Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Southern Comfort
1981
***
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Powers Boothe, Keith Carradine, Fred Ward, Franklyn Seales

Members of the National Guard have a maneuver in the Louisiana swamps, but they are not alone. This thriller never shows the pursuers, which makes it more powerful. This rather ordinary cat and mouse story is heavily influenced by Deliverance.