White Lightnin'
2009 · Movie · R · 92 min · ★ 6.9
Deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia, where every man owns a gun and a moonshine still, abides living legend Jesco White, "the dancing outlaw". As a boy Jesco was in and out of reform school and the insane asylum. To keep him out of trouble, his daddy D-Ray taught him the art of mountain dancing, a frenzied version of tap dancing to wild country banjo music. After his father's death, crazy Jesco dons his father's tap shoes and takes his show on the road.
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-01-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 92 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (40 votes)
Themes
- tap dancing
- alcoholism
- cop
- appalachia
- psychiatric hospital
- vigilante
- racism
- drugs
- alcoholic
- bible quote
Cast & crew
Edward Hogg
as Jesco White
Carrie Fisher
as Cilla
Muse Watson
as D. Ray White
Owen Campbell
as Young Cesco
Stephanie Astalos-Jones
as Birty Mae
Kirk Bovill
as Long
Stephen Lester
as Doctor
- WM
Wallace Merck
as Edgar
Steve Nicolson
as Vernon
Clay Steakley
as Reilly
Directed by Dominic Murphy