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Do the Coen's films have memorable black characters?

posted 11 years ago by eddiebaby73
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I saw Intolerable Cruelty for about the third time the other day (some funny scenes, but not nearly my favorite Coen Bros film). While watching Cedric The Entertainer chew up the scenery, it occurred to me that there are few, if any, black characters in Coen Bros films.

I've seen every Coen Brothers film I'm sure, but I'm not obsessed with them. Can a more ardent fan help me out with this. Have there been many black characters in Coen Bros that were not more than bit parts?

Edit: OK, I just remembered The Ladykillers. That was such a bad movie, I must have blocked it out. What about others?

[–] franzkabuki 11 years ago

This Moses guy in The Hudsucker Proxy is pretty memorable.

"facts are stupid things" - Ronald Reagan

[–] Franz93 11 years ago

Moses in The Hudsucker Proxy
Tommy Johnson & The Blind Seer in O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Gus Petch in Intolerable Cruelty
Marva Munson, Gawain and the Gospel Choir in The Ladykillers

[–] jnatch 11 years ago

who cares for goodness sake

and Ladykillers was good "left my wallet in el segundo"

[–] TheNachoMan666 11 years ago

The Coen brothers films are usually very patriotic american movies, so they don't really tend to create a black character as the main role as it wouldn't suit the setting.

[–] dolphinslayer2 11 years ago

The cab driver in Big Lebowski. I know he wasn't too big of a character, but he was funny and very memorable.

And check out Blood Simple.

[–] franzkabuki 11 years ago

"The Coen brothers films are usually very patriotic American movies".

Huh?

"facts are stupid things" - Ronald Reagan

[–] tbx5959 10 years ago

wow, what the f is that supposed to mean?

[–] dragonofskies 10 years ago

I have just watched Blood Simple now, for the first time. The black bartender, whose name is Meurice is very memorable, probably because he seems to be the only sane person in the whole movie.. The rest of the cast is great too, especially Emmet Walsh.