Honeydripper
This Better Be Some Saturday Night!
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
124 min
Release Date
2007-09-10
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
40
Vote Average
5.875
Danny Glover
Tyrone Purvis
LisaGay Hamilton
Delilah
Yaya DaCosta
China Doll
Charles S. Dutton
Maceo
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Slick
Gary Clark Jr.
Sonny
Mable John
Bertha Mae
Stacy Keach
Sheriff Pugh
Nagee Clay
Scratch
Absalom Adams
Lonnie
Arthur Lee Williams
Metalmouth Sims
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Stokely
Davenia McFadden
Nadine
Daryl Edwards
Shack Thomas
Sean Patrick Thomas
Dex
Eric L. Abrams
Ham
Kel Mitchell
Junebug
Keb' Mo'
Possum
Tom Wright
Cool Breeze
Donnie L. Betts
Mr. Simmons
John Sayles
Zeke
Larry Coker
Driver
Mary Steenburgen
Amanda Winship
Brian D. Williams
Luther
Santana Shelton
Opal
Danny Vinson
Judge Gatlin
Brent Jennings
Ned
Steve Holmes
Deputy #1
Albert Hall
Reverend Cutlip
Ronald McCall
King
Eddie Mallard III
Nat
Eddie Shaw
Time Trenier
Eric Housh
Clerk
Stephan Hundley
Young Henry
James Crittenden
Old Man Toussaint
Ledyard Williamson
Deputy #2
Marcus Henderson
Dancing man (uncredited)
8.0
To Kill a Mockingbird
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.
1962-12-20 | en
7.7
Fried Green Tomatoes
Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in 1920s Whistle Stop, Alabama.
1991-12-27 | en
8.5
Forrest Gump
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
1994-06-23 | en
7.5
The Little Foxes
In 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build cotton mills in their Deep South town.
1941-08-29 | en
0.0
I Will Dance
Follows the young people of Selma, Alabama's RATCo (Random Acts of Theatre Company) as they journey to New York City to share their story of hope, resilience, and overcoming.
2015-07-01 | en
6.6
The Honeymoon Killers
Martha Beck, an obese nurse who is desperately lonely, joins a "correspondence club" and finds a romantic pen pal in Ray Fernandez. Martha falls hard for Ray, and is intent on sticking with him even when she discovers he's a con man who seduces lonely single women, kills them and then takes their money. She poses as Ray's sister and joins Ray on a wild killing spree, fueled by her lingering concern that Ray will leave her for one of his marks.
1970-02-04 | en
7.4
Selma
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
2014-12-25 | en
0.0
Camp Meetin'
Members of the Hall Johnson Choir play members of a church congregation in the deep South in 1936. THey hold an open-air tent-and-camp meeting in order to raise the funds needed to send the church pastor, played by Clinton Rosemond, to a church conference in Birmingham, Alabama.
1936-10-08 | en
0.0
Deuce and a Quarter
On a road trip through the American South, two close friends experience a major radio malfunction, followed by curious encounters at an Alabama auto repair shop.
2012-10-15 | en
7.5
My Cousin Vinny
Two carefree pals from Brooklyn traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend, to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!
1992-03-13 | en
7.2
Norma Rae
Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the difficult, and possibly dangerous, struggle to unionize her factory.
1979-03-02 | en
0.0
Scars of Jealousy
Scars of Jealousy is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Lloyd Hughes and Frank Keenan. It was produced by Thomas H. Ince and distributed through Associated First National, later First National.
1923-03-05 | en
6.8
George Wallace
George Wallace is a 1997 television film starring Gary Sinise as George Wallace, the former Governor of Alabama. It was directed by John Frankenheimer, who won an Emmy award for it; Sinise and Mare Winningham also won Emmies for their performances. The film was based on the 1996 biography Wallace : The Classic Portrait of Alabama Governor George Wallace by Marshall Frady, who also co-wrote the teleplay. Frankenheimer's film was highly praised by critics: in addition to the Emmy awards, it received the Golden Globe for Best Miniseries/Motion Picture made for TV. Angelina Jolie also received a Golden Globe for her performance as Wallace's second wife, Cornelia.
1997-08-24 | en
0.0
Drive-By Truckers: The Secret to a Happy Ending
Documentary covers three tumultuous years in the career of the Southern rock group Drive-By Truckers.
2011-02-15 | en
6.1
Blue Sky
Hank Marshall is a tough, square-jawed, straitlaced Army engineer and nuclear science expert, assigned to help conduct weapons testing in 1950s America. Hank has become a thorn in the side of the Army, though, for a couple of very different reasons. He is an outspoken opponent of atmospheric testing, though his superiors hold contrary views and want to squelch his concerns...and his reports. The other problem is his wife, Carly. She is voluptuous and volatile, wreaking havoc in his personal life and stirring up intrigue at each new Army base.
1994-09-16 | en
6.4
Alabama Moon
After the unexpected death of his survivalist father, an eleven year old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness must learn how to make a home in the modern world.
2009-10-25 | en
6.0
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
In 1930s Alabama, nine young black men are accused of raping two white women. The judge in the case, unlike the rest of the town, comes to believe that the boys are innocent and, against all advice from his friends and family, sets them free, which turns the entire community against him.
1976-04-22 | en
7.4
Nothing But a Man
A proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.
1964-12-27 | en
4.9
The Integrity of Joseph Chambers
Fearing the apocalypse, an insurance salesman sets off into the woods on a solo hunting experiment.
2023-02-17 | en
6.3
Bright Road
Teachers at an all-black school fight to save a problem child.
1953-04-17 | en