Vernon, Florida

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

3.7K

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A documentary on the eccentric residents of Vernon, Florida.A documentary on the eccentric residents of Vernon, Florida.A documentary on the eccentric residents of Vernon, Florida.

Director
- Errol Morris
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

3.7K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Errol Morris
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Originally titled Nub City, this follow-up to Gates of Heaven was initially focused on residents of the Southern town who cut off their own limbs as a way to collect insurance money. After Morris's life was threatened by the subjects of the film, he re-worked Nub City into Vernon, Florida.

Goofs
No taxes... is incorrect. Everyone who owns property in Florida pays taxes on it, or else it gets seized.

Quotes
Claude Register: You ever seen a man's brains? I've seen them. I've picked them up, scooped them up. Put them in, do them up like brains. You buying brains?

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: Missing/Ticket to Heaven/Vernon, Florida/The Seduction (1982)

Soundtracks
When We All Get to Heaven
Hymn sung by church choir

That last reviewer doesn't know anything about quality cinematic expression.

Gates of Heaven and Vernon, FL are the two greats by Errol Morris - and ironically enough, they're his first two. I was hoping for that magic when I hyped up Mr. Morris to a date I took to see Mr. Death, but that wasn't near the greatness of of Gates or Vernon - though it was still very good. Vernon, FL, as well as Gates, are cult classics now and rightfully so. He captures moments and extracts such personal and hidden traits from each character in a way I've never ever seen another documentary filmmaker been able to do. Buy this movie now - it'll blow you away. 9/10