An alabama blues club owner danny glover must find a standin for his main attraction at the last minute in honeydripper. Staring lisa gay hamilton, danny glover, charles s. Unusual for a sayles film, danny glover anchors the piece as its central. May 12, 2008 john sayles is a busy man with the release of his recent movie, honeydripper. But when sam doesnt show up on the appointed day, tyrone must resort to increasingly desperate measures in his struggle to secure a last. Sayless new film honeydripper is an immensely likable, highly characteristic work pursuing many of. The wellcast actors are all solid, more than solid even, but as the directoreditor sayles lets the pace slacken too often. Just wanted to introduce myself as the new assistant editor for honeydripper. Rejected by tyrone when he applies to play at the honeydripper, he is intercepted by the. Honeydripper, directed by john sayles, is a shambling fusion of pop. When business at the oncepopular club begins to trail off and tyrone hires unpredictable electric guitarist sonny gary clark jr. It has been a favorite of the audience and probably in the bestfest next monday. Le film honeydripper 2007 vostfr admin 20170515t19. September is nearly over, and you know what that means its almost time for inktober.
Film gay movie erotic 275,222 results 2 h 12 mindanies05 11. With danny glover, lisagay hamilton, yaya dacosta, charles s. The train attendant tells him to go to the honeydripper for a meal on his behalf, and tells him the history of his one say in prison, in a small town called liberty. Its 1950, and its a make or break weekend for tyrone purvis, the proprietor of the honeydripper lounge. The honeydripper song by joe liggins and his honeydrippers. Midterms are coming in fast and that can be a bit overwhelming. Oliver surprises the family with a vacation to puerto rico. Honeydripper original soundtrack original soundtrack. Released december 28th, 2007, honeydripper stars danny glover, lisagay hamilton, yaya dacosta, charles s. Sonny, an unknown, is passed off as guitar sam, a regional blues legend who is a lastminute noshow at the honeydripper. Honeydripper avoids the usual trappings of other historical films that deal with institutionalized racismthe only burning in this film is a guitar burning, in favor of showing the prevailing caste system between northern and southern negroes. Perhaps other films by sayles will have bluray releases lone star, matewan, and limbo, for example.
The film does feature a host of interesting characters and, as always with sayles, the dialogue has more than a few zingers. John sayles honeydripper is set at the intersection of two movements that would change american life forever. Dutton the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 3 min, and received a score of 68. Danny glover as tyrone, trying to make a go of his little club against all odds has you rooting for him with all his human flaws. Sayless new film honeydripper is an immensely likable.
In the rural alabama of 1950, tyrone danny glover is the proprietor of a rundown, electricitycompromised roadhouse called the honeydripper. Honeydripper 2008 directed by john sayles starring danny glover, lisa gay hamilton et al, presnted by box office films film and movie box office details with weekly chart and lifetime grosses. Honeydripper 2008 rated pg for brief violence and some suggestive material 124 minutes cast. He has a unique style of story telling and his characters are always complex and nuanced. The proprietor of the failing honeydripper hires a famous guitar player, guitar sam, for a one night gig in a lastditch attempt to save the club. 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. With exquisite performances by danny glover, charles s. Students should consult their course material for the specific requirements set by each professor. Watch honeydripper online stream full movie directv. On payday a plantation owner refuses to give a laborer his full wages. Honeydripper est le tout film fourni par anarchists convention films, possedant description du film est. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers.
Honeydripper 2 hours and 04 minutes movie 2008 1950. Dutton, stacy keach, mary steenburgen and sean patrick thomas. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Le film a ete produit avec une excellente qualite graphique, meilleur qualite du son et le plus grand meilleurs acteurs. We took a full year trying to raise money for honeydripper, but we ended up financing it ourselves with the money we made on our other movies and my work as a screenwriter. The film had a limited release in the united states on december 28, 2007, with a release in the united kingdom set for april 28, 2008. Honeydripper 2007 john sayles synopsis, characteristics. Honeydripper on dvd 025195038461 from screen media films. The independent of foreign films discussions group talkaboutfilms talks about. Honeydripper 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. John sayles returns to proctors for premiere of new movie. Dutton book rhythmandblues star guitar sam to save their failing venue, the honeydripper. Its a makeorbreak weekend for the honeydripper lounge and its owner, piano player tyrone pine top purvis. Buddy hacketts duck joke has everyone rolling on the tonight show starring johnny carson duration.
