odessey watch this! I love this movie. And no, it wasn't George Clooney singing. Doesn't make it any less of a hit. Amazing music. Amazing actors. Amazing music.

[@g4l430]

Too funny... throughout the whole thing they kept talking about "watching" the Odyssey. There was never a mention of reading it..

[@browniewin4121]

1) Such a fun movie, fabulous cast, wonderful music.Tim Blake Nelson was the only one of the 3 that did his own singing and it paid off big time for him in residuals because the sound track was such a big hit. That's called being run out of town on a rail which was a very popular means of punishment and humiliation in the 18h & 19th century.

[@nancywyatt821]

And he got a Grammy!

[@johnscott4196]

My Grandad was born in 1905. He used to sing "Big Rock Candy Mountain". An authentic touch. Btw he was born in a railroad camp and started working for the RR as a teenager. Also y'all know the Odyssey is one of the oldest books and a classic for hundreds of years

[@ryanroff3976]

“we…. thought…. you was a toad…”. That part had me rolling when I first saw this.

[@stanleymyrick4068]

Of course it's Pete! Look at him!

[@cliffchristie5865]

It was once a figure of speech ( not used so much now ) to "ride someone out of town on a rail". That's what literally happened to Homer Stokes - he was put on top of a wooden fence rail and carried to the edge of town, making it clear they were rejecting him. I know of at least two other movies where it's also referenced.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

I always heard "RUN out of town on a rail" 😁 He could've been "tarred and feathered".

[@cliffchristie5865]

@@dr.burtgummerfan439 Either way, usually ride, as in giving them a ride. ( sometimes complelemented with tar and feathers ).

[@steveandme63]

A very painful ride.

[@jeremyfagner6808]

The song Down to the River to Pray was my moms favorite song. It was the only song played at her funeral. Will always be special to me.

[@mikennem9077]

the "LOG" y'all were talking about I believe is an example of back in the day, when towns would get tired of troublemakers living amongst them the whole town would gather and they'd put the troublemaker on a log or a "rail" and carry them through the town and away as the whole town cheered and yell at the person being "cast out" to never come back so they'd know that had no place there anymore. if you've ever hear the old saying "Run out of town on a rail". that's where it came from

[@UltraDoug]

YESSS!!! One of my favs. When it came out in theaters years ago, I went to see a different flick that was sold out. So my friend and I gave ‘Oh Brother’ a chance and man, what a happy accident! Soooo good.

[@avidrdr5640]

George Clooney's aunt, Rosemary Clooney, was one of the great female crooners / jazz singers for decades, starting in the late 40's. You should check her music out. She sang with some of the great orchestras back in the day.

[@MrGpschmidt]

One of the Coen Brothers' most ambitious films. Clooney shows his comedic chops and Turturro & Nelson steal the show. Great soundtrack indeed Amber (nice memory re: your dad). FYI: The blind radio station owner is Stephen Root who played Milton in OFFICE SPACE and the late, great Charles Durning as Pappy was a premiere character actor back in the day (and was a well-known hoofer as he shows his skills here).

[@TyFree1993]

The song playing when Ulysses is speaking to his children after they sing is called I Am Weary Let Me Rest by The Cox Family. Its a great song with beautiful harmonies.

[@reservoirdude92]

What track in the soundtrack ISN'T great? It's like a greatest hits compilation, really.

[@DewayneGore]

One of my (thousand) favorite lines of that movie is, "Of COURSE it's Pete... LOOK at him" lol

[@marthapackard8649]

Just thinking that line is one of my favorites.

[@DewayneGore]

@@marthapackard8649 My son and I have a lot of fun, probably TOO MUCH FUN, with that line lol. It's applicable in so many ways lol

[@kathyastrom1315]

So many great actors in this! In addition to the leads, two of my favorite character actors are here-Stephen Root (the blind recording producer) and Charles Durning(Pappy). You’ll see them both in tons of films and tv shows. Stephen is excellent in one of my favorite miniseries, From the Earth to the Moon, and Charles made my very taciturn father cry watching him play a WWII vet suffering from delayed PTSD in an episode of NCIS.

[@RicoBurghFan]

Stephen Root was also the creepy blind guy in Get Out. A great character actor.

[@wadewilson8011]

Stephen Root was also the accountant in "No Country For Old Men." He was the one who paid for the contract to get the money and kill Llewellyn Moss. And Charles Durning played in one of my favorite old-school horror movies "Dark Night Of the Scarecrow." He played Mr. Hazelrigg the evil Mailman.

[@redjack9999]

@@wadewilson8011 He was also Milton in Office Space

[@thomasripley1548]

C.durning was a war hero in real life....

[@herecomesthescience]

​@@redjack9999 He was Bill Dauterive in King of the Hill.

