A Hell of a Note
| A Hell of a Note | |
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| Directed by | Eagle Pennell |
| Written by | Eagle Pennell |
| Produced by | Eagle Pennell |
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| Music by | Chuck Pinnell |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Watchmaker Films (DVD) |
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Running time | 28 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Hell of a Note is a 1977 independent short film directed, written, and produced by Eagle Pennell. It stars Lou Perryman and Sonny Carl Davis.[1]
Plot summary
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Two friends get fired from their roofer jobs and head to the Soap Creek Saloon together to drown their sorrows in beer. They carouse into the night, culminating in a tragedy.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Lou Perryman as Floyd Johnson
- Sonny Carl Davis as Jimmie Lee
Release
[edit]It was released on January 26, 1977, in the same city where it shot on location—Austin, Texas.[citation needed]
Reception
[edit]William Michael Boyle, writing for Southwest Review, praised the short for doing "a great job of deconstructing a certain breed of American masculinity".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "A Hell of a Note (1977)". MUBI. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ^ "A Hell of a Note". VidiVerse. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ^ Boyle, William Michael (2021-03-08). "I Wake Up Streaming: March 2021". Southwest Review. Southern Methodist University. ISSN 0038-4712. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
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