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59% Critic Match
Honeydripper
“This Better Be Some Saturday Night!”
5.9 / 10• 2007• 2h 4m•NR• English
DramaMusic
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Danny Glover
Tyrone Purvis
Lead
LisaGay Hamilton
Delilah
Yaya DaCosta
China Doll
Charles S. Dutton
Maceo
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Slick
Gary Clark Jr.
Sonny
MJ
Mable John
Bertha Mae
Stacy Keach
Sheriff Pugh
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Sayles's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Honeydripper is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
