MULE SKINNER BLUES
SYNOPSIS:
MULE SKINNER BLUES is a feature documentary that explores the artistic aspirations of a group of individuals living in a trailer park near Jacksonville, Florida. Our ambassador through this surprising world is the singing, dancing, kazoo playing Beanie Andrews. As Beanie introduces us to his fellow trailer park entertainers, we discover that for sixty years, he has been possessed by a bizarre vision: he wants to "rise from beneath the murky swamps behind the local junkyard in a blue ape suit looking for his severed arm." The vision leads him to Larry Parrot, a janitor who burns the midnight oil writing countless horror stories. Together, they pen "Turnabout is Fair Play," a fifteen minute horror script. When Beanie and Larry set off to enlist their trailer park comrades to collaborate, what ensues is an outrageous display of an eccentric community rallying together to showcase its individual "talents."
A hefty slice of Americana, the film is a hilarious, but nevertheless touching testament to the vitality and social integrity of an oft-neglected portion of our population.
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FILMMAKERS:
Producer/Director: Stephen Earnhart
Producer/Director of Photography: Victoria Ford
Producer: Greg O'Connor and Gavin O'Connor
Associate Producer: Josh Fagin
Editor: Ellen Goldwasser
Production Companies: Solaris in association with Steel Carrot Productions
STATUS:
Premiered on
the Sundance Film Channel in March 2002.
Currently in theatres in
New York City
CONTACT INFO:
Solaris Entertainment
12 Washington Blvd
2nd Floor
Venice, CA 90292
Tel. 310-591-8845 Fax. 310-591-8847