Honeydripper
– In 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint finds his business dropping off and again..
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.
09 May 2008
English
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John Sayles
John Sayles
Danny Glover, LisaGay Hamilton, Yaya DaCosta, Charles S. Dutton
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.
3 wins & 3 nominations.
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