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Honeydripper (Motion picture)

Honeydripper [videorecording] / a Screen Media Films release ; Anarchists' Convention presents in association with Emerging Pictures and Rainforest Films ; produced by Maggie Renzi ; written, directed and edited by John Sayles.

Anamorphic widescreen format (1.78:1).

[New York] : Screen Media Films, 2008.

1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

In 1950s rural Alabama, Tyrone "Pine Top" Purvis, the owner of the Honeydripper Lounge, is deep in debt fighting a rival club's popularity. Desperate to stay open, Tyrone decides to bet on famous talent, laying off his regular performers and giving his last cash to bring in the popular Guitar Sam, for a one-night-only gig. But when the train arrives and Guitar Sam is nowhere to be found, Tyrone finds himself facing even longer odds yet.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief violence and some suggestive material.

Nightclubs -- Alabama -- Drama.

Lounge music -- Drama.

Guitar music -- Alabama -- Drama.

Debt -- Alabama -- Drama.

African Americans -- Alabama -- Drama.

Alabama -- Drama.

Musical films.

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Sayles, John, 1950-

Renzi, Maggie.

Abrams, Eric L.

Clark, Gary, Jr., 1984-

DaCosta, Yaya, 1982-

Dutton, Charles S.

Edwards, Daryl.

Glover, Danny.

Hall, Albert.

Curtis-Hall, Vondie.

Hamilton, Lisa Gay, 1964-

Jennings, Brent.

John, Mable.

Keach, Stacy.

McFadden, Davenia, 1961-

Mitchell, Kel.

Keb' Mo' (Musician)

Santiago-Hudson, Ruben, 1956-

Shaw, Eddie, 1937-2018

Steenburgen, Mary.

Thomas, Sean Patrick.

Williams, Arthur (Harmonica player)

Wright, Tom, 1952-

Screen Media Films (Firm)

Anarchists' Convention (Firm)

Emerging Pictures (Firm)

Rainforest Films (Firm)

Honey dripper

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007.

Special features: optional director's commentary; one-on-one interviews with Sayles, Glover, Dutton, and Renzi (19 min.); "Behind the scenes" featurette (27 min.).

Cinematographer, Dick Pope ; music composed by, Mason Daring ; costume designer, Hope Hanafin ; production designer, Toby Corbett.

Eric Abrams, Gary Clark Jr., Yaya Dacosta, Charles S. Dutton, Daryl Edwards, Danny Glover, Albert Hall, Vondie Curtis Hall, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Brent Jennings, Dr. Mable John, Stacy Keach, Davenia McFadden, Kel Mitchell, Keb' Mo', Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Eddie Shaw, Mary Steenburgen, Sean Patrick Thomas, Arthur Lee Williams, Tom Wright.

DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DVD-9, single-sided.

In English, with optional Spanish subtitles.

Closed-captioned.

Special features: Cast and filmmaker interviews -- Director's commentary -- Behind the scenes.

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DVD MOVIE Honeydri

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