[@Xfonic]

There's not a southerner alive who has moved away from where they grew up, who watches this movie, and doesn't get a little choked up. I can still smell the heat baking the dirt and the uncut and overgrown grass on some forgotten dirt road as we walk to the river to cool off and go swimming...

[@GulsCult]

29:48 "And stay out of the Woolworth!!" Wow! Now I know I'm old when I actually remember Woolworths! I believe they were all closed by the end of the 1980s. There might have been a few still around at the beginning of the 1990s, but I'm not certain. They were a discount store that sold a little of everything. And they had lunch counters also. I used to buy my Star Wars action figures, and Battlestar Galactica toys. Also, I remember they sold Mexican jumping beans and they were always popping really loudly at the register counters.

[@Toastybees]

I still say "I don't like (blank), I'm a Dapper Dan man" to this day, possibly the best reimagining of The Odyssey of Homer there ever was.

[@avidrdr5640]

I've seen this movie so many times and never tire of it. The dialogue is so fast, with so many great lines, that you have to watch it more than once to catch it all. That platform on wheels on the railroad tracks was used in the past to inspect the tracks' conditions.

[@radiof00le]

a hand cart.

[@avidrdr5640]

@@radiof00le Thanks. I couldn't think of what it's called.

[@radiof00le]

@@avidrdr5640 no worries, i only know due to Blazing Saddles

[@tommanney3429]

Jay, the song you're thinking of is "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by the great Charlie Daniels Band. Also, if ya'll really want to be blown away, check out Home Free's cover of Man of Constant Sorrow. They are an a cappella group and their cover is mind bloiwing.

[@TheMrSlartibartfast]

A couple of things you might find interesting. John Turturrio who played Pete also played Jesus in the Big Lebowski. Tim Blake Nelson who played Delmar actually has a college degree in classical literature. And the can telephone system never worked for me either!

[@honorsilverthorne7227]

Me neither.

[@erica.e.emily1]

I had to buy this soundtrack after seeing the movie all those years ago. Love it! 🥰

[@nintenmetro]

I first watched this movie back in 11th grade. Man of Constant Sorrow was easily my favorite part about the whole film.

[@RabbitsFunWorld]

Same! ❤ And I actually grew up on that song. My papí used to sing it all the time. The musician that he is. 😊

[@sparky6086]

George Clooney's aunt was famous singer, Rosemary Clooney, so when I saw "O Brother Where Art Thou", back when it was first released, I thought, that maybe it actually was George Clooney singing, but I found out later, that his singing was dubbed.

[@geoffkeil3135]

This movie is a GEM. It's hard to describe or convince people to watch. It's a love / hate movie ... you either love it ... or think it's stupid. I love it.

[@leob4403]

And if a person thinks this movie is stupid it's because they're actually stupid themselves, funny how that works

[@vovindequasahi]

There are parts along the railway where if you stay over the night when all is silent, you will hear them singing still.

[@KSDVLmom]

This is literally my favorite quotable movie. I think I could recite all the lines too. Man I love this movie

[@pamgray7410]

Great reaction, guys. FYI, George Clooney did not sing "Man of Constant Sorrow". It was a musician named Dan Tyminski.

[@DonnaCPunk]

Wasn't he in with Alison Krauss's band?

[@sparky6086]

George Clooney's aunt was famous singer, Rosemary Clooney, so when I saw "O Brother Where Art Thou", back when it was first released, I thought, that maybe it actually was George Clooney singing, but I found out later, that his singing was dubbed.

[@TheBuzzo72]

​@@DonnaCPunkyes, Allison Krauss and Union Station.

[@hihoktf]

Took my wife to this movie. As the soundtrack continued on throughout the movie, I was more and more blown away. After the movie was over, I went and bought the soundtrack.

[@pobilly]

Clooney being from Kentucky took a couple of his uncles and combined how they were in life to make his character. Me being from Eastern Kentucky have had several cousins and family members that acted / danced / things like that. This is my favorite rendition of The Odyssey.

[@jackkelly2620]

In case you didn't notice. Big Dan (John Goodman) and Pete (John Turturro) were both in The Big Lebowski. (Walter and Jesus)

[@timhays2086]

Now you can start going down the "Allison Krauss & Union Station" music rabbit hole.

[@seattlecryptid]

It's funny he said the beginning reminded him of Holes when "Mom" (Pendanski) is Delmar. :)

[@maryannweitzel5636]

Good reaction to a great movie! George Clooney came from a family of actors. His Dad, forgot his first name, was the announcer for 'Masterpiece Theater' and his aunt was Rosemary Clooney who starred in White Christmas with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. My favorite Christmas Movie. 😂

[@rubbersole79]

Another Cohen Bros. masterpiece. One quotable line after another! But the scene where Pete talks about his share of the money, becoming a Maitre D' in a fine restaurant, and getting his food for free, nearly always brings a tear on....

