Talk:The War of the Simpsons

"The Southerner"
One of the plot points in Jean Renoir's 1945 film, "The Southerner" (usually thought of as his most successful American picture), involves a feud between the eponymous poor Southern farmer (or was it his children?) and a neighbor, over who will catch a giant catfish, "old Lead Pencil." If I remember correctly, there may be some dispute in the film whether Lead Pencil really exists. I had always assumed Renoir's giant catfish was one of the inspirations for General Sherman, but can't find any support for this theory at, e.g., SNPP's episode capsule. Does anyone else agree? Kmbush40 11:19, 3 August 2007 (UTC)