White Lightnin' (2009)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

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.

• Released: 2009-01-19
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 32m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 43 votes

Directed by Dominic Murphy.

Top cast

• 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
• Wallace Merck as Edgar
• Steve Nicolson as Vernon
• Clay Steakley as Reilly

Full cast & crew

Where to watch White Lightnin'

• United States: stream on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Sundance Now Amazon Channel, Sundance Now, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Sundance Now Apple TV channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: rent on Fetch TV; buy on Fetch TV

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