Honeydripper

Sep 10, 2007

2h 4m

★ 5.8

This Better Be Some Saturday Night!

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.

Genres

Drama

Music

Production Companies

Emerging Pictures

Anarchist's Convention Films

Rainforest Entertainment

Honeydripper Trailers

Cast

Tyrone Purvis

Danny Glover

Delilah

LisaGay Hamilton

China Doll

Yaya DaCosta

Maceo

Charles S. Dutton

Slick

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Sonny

Gary Clark Jr.

Bertha Mae

Mable John

Sheriff Pugh

Stacy Keach

Scratch

Nagee Clay

Lonnie

Absalom Adams

Metalmouth Sims

Arthur Lee Williams

Stokely

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

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