Vernon, Florida

USA 1982, 56 minutes
Dir. Errol Morris
Rating: [Exempt]
Genres: Documentary / Sociology

Aroview: An early gem from dir. Morris (THE FOG OF WAR) that ambles around the small backwater town of the title, documenting the eccentricities and humour of the residents.

Originally this was intended as an 'undercover' study of the town with the highest rate of 'dismemberment insurance fraud' in the USA, but the weirdness proved to go much deeper, ranging from worm-farmers and "brain experts" to all manner of crackpot hobbyists.