| A Hell of a Note | |
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| Directed by | Eagle Pennell |
| Written by | Eagle Pennell |
| Produced by | Eagle Pennell |
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| Music by | Chuck Pinnell |
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| Distributed by | Watchmaker Films (DVD) |
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Running time | 28 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Hell of a Note is a 1977 independent short film directed, written, and produced by Eagle Pennell. It stars Lou Perryman and Sonny Carl Davis. [1]
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Two friends get fired from their roofer jobs and head to the Soap Creek Saloon together to drown their sorrows in beer. They carouse into the night, culminating in a tragedy. [2]
It was released on January 26, 1977, in the same city where it shot on location—Austin, Texas.[ citation needed ]
William Michael Boyle, writing for Southwest Review , praised the short for doing "a great job of deconstructing a certain breed of American masculinity". [3]
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