George Harris, Albert Bitterling, Claude Register, Snake Reynolds, Henry Shipes
For his second documentary feature, Errol Morris originally set out to chronicle Vernon, FL, because it had the highest rate of a particular sort of insurance fraud -- dismemberment performed for prof... read more 
DVD Release Date: July 26, 2005
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February 22, 2011While I love Morris, this is not one of his most impressive documentaries. While it does feature an oddly fascinating cast of characters, it could have used a bit more focus. Something to tie these disparate subjects together. Again, Morris does not mock his interviewees. True to... read more
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January 25, 2007Best quotable lines in any movie ever. Period. You will laugh your face off, then feel bad about it. I love this movie. Each time you watch it, you progress in the characters you like, till you settle on the turkey hunter, old guy with jewl, old man with turtle, and who can n... read more
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May 31, 2007[font=Century Gothic]"Vernon, Florida" is a documentary by Errol Morris about the citizens of a small Florida town who talk about their daily lives, apparently responding to questions asked off-camera.(It is refreshing that these are not the hyper-articulate talking heads that we... read more
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September 16, 2010I'm not well-acquainted with Errol Morris. So, I can't really compare this to his other works. On its own, this documentary is simply a rare, delicious, zen-like gem. It is the essence of what a quirky doc should be: an honest, perceptive, and unique view of things that is, above... read more
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September 9, 2010In his second feature Errol Morris introduces us to various eccentric locals from a backwoods town (from which the title takes it's name) in the Florida swamps. A man who explains the art of turkey hunting, a preacher who shares with us his idea on semantics, and an elderly man w... read more
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June 27, 2007A movie about simplicity - simple people in a simple town who use simple words to describe complex things. Morris presents unusual people as just that - people. He doesn't talk down or poke fun. Another reason why he is such a great documentary filmmaker.
Critic Reviews
April 21, 2005
Annette Cardwell, Filmcritic.com
September 9, 2003
Rumsey Taylor, Not Coming to a Theater Near You
Vernon at first appears to be an exploitative display of the fluent eccentricities of a rural compendium and becomes collectively applicable, even relevant. Full Review
January 1, 2000
John A. Nesbit, Old School Reviews
the great turkey hunter creates a long lasting character along with the other Vernon residents Full Review
February 23, 2008
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com
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July 2, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
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August 19, 2004
Frank Swietek, One Guy's Opinion
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July 27, 2004
Angela Baldassarre, Sympatico.ca
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