# "Hurry Sundown" q:

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurry-sundown-q/819224>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 7, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurry-sundown-q/819224 "2018-08-07T12:57:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurry-sundown-q/819224/1 "2018-08-07T12:57:13Z")

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What is the title of that novel and movie referencing? Wikipedia’s synopsis of the plot doesn’t make the title sound very relevant.

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**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurry-sundown-q/819224/2 "2018-08-07T14:25:37Z")

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Haven’t seen the movie or read the book, but reading the synopsis, my initial thought that it’s a reference to [sundown towns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundown_town) seems likely.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurry-sundown-q/819224/3 "2018-08-07T16:40:48Z")

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Huh. I thought this was going to be about the [song](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurry_Sundown_(Peter,_Paul_and_Mary_song)) – which I’ve just found out was written for (but not used for) the film.