1950. Rural Alabama. Cotton harvest. It’s a make-or-break weekend for the Honeydripper Lounge and its owner, piano player Tyrone “Pine Top” Purvis. Deep in debt to the liquor man, the chicken man, and the landlord, Tyrone is desperate to lure the young cotton pickers and local Army base recruits into his juke joint, away from Touissant’s, the rival joint across the way. His plan to hire a guitar legend go awry and Tyrone is forced to take drastic action in a final scheme to save the club.
Release Date: 9 May 2008Runtime: 124 min
Stars:
- Absalom Adams
- Arthur Lee Williams
- Charles S. Dutton
- Danny Glover
- Daryl Edwards
- Davenia McFadden
- Gary Clark Jr.
- LisaGay Hamilton
- Mable John
- Nagee Clay
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson
- Sean Patrick Thomas
- Stacy Keach
- Vondie Curtis-Hall
- Yaya DaCosta
Director: John Sayles
