9 talking about this. The soundtrack for Sordid Lives is a must-have for die-hard Olivia Newton-John fans, assuming there are any left. It premiered on Logo in July 2008. Few characters or scenes come across as believable. As three generations of a family in a small Texas town gather for a funeral, we learn the hilarious, sad, trashy truth of their "Sordid Lives." That is a rarity. Few characters or scenes come across as believable. Instead, the movie might better be titled Loud Lives. SORDID LIVES The Series we thought was great. A lot of bad acting. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys Black History Month STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events Sordid Lives: The Series is an American television series created, written, and directed by Del Shores.It acts as a prequel to the 2000 film Sordid Lives, the show is set in small town Texas and centers on the Ingram family.. Directed by Del Shores. A lot of bad acting. Sordid Lives is a sordid movie. Sordid Lives has to be at the top of the list. When a gay Hollywood actor returns home to his small Texas town for his grandmother's funeral, the sordid lives of his dysfunctional family are revealed. Movie Metropolis. Boring camera work. Sordid Lives R • Comedy • LGBTQ+ • Movie • 2000 In this cult classic comedy from writer-director Del Shores, a gay West Hollywood actor returns home to his small Texas town for his grandmother’s funeral. With Delta Burke, Bonnie Bedelia, Olivia Newton-John, Kirk Geiger. March 6, 2003 | Rating: 2/10 John J. Puccio. Trailer for Sordid Lives. THE FILM is being re-released by Wolfe September 2014! It stars Rue McClanahan, Olivia Newton-John, Caroline Rhea, Leslie Jordan, Beth Grant and most of the original cast of the film.. The film was released some 20 years after the singer passed her peak as a pop star, but writer/director Del Shore, a fan and friend, cast Newton-John as an aspiring country singer in the film version of his play. SORDID LIVES The Series we thought was great. I don't know what he has done since, but I doubt he will, or anyone can, rival this bright spot of life , at a time when television comedies are dying. Boring camera work. Sordid Lives starts out as chicken-fried farce, as a funeral is prepared for a woman who died when she tripped over her adulterous lover's wooden legs; about midway the emphasis shifts to a drag queen unfairly held in a mental institution and the dead woman's grandson, an actor in Los Angeles who hasn't come out to his mother. We then bought the movie, but have to say we were really disappointed with it. Every character was a character and could have spawned a spin-off. If only the lives in Sordid Lives were sordid. We then bought the movie, but have to say we were really disappointed with it. It is okay to have a low budget picture, many are excellent, but this movie just LOOKS and feels low budget throughout. It is okay to have a low budget picture, many are excellent, but this movie just LOOKS and feels low budget throughout. Del Shores has a comedic genius streak.