[@AzDesertFoxx]

This is one of my favorite movies!! A lot of the old songs (Big Rock Candy Mountains, You are my Sushine, etc) my dad used to sing to me and my siblings when we were kids. Love it!!

[@ronweber1402]

This honky tonk bar in a town I lived in basically had live karaoke on Saturday afternoons where you could get up and sing a song if the band knew it. There was this guy in his 70s, Johnny One-Time, who would come in every week. How did we know he was Johnny One-Time? He had a shiny red jacket with it embroidered in gold thread on the back and he would get up every Saturday and sing My Merry Sunshine.

[@JustinChristopher-ov7gw]

My fav line exchange in the movie ' We thought you was a toad' and 'Do NOT SEEK THE TREASURE'. lol.

[@reservoirdude92]

The contemplative pause from Pete before he answered Delmar's "we thought you was a toad" one last time is one of the most underrated moments in cinematic comedic timing lol

[@benhernandez7556]

Greatest movie soundtrack of all time (along with Saturday Night Fever)! Also my favorite Coen brothers film.

[@drg3712]

That was fantastic. Very cool that Amber had read the Odyssey and that Jordan know who Baby Face Nelson was. Top 3 Coen brothers movie

[@OneThousandHomoDJs]

Oh man, I'm so happy for you! This is a modern CLASSIC, with one of the biggest must-have soundtracks of the era. Everyone had this CD. You'll like most of it, I promise.

[@benniemartin78]

One of my all-time favorite movies. It always makes me laugh. I just found your channel a few weeks ago and when I watched your reaction to Big Lebowski this was the first movie I hoped you’d watch. So glad you had fun with it!

[@TheRealSubourbonMermaid]

I am so thrilled that you guys finally got around to reacting to one of my ALL TIME favorite movies. I was in high school when this came out, and if you came to my house and chilled in my room there was an 80% chance this movie was playing in the background. Probably my most favorite Coen Bros movie. I loved that Amber kept finding the Odyssey parallels. I cracked up when Jay felt guilty for laughing at the frog hitting the tree. You two are SO much fun to watch, and I look forward to your reactions every week.

[@josiaharaki7310]

Did they skip the KKK scene for monetization reasons or some other reason? It's a pretty important scene to the film because it's the death of the cyclops plus sets the politician off on his rant.

[@TheRealSubourbonMermaid]

@@josiaharaki7310 most likely monetization, but it’s a bit of a touchy subject anyhow so they probably glossed over it for many reasons. I get what you’re saying about it being important to the story though.

[@Sprayber]

The soundtrack to this movie sounds like home. As a kid I knew old timers just like this. The siren song is worth listening to on it's own.

[@maggieobrien892]

Little discussed fact. The movie is loosely based on a Classical Greek epic poem ,'The Odyssey' by Homer early 7th century B.C. I absolutely LOVE this film. Thank you❤🍀 LOve from rural Ireland

[@KodenameKrusty]

Yes I was going to mention that glad someone already did it first.

[@larrote6467]

all you did was show that you didn't pay attention at all. and besides pointing out this small fact that is announced in the opening credits doesn't make you smart, just sad...

[@Revolver1701]

I’m old. Grew up in rural Georgia. I remember chain gangs. They had real chains. Two guards on horses. Big hats. Big guns. The whole thing scared me as a kid. It still scares me.

[@christinaknapp5553]

George Clooney dancing is such a delight and my favorite part... that and "my hair!"..lol.. Comes from growing up in Kentucky. This movie always reminds me of my grandparents when I was a small child. We would go to a family reunion and my grandfather would pull out his fiddle or banjo and play for us under a big shade tree. Old timey music. Grandpa could play a perfect Orange Blossom Special.

[@johnrussell-bk7lv]

This came out when I was 12. I had recently become obsessed with Greek mythology and Homer in particular, so I had read the Odyssey and every adaptation of it in existence. Watching this had me in geek heaven. I still love seeing people who know that book watch this movie and pick up on all of the references. It's so much fun.

[@tigqc]

It always cracks me up that John Goodman was playing the cyclops and he caught the wooden stake but still got taken out by a large flaming piece of wood right after lol.

[@nathanlindahl8336]

I’m so disappointed that they edited out the entire KKK scene. I don’t get that.

[@tigqc]

@@nathanlindahl8336 The less screentime living symbols of hate get, the better. Even in a reaction video.

[@marthapackard8649]

​@@tigqc they looked like a bunch of fools though. I can get behind that.

