Honeydripper
2007 · Movie · 124 min · ★ 5.9 · 69% critics
In 1950s Alabama, a struggling juke joint owner takes a risky chance on a young electric guitarist to bring back a crowd during harvest season. As money pressures and changing musical tastes close in, one big night could decide the club’s future.
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-09-10
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (42 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like music-centered period dramas with blues flavor, especially if Dreamgirls or Beyond the Sea appeal to you; Not for you if you want nonstop songs or a fast-moving story.
Pros: strong blues atmosphere; vivid period setting; energetic music moments | Cons: slow pacing; thin story substance; too much setup
Themes
- alabama
Cast & crew
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
- MJ
Mable John
as Bertha Mae
Stacy Keach
as Sheriff Pugh
- NC
Nagee Clay
as Scratch
- AA
Absalom Adams
as Lonnie
Directed by John Sayles