O Brother, Where Art Thou? Easter Eggs

Throughout the movie there are several paralells to Homers 'The Odyssey'. In the classic epic Odysseus encounters many hardships while on his journey. Including a Cyclops and Sirenes that attemp to draw his ship in to be destroyed against the jagged rocks.... more

In this adaptation of Homer's "Odyssey" by the fabulous Cohen brothers, we follow the travels of three self-liberated convicts that make their way towards home across the American South during the infamous Great Depression.
In one loud scene that features... more

When the lady was in the store asking for a Soggy Bottom Boys record, that was actually bluegrass singer Gillian Welch. She co-stared in two of the songs on the soundtrack.

This is the sixth movie that was edited for the Coen brothers by Roderick Jaynes.

There ain't no Roderick Jaynes. In the first work "he" did for them in their early classic, "Blood Simple", they were self-consciously aware that their names were all... more

The guitarist who the three men pick after just having sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads is called Tommy Johnson. When the four men are around the fire, Tommy is playing a song named 'Hard Time, Killing Floor Blues'. This was written by Skip... more