Honeydripper

"This Better Be Some Saturday Night!"

May 9 2008 PG-13 2h 4m
Crime, Drama, History

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.

Plot

1950. Rural Alabama. Cotton harvest. It's a make-or-break weekend for the Honeydripper Lounge and its owner, piano player Tyrone "Pine Top" Purvis. Deep in debt to the liquor man, the chicken man, and the landlord, Tyrone is desperate to lure the young cotton pickers and local Army base recruits into his juke joint, away from Touissant's, the rival joint across the way. His plan to hire a guitar legend go awry and Tyrone is forced to take drastic action in a final scheme to save the club.

Written by

John Sayles

Directed by

John Sayles

Cast

Danny Glover, LisaGay Hamilton, Yaya DaCosta

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Anarchist's Convention Films

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins & 3 nominations

Trailers
John Sayles' "Honeydripper" Trailer
Featurettes
John Sayles on What Inspired HONEYDRIPPER
Michael Schlesinger on HONEYDRIPPER
Scores
# of Votes
2,269
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
68
Popularity
NA