Sordid Lives, is a 1999 independent film comedy written and directed by Del Shores. 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 original stage play premiered in Los Angeles on May 11, 1996 and ultimately won 14 Drama Logue 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. Tagline: A black comedy about white trash.
To keep the sordid stories coming, VIACOM's new premium station Logo has greenlight 12 episodes of Del Shores' "Sordid Lives" the serieshttp://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://zm.nu/detalle.php?base=zmnews&lay=cgi&form=detalle&tok4=notici&tok5=Noticias&id=16365&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=3&ct=result&prev=/search?q=olivia+newton-john+%22sordid+lives%22+.nu&num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&sa=G. Most of the film cast is reportedly on board including Delta Burke, Leslie Jordanhttp://www.gaylesbiantimes.com/?id=7957&issue=973 and Olivia Newton-Johnhttp://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://zm.nu/detalle.php?base=zmnews&lay=cgi&form=detalle&tok4=notici&tok5=Noticias&id=16365&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=3&ct=result&prev=/search?q=olivia+newton-john+%22sordid+lives%22+.nu&num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&sa=G. Playing the part of Ty Williamson will be Del Shores' husband, Jason Dottley , who has been on the national tour of the stage production of Sordid Lives. Production begins in September of 2007. http://www.tv.com/sordid-lives-the-series/show/60618/summary.html
We become intimate with the "Sordid Lives" of a family in a small Texas town preparing for the funeral of the mother. Among the characters are the grandson trying to find his identity in West Hollywood, the son who has spent the past twenty-three years dressed as Tammy Wynette, the sister and her best friend (who live in delightfully kitschy homes), and the two daughters (one strait-laced and one quite a bit looser). Written by Randall Gellens
