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. There is a fair amount of cursing in this movie, so if you don't like movies with bad language, you may not prefer this one, but if it doesn't bother you I can guarantee you will LOVE this movie. Questions and Answers. Brilliant quirky comedy with incredibly good music, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 16, 2018. He has earned his right to stand tall, and it wouldn't have shocked me to see him spew attitude all over us if he wanted to. Both Homer's mother and Herb Powell make their first appearances on The Simpsons in the episode. Love it. is one of the "real winners to be found in the second season". [10] Dawn Taylor of The DVD Journal thought the most memorable line of the episode was Homer's idea of the perfect car, "You know that little ball you put on the aerial so you can find your car in a parking lot? In the episode, Grampa confesses that Homer has a half-brother named Herbert Powell, a car manufacturer. very good movie.....music is good......driving my grand daughter up the wall with the songs!! ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ Cast Reunion Slated for Next Month, 22 September 2020 "[12], Jeremy Kleinman of DVD Talk said the episode "features another great guest voice, this time by Danny DeVito as the voice of Homer's long lost brother Herb, who reenters Homer's life and solicits his 'common man' prospective in building a car. [12] Jacobson added that he thought DeVito "brought spark to his part and made Herb fun and lively. 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