Along the way, he mastered the use of television to generate millions of dollars in donations toward his goal: "to reach the untold billions yet untold." Sumrall built his South Bend-based network of religious organizations on a mission to share the gospel around the world. Its been going on for more than three years, mostly behind the scenes in cases filed in state and federal court. Sumrall, against another grandson, Andrew "Drew" Sumrall, in a sort of modern-day twist on the Old Testament story of Cain and Abel. CAPTION: Michael Roescher and Kristy Young with Gordy, the real ham of the film.The nasty legal dispute pits the pioneering televangelist’s oldest grandson and namesake, Lester L. One thing's for sure, "Gordy" will put little pea-pickers off their pork. Their screenplay is as bland as an afternoon in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, though the director, Australian animal-mockumentary-maker Mark Lewis, adds a touch of menace by using extreme close-ups, bizarre angles and other stylish camera work.
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It's fairly obvious that Gordy's performance was inspired by Arnold Ziffel's precedent-setting work on the old TV series "Green Acres." But then so was the movie, which was penned by series alumni Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat. The leading lights of the tiny Ozark community (who happen to be Roy Clark, Moe Brandy, Mickey Gilley and Jim Stafford) organize a televised tribute to Gordy, who receives a phone call from President Clinton and makes a plea for help finding his family: "Call 1-800-555-Sooey."Īfter a rousing rendition of "Y'all Come" by Roy Clark and kindred, Jinnie Sue's daddy sings another one of his love songs, which relieves the boardom. Just when it looks darkest for the family, Hanky and Gordy link up with Jinnie Sue, her daddy and their manager (Tom Lester) in Branson, Mo., the Las Vegas of country music. The next step is the fattening pen and after that - the end of the line and "More Parks Sausages, Ma." Meanwhile, Mama Pig attempts to reassure her litter as they are prodded into a brightly lighted ring and auctioned off to the highest bidder.
And though Royce Industries' evil publicist (James Donadio) is determined to put the piggy in a poke, Gordy is too smart for him. Gordy's heroism brings him media attention and a position as the Royce Industries spokespig still, he longs to share his success with Pig Daddy, Mama Pig and his five siblings. It seems that Royce Industries has something to do with the missing porkers, who, we discover, are to be sold at auction somewhere near the border of Arkansas and Missouri. Gordy joins his friends at the event, where he saves the life of Hanky (Michael Roescher), the grandson of billionaire industrialist Henry Royce (Ted Manson). In the course of his travels, the steadfast shoat meets Jinnie Sue (Kristy Young) and her daddy (Doug Stone), a kindhearted country singer who is slated to perform at a political fund-raiser. When a red rooster tells him what happened, Gordy says goodbye to his barnyard buddies and trots off with a determined look in his squinty little eyes.
"Gordy" is the peculiar, seemingly pro-vegan tale of a precious talking piglet's search for his family, which has been taken "up north, where pigs don't come back from" while Gordy was out sniffing daisies.
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