Vernon, Florida

Vernon, Florida (1981)

Documental producido y dirigido por Errol Morris que retrata varios residentes excéntricos de la ciudad de Vernon, en Florida. Originalmente titulada "Nub City", esta continuación de "Gates of Heaven" estaba inicialmente centrada en residentes de la ciudad sureña que se automutilaban para conseguir cobrar sumas del seguro de vida. Después de que la vida del propio Morris se viera amenazada por tratar este delicado tema, el director se vió obligado a re-elaborar "Nub City" y convertirla en esta "Vernon, Florida".

Fecha de estreno
1981-10-08
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (55)
Duración
56 min
Géneros
Documental
Director
Errol Morris

Reparto

Curiosidades

Vernon, Florida is a 1981 American documentary film produced and directed by Errol Morris profiling various residents living within the town of Vernon, Florida. Originally titled Nub City, this follow-up to Gates of Heaven 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.

Background and "Nub City" controversy

After reading an article about the citizens of Vernon, Florida's propensity for collecting insurance money after losing limbs in accidents, Errol Morris, with financial help from filmmaker Werner Herzog, spent most of a year living in the town. During this time, he tried to interview the residents about these accidents and was met with hostility, even receiving a death threat.

In 1980, following the release of his first film Gates of Heaven, Morris secured funding from WNET and ZDF and returned to Vernon with the intention to make the "Nub City" documentary. After receiving further threats from the residents, including an incident in which someone tried to hit his cinematographer with a truck, Morris decided to abandon the "Nub City" angle, electing instead to produce a documentary about the eccentricities of the town.

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