The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia

May 5 2010 TV-MA 1h 26m
Documentary

Produced by Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine for MTV and Dickhouse Productions, The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia is a documentary about the renowned West Virginia outlaw Jesco White and his eccentric backwoods family. In addition to getting in trouble with the law, the Whites, who live deep within Appalachia, uphold a time-honored dancing style, even as they contend with poverty, drugs and other issues. Alternately humorous and sad, the movie is an unflinching look at life on the criminal margins of rural mountain culture.

Plot

Shoot-outs, robberies, gas-huffing , drug dealing, pill popping, murders, and tap dancing - what do these all have in common? These are just a few of the parts of being a member of the Wild and Wonderful White Family. The legendary family is as known for their wild, excessive criminal ways as they are for their famous mountain dancing members, including Jesco White, the star of the cult classic documentary "Dancing Outlaw." Exploring both the comic and tragic sides of life on the other side of the law, this stylish, fast-paced family portrait exposes the powerful forces of corruption, poverty, and West Virginia's environmentally and culturally devastating coal mining culture that helped shape the White family, a dying breed of outlaws preserving a dying form of dance.

Written by

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Directed by

Julien Nitzberg

Cast

J. Parker Bazzle II, Big & Rich, Ponty's Camper

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

MTV Entertainment Studios, Dickhouse Productions

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins

Trailers
The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia (2009) Official Trailer #1 - Documentary Movie HD
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