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| Directed by | Del Shores |
| Screenplay by | Del Shores |
| Based on | Sordid Lives by Del Shores |
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| Cinematography | Max Civon |
| Edited by | Ed Marx |
| Music by | George S. Clinton |
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| Distributed by | Regent Entertainment |
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Running time | 111 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000[2] |
| Box office | $1.1 million[3] |
Sordid Lives is a 2000 American comedy film written and directed by Del Shores, in his directorial debut. It is based on his 1996 play, which is inspired by Shore's own coming out experience, and about a Texas family coming together in the aftermath of the matriarch's death. Produced independently, filming took place in Los Angeles on a $500,000 budget in late 1999. It was shot digitally that was later transferred to 35mm film.
It premiered at the Palm Beach International Film Festival on February 4, 2000. It was given a limited eight-theater release in the United States on May 11, 2001, that ran until April 2003 and grossed $1.1 million. Reviews from critics were negative, but was described as later gaining cult status.
It was followed by a television series, Sordid Lives: The Series (2008), and a film, A Very Sordid Wedding (2017).
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