[@marthapackard8649]

​@@nathanlindahl8336 Agreed. The Wizard of Oz chanting cracked me up.

[@AngryArmyMechanic]

One of my all time favorite movies! Great music and great acting

[@MisterSleepers]

I know I'm late, but i love how Amber's accent comes out from time to time during this movie

[@Frazzzld]

Loved your reactions to this classic movie. For the record that is not George Clooney singing. The actual singer of "Man of Constant Sorrow" is Dan Tyminski. He and his band performed it at the Grammy's the year the movie came out too.

[@mybrainhurts1856]

Great movie & a great reaction! I love Amber getting all the Odyssey bits! It's a very rare reactor that gets that at all!

[@gsbealer]

I find it’s not a good idea to underestimate Amber. She’s bonafide!!! ❤️

[@mybrainhurts1856]

@@gsbealer Agreed!! 😄

[@Jacob_D4433]

Just a classic, feel-good film. Brilliant acting too by the way. Always a pleasure to return to this film.

[@sirraf23]

Every time you talk about your dad I get this big smile on my face. It warms my heart to hear the adoration you have for your father and just proves to the world that he did a fantastic job in raising you.

[@revgurley]

One of my favorite movies! Thanks for finally watching it. Good on Amber for pointing out the Odyssey connections. If you haven't heard Homefree's version of Man of Constant Sorrow, it's worth a listen. They're a cappella, unlike in the movie. Just a great song all around. And catchy! FYI, a lot of southern states have few to no fresh water. So they started damming up rivers, causing the valleys to flood. In most cases, people were paid for their land, but some wouldn't leave. There's also some controversy about graveyards at the bottom of said lakes - were the bodies moved? Or just the headstones? For a creepy read, look up Lake Lanier in Georgia and how it was created.

[@qguru5533]

Hey guys, congrats on your new home! Happy for ya! I'm sure that someone has said this in the comments before me but have you reacted to Home Free's cover of Man of constant sorrow? So good!!!

[@jasonremy1627]

Yet another perfect Coen Brothers movie. You can't pick a bad one.

[@flarrfan]

As good or great as the others are, O Brother is still my favorite.

[@jasonremy1627]

​@@flarrfanI'm partial to No Country for Old Men, but I won't argue against any of them.

[@mitziesanders9840]

My daughter and I watched this when she was probably 6 or 7 years old. She heard the Soggy Bottom Boys and looked at me in shock and said “I think I like this”! Cracked me up!

[@OverworkedITGuy]

Every time I get Man of Constant Sorrow out of my head, someone brings this movie back up. XD

[@naterewing]

I love the closing statement. I have two goals every day I wake up, learn something new and make someone laugh. You guys are great, keep it up!

[@flarrfan]

Love this movie, and the most insightful reaction ever...first reactors to look for and spot Odyssey parallels and first ever to know the name "Babyface Nelson"...BTW the scene in the movie theater is an homage to the film which gave this one the "O Brother" name, a 1941 movie called "Sullivan's Travels".

[@k.s.k.7721]

It's common on a first watching to be overly critical of "Penny", the wife. But after watching it several times and thinking of how this woman was left with all those children, by a charming but unreliable husband over and over again, I gained a lot of sympathy for the character, and can relate to her attitude towards the man she loves, but can't depend on.

[@Cissy777]

Have watched it many times and still can't stand her, telling his kids he's a no account drifter, she is awful

[@arielview6601]

​@@Cissy777he was a no account drifter

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

@@Cissy777 That’s exactly what he was, lol.

[@RebelCowboysRVs]

She chose him so...

[@honorsilverthorne7227]

​​​​@@Cissy777 didn't tell her children that, she told the man in the store that!! And you obviously have NO idea how hard it was for women to raise and feed children back then. She HAD to marry another man or they would literally starve to death! And she COULDN'T just say she was divorced. Divorce was not only considered a MAJOR sin back in those heavily-religious days, but it was ALWAYS blamed upon the wife. Always. Her reputation would have been ruined, and she couldn't have found a good husband to marry to feed all those children!! So she HAD to come up with a socially acceptable reason for why she was no longer married. There was only one: DEATH. And Everett WAS irresponsible! He had all those kids to feed and he decided to impersonate a lawyer ‼️ You just don't know ANYTHING about how DIFFERENT everything was back in the day!!

[@ddiamondr1]

My dad knew all of these songs. And this was his favourite movie. We played it in one of the rooms at his memorial and play the soundtrack in the dining area. It is a wonderful movie. Dapper Dan rules.

[@pFoz]

When Dan Tymanski told his wife he was doing a voice over, and that his voice would be coming out of George Clooney's body for a song, he said his wife exclaimed, "That's my fantasy!!"