Sordid Lives

Sordid Lives
Sordid Lives
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Del Shores
Screenplay by	Del Shores
Based on	Sordid Lives; by Del Shores
Produced by	Sharyn Lane; Victoria Alonso; Max Civon; J. Todd Harris;
Starring	Newell Alexander; Rosemary Alexander; Bonnie Bedelia; Beau Bridges; Earl H. Bullock; Delta Burke; Kirk Geiger; Beth Grant; Sarah Hunley; Leslie Jordan; Olivia Newton-John; Ann Walker;
Cinematography	Max Civon
Edited by	Ed Marx
Music by	George S. Clinton
Production; companies	Daly-Harris Productions; Davis Entertainment Classics; Sordid Lives LLC;
Distributed by	Regent Entertainment
Release dates	February 4, 2000 (Palm Beach Festival); May 11, 2001;
Running time	111 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$500,000
Box office	$1.1 million

Sordid Lives is a 2000 American black comedy film written and directed by Del Shores, in his directorial debut. It is based on his 1996 play, which is inspired by Shore's own coming out experience, and about a Texas family coming together in the aftermath of the matriarch's death. Produced independently, filming took place in Los Angeles on a $500,000 budget in late 1999. It was shot digitally that was later transferred to 35mm film.

It premiered at the Palm Beach International Film Festival on February 4, 2000. It was given a limited eight-theater release in the United States on May 11, 2001, that ran until April 2003 and grossed $1.1 million. Reviews from critics were negative, but was described as later gaining cult status.

It was followed by a television series, Sordid Lives: The Series (2008), and a film, A Very Sordid Wedding (2017).