A Hell of a Note

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.

Plot summary

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.

Cast

Lou Perryman as Floyd Johnson
Sonny Carl Davis as Jimmie Lee

Release

It was released on January 26, 1977, in the same city where it shot on location—Austin, Texas.

Reception

William Michael Boyle, writing for Southwest Review, praised the short for doing "a great job of deconstructing a certain breed of American masculinity".