Honeydripper (2007)

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This Better Be Some Saturday Night!

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.

• Released: 2007-09-10
• Genres: Drama, Music
• Runtime: 2h 4m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.9/10 from 44 votes

Directed by John Sayles.

Top cast

• 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
• Mable John as Bertha Mae
• Stacy Keach as Sheriff Pugh
• Nagee Clay as Scratch
• Absalom Adams as Lonnie

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Where to watch Honeydripper

• United States: stream on fuboTV; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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