Movie
Honeydripper
Overview
In 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint finds his business dropping off and against his better judgment, hires a young electric guitarist in a last ditch effort to draw crowds during harvest time.
Details
- Release date
- 2007-09-10
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Emerging Pictures, Anarchist's Convention Films, Rainforest Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Danny Glover as Tyrone Purvis
- LisaGay Hamilton as Delilah
- Yaya DaCosta as China Doll
- Charles S. Dutton as Maceo
- Vondie Curtis-Hall as Slick
- Gary Clark Jr. as Sonny
- Mable John as Bertha Mae
- Stacy Keach as Sheriff Pugh
- Nagee Clay as Scratch
- Absalom Adams as Lonnie
- Arthur Lee Williams as Metalmouth Sims
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Stokely
Crew
- John Sayles - Director
- John Sayles - Writer
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