O Brother, Where Art Thou? Facts, Trivia, Actors, Actresses, and Composers

O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a 2000 comedy film directed by Joel and Ethan Coen and starring George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, and Charles Durning. Set in 1937 rural Mississippi during the Great Depression, the film's story is a modern satire loosely based on Homer’s Odyssey. The title of the film is a reference to the 1941 film Sullivan's Travels, in which the protagonist wants to direct a film about the Great Depression called O Brother, Where Art Thou? Much of the music used in the film is period-specific folk music, including that of...
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Release date:	May 13, 2000
Directed by:	Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Rated:
Runtime:	106 Minutes
Producer:	Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Editor:	Tricia Cooke, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Coen Brothers
Music by:	T-Bone Burnett
Cinematography:	Roger Deakins
Screenplay by:	Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Estimated budget:	$26,000,000
Adapted from:	Odyssey
Genre:	Comedy, Action, Adventure

Award-winners from O Brother, Where Art Thou?

George Clooney

Character:Everett

Born:May 6, 1961

Cast of O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Charles Durning

Pappy O'Daniel

Born:February 28, 1923

Age:89

John Goodman

Big Dan Teague

Born:June 20, 1952

Age:59

John Turturro

Pete

Born:February 28, 1957

Age:55

Holly Hunter

Penny

Born:March 20, 1958

Age:54

Tim Blake Nelson

Delmar

Born:May 11, 1964

Age:48

Daniel von Bargen

Sheriff Cooley

Born:June 5, 1950

Age:61

Honors and Awards

Year	Award Won
2001	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Film, George Clooney

Year	Award Nomination
2000	Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, Ethan Coen
2001	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Film, George Clooney
2001	Golden Globe Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy, Joel Coen
2001	Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy, Touchstone Pictures
2001	Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Comedy or Musical, Holly Hunter
2001	Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, George Clooney
2001	Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Comedy or Musical, Tim Blake Nelson
2000	American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases, Roger Deakins
2000	BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography, Roger Deakins
2000	BAFTA Award for Best Film Music, T-Bone Burnett
2001	MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team, George Clooney
2000	BAFTA Award for Best Production Design/Art Direction, Dennis Gassner
2001	Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Joel Coen
2000	BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, Ethan Coen
2000	Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Costume Design, Mary Zophres

Film director of O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Joel Coen

Born: November 29, 1954

Age: 57

Education: New York University, Bard College at Simon's Rock

Joel Coen is a film director, producer, actor, editor and screenwriter.

Title	Released	Genre
Inside Llewyn Davis	2013
True Grit	2010	Western
A Serious Man	2009	Comedy
Suburbicon	2009
Burn After Reading	2008	Comedy
No Country for Old Men	2007	Thriller
To Each His Own Cinema	2007	Short Film
Paris, je t'aime	2006
The Ladykillers	2004	Thriller
Intolerable Cruelty	2003	Comedy
The Man Who Wasn't There	2001	Comedy
O Brother, Where Art Thou?	2000	Comedy
The Big Lebowski	1998	Comedy
Fargo	1996	Comedy
The Hudsucker Proxy	1994	Comedy
Barton Fink	1991	Comedy
Miller's Crossing	1990	Thriller
Raising Arizona	1987	Comedy
Blood Simple	1984	Thriller

Ethan Coen

Born: September 21, 1957

Age: 54

Education: Princeton University, Bard College at Simon's Rock, University of Toronto Mississauga

Ethan Coen is a film director, producer, editor and screenwriter.

Title	Released	Genre
Inside Llewyn Davis	2013
True Grit	2010	Western
A Serious Man	2009	Comedy
Burn After Reading	2008	Comedy
No Country for Old Men	2007	Thriller
To Each His Own Cinema	2007	Short Film
Paris, je t'aime	2006
The Ladykillers	2004	Thriller
Intolerable Cruelty	2003	Comedy
The Man Who Wasn't There	2001	Comedy
O Brother, Where Art Thou?	2000	Comedy
The Big Lebowski	1998	Comedy
Fargo	1996	Comedy
The Hudsucker Proxy	1994	Comedy
Barton Fink	1991	Comedy
Miller's Crossing	1990	Thriller
Raising Arizona	1987	Comedy
Blood Simple	1984	Thriller

Music contributors for O Brother, Where Art Thou?

T-Bone Burnett

Joseph Henry Burnett , widely known as T-Bone Burnett, is an American musician, songwriter, and soundtrack and record producer. He was a guitarist in...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
Who produced the movie, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"?
A:
Working Title Films, Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan were the film's producers.
Q:
How much was the estimated budget for making the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"?
A:
$26 million was the budget for this movie.
Q:
What was the slogan for the film, O Brother, Where Art Thou??
A:
The movie's tagline was, "They have a plan, but not a clue."
Q:
Who wrote the script for the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou??
A:
Homer, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen wrote the script for the movie.
Q:
Who was the director of the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
A:
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen was the director of the movie.
Q:
Who was the distributor of the movie, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"?
A:
Universal Studios distributed the movie.
Q:
Which celebrities were the stars of the motion picture, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"?
A:
George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Holly Hunter and Charles Durning starred in the movie.
Q:
The motion picture, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" is in what genre?
A:
The movie is labeled as: Musical, Parody and Comedy.
Q:
Who was the writer of the music for the film O Brother, Where Art Thou??
A:
T-Bone Burnett composed the music score for the film's soundtrack.
Q:
When did the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" premier?
A:
The movie was released in 2000.

O Brother, Where Art Thou?