Is get low a true story?

Asked by: Matthew Jankowski

Get Low is based on the true story of a Tennessee hermit named Felix “Bush” Breazeale who, in 1938, held his own funeral five years before he died. The event attracted some 10,000 people and garnered national press coverage, including a piece in Life magazine, but Breazeale’s motivation remained an enigma.

Is the Get Low movie based on a true story?

Don Gonyea talks to actor Robert Duvall about his latest movie, Get Low. It’s based on the true story of a Tennessee recluse who throws himself his own funeral. It opens in theaters July 30.

Who is Felix Breazeale?

Felix “Bush” Breazeale, of Roane, Tennessee was a hermit who became a celebrity overnight when he decided to host his own funeral. Robert Duvall plays Bush in a newly released Hollywood movie about the story called “Get Low”. The 67 year-old bricklayer was also an avid hunter, fisherman, drinker and smoker.

Who is Mary Lee in the movie Get Low?

Things get more complicated when an old mystery is remembered, involving a local widow named Mattie Darrow (Sissy Spacek), who was Bush’s girlfriend in their youth, and her deceased sister, Mary Lee Stroup (Arin Logan).

What happens in Get Low?

Felix Bush (Robert Duvall) is a hermit who has no regard for anybody in the town or anyone who wants to get to know him. But one day, after a fellow old hermit has died and he hears people in the town telling stories about him, he decides that he needs to get these stories out in the public.

Is the movie Get Low on Netflix?

Rent Get Low (2009) on DVD and Blu-ray – DVD Netflix.

Is get low a comedy?

This is a film about a man who doesn’t speak to the world for 40 years, and once it comes time, the movie won’t let him, or itself, shut up. Highly unusual drama – with black comedy elements – which allows Duvall to showcase his refined skills.

How long is get low?

Get Low (Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz song)

Where is Lil Jon now?

Lil Jon reportedly lives in Alpharetta, Georgia, outside Atlanta.