Quotes O Brother, Where Art Thou? Only Joel and Ethan Coen, the fraternal director and producer team behind art-house hits such as The Big Lebowski and Fargo and masters of quirky and ultra-stylish genre subversion, would dare nick the plot line of Homer's Odyssey for a comic picaresque saga about three cons on the run in 1930s Mississippi.
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Summary and Analysis of Part 3: Losing Pete The men drive down the road. Suddenly Pete hears something through the trees outside and begins to get anxious, howling in excitement for Everett to pull over. Everett does so and Pete goes running into the woods. Everett and Delmar follow, confused.
QuotesGram O Brother, Where Art Thou? Quotes In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them. Ulysses Everett McGill: Damn!
Bursting through a clearing, Pete comes upon a trio of women sitting in the middle of a river and singing, “Go to Sleep You Little Baby.” They are washing clothes in the river, and Pete runs over and introduces himself. The women don’t speak to the men, but continue singing and dipping their clothes in the river.
Delmar O'Donnell, Pete: He has no friends to help him out. Ulysses Everett McGill: Maybe your friends think I'm just a stranger, my face you never will see no more. But there is one promise that is given, I'll meet you on God's golden shore. Delmar O'Donnell, Pete: He'll meet you on God's golden shore.
Ulysses Everett McGill: So I borrowed it until I did know. Pete: That don't make no sense! Ulysses Everett McGill: Pete, it's a fool that looks for logic in the chambers of the human heart. Blind Seer: You seek a great fortune, you three who are now in chains.
Pomade Vendor: I don't carry Dapper Dan, I carry Fop. Ulysses Everett McGill: Well, I don't want Fop, goddamn it! I'm a Dapper Dan man! Pomade Vendor: Watch your language, young feller, this is a public market. Now if you want Dapper Dan, I can order it for you, have it in a couple of weeks.