About this release
In this film, a group of National Guardsmen is on maneuvers in Louisiana's Cajun country. The weekend soldiers offend the local swamp dwellers, resulting in a bloody shoot out. Two troopers escape, stumbling upon a Cajun ceremony. Believing they're among friendly people, the men soon learn otherwise.
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Disc 1
UHD
Southern Comfort (1981)
106 min
WarThriller
A squad of National Guards on an isolated weekend exercise in the Louisiana swamp must fight for their lives when they anger local Cajuns by stealing their canoes. Without live ammunition and in a strange country, their experience begins to mirror the Vietnam experience.
Credits
Director
Walter Hill
Writer
Michael Kane
Walter Hill
David Giler
Cast
Keith Carradineas Spencer
Powers Bootheas Hardin
Fred Wardas Reece
Franklyn Sealesas Simms
T.K. Carteras Cribbs
Lewis Smithas Stuckey
Les Lannomas Casper
Peter Coyoteas Poole
Alan Autryas Bowden
Brion Jamesas Trapper
Cinematographer
Andrew Laszlo
Composer
Ry Cooder
Editor
Freeman A. Davies
Producer
David Giler
Disc 2
BDSouthern Comfort (1981)
106 min
WarThriller
A squad of National Guards on an isolated weekend exercise in the Louisiana swamp must fight for their lives when they anger local Cajuns by stealing their canoes. Without live ammunition and in a strange country, their experience begins to mirror the Vietnam experience.
Credits
Director
Walter Hill
Writer
Michael Kane
Walter Hill
David Giler
Cast
Keith Carradineas Spencer
Powers Bootheas Hardin
Fred Wardas Reece
Franklyn Sealesas Simms
T.K. Carteras Cribbs
Lewis Smithas Stuckey
Les Lannomas Casper
Peter Coyoteas Poole
Alan Autryas Bowden
Brion Jamesas Trapper
Cinematographer
Andrew Laszlo
Composer
Ry Cooder
Editor
Freeman A. Davies
Producer
David Giler
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- June 29, 2026