In this episode we discuss Cooder's second solo foray into the world of cinema, 1981's Southern Comfort. Cooder's second collaboration with action champion Walter Hill is a relatively unknown film, but one that is highly regarded among those in the know. The British Guardian even called it a masterpiece. The movie takes us deep into the swamps of the American South and into the world of the Cajun hinterland. For Cooder, it was a leap from the Wild West directly into the present and therefore a completely new challenge. He mastered it with flying colors.

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