As is typical of sayles films, honeydripper is full of interesting, very human, characters who engage the viewer with dialogue that reveals their hopes and dreams as well as their everyday realities. Honeydripper is one of those relaxing, thought provoking, and entertaining movie. Honeydripper 2007 stream and watch online moviefone. But when sam doesnt show up on the appointed day, tyrone must resort to increasingly desperate measures in his. Part of the problem is that it keeps building to a rocknroll payoff that never quite arrives. When noted film director john sayles and his longtime partner and producer maggie renzi presented gary clark jr. As the film opens, hes losing all his customers to. Hilary duff stars as lane daniels, a fashion journalist.
The independent film honeydripper, starring danny glover, features a rich cast of africanamerican. Dec 18, 2008 i saw the film, honeydripper, with danny glover in the palm springs film festival and today is wonderful music was lovely and great characters, great photography, and predict a great success in 2008. Film notes john sayles honeydripper, is a fusion of pop mythology and social mosaic, imagining the worldchanging moment around 1950 in the rural south, when a blues guitarist first plugged in and. The movie, written and directed by john sayles and starring danny glover, keb mo, stacy keach and gary clark jr, takes place in 1950 alabama. When tyrone, owner of the honeydripper lounge, is faced with having to shut down his juke. This is the trailer that will be appearing in theaters all over the country for the release of john sayles new film honeydripper starring danny. However, decisions need to be made, and they need to be made fast. Nov 08, 2007 this is the trailer that will be appearing in theaters all over the country for the release of john sayles new film honeydripper starring danny glover, charles s.
Green not only held his own with mcduff on the title track, dinks blues. All 35 songs from the honeydripper 2007 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Faced with mounting debts and stiff competition from a rival nightclub and its newfangled jukebox, smalltown alabama club owner tyrone purvis danny glover and his partner maceo charles s. The chief location, the honeydripper lounge, which serves a good drink but is feeling the competition from a juke joint down the road. A young woman is rendered ageless after an accident. His 16th film explores the dynamic nature of the south in the 1950s, when people returning from the war discovered communities dealing with longsimmering conflicts over race and morality. Dec 28, 2007 honeydripper, john sayless shambling fusion of pop mythology and social mosaic, imagines the worldchanging moment, around 1950, in the rural south when a blues guitarist first plugged in. It is a crudelooking piece of outsider art, but it plays beautifully, as exhibited by clark when he performs. Theres the basis for a great film in this, but its. Label engine on behalf of sooo wet, and 1 music rights societies.
I saw the film, honeydripper, with danny glover in the palm springs film festival and today is wonderful music was lovely and great characters, great photography, and predict a great success in 2008. Its a make or break weekend for the honeydripper, this better be some saturday night. Set in 1950 alabama, the picture revolves around tyrone pinetop purvis danny glover, the proprietor of a ramshackle juke joint called the honeydripper. The film is full of wonderful visual and verbal moments. Mable johnhoneydripper is an award winning film, full of great music. Tyrone danny glover is the proprietor of the honeydripper juke joint. When tyrone, owner of the honeydripper lounge, is faced with having to shut down his juke joint, his hopes rest on one man the famous guitar sam. Moviecube incorporated, oktolab et jpg production references. While this may not be the rowdiest birthofrocknroll film. Rent honeydripper 2007 starring danny glover and lisa gay hamilton on dvd and bluray. The honeydrippers were a rock and roll band of the 1980s, deriving their name from roosevelt sykes, an american blues singer also known as honeydripper. Hd borderline 2008 film complet en francais streaming vf. Filmed and set in alabama circa 1950, the film stars danny glover as the owner of a traditional blues club that is failing and in danger of being taken over until he hires a young electric guitarist gary clark, jr.
Deep in debt, tyrone is desperate to bring back the crowds that used to come to his place. Honeydripper falls short of sayles most stellar efforts, but it is nevertheless one of his most engaging, a film that celebrates the transformative power of music. The date featured the big tenor jimmy forrest, drummer ben dixon, and grant green on guitar in his recording debut. A very romantic person, usually in the sense of a silvertongued man adept at saying very sweet things. Hes more concerned with spinning a groundlevel human comedy than searching for pie in the sky. Rent, buy or watch honeydripper movie now family video. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Mable johnhoneydripper is an award winning film, full of great music and plenty of soul. The remaster of jack mcduffs hard swinging 1961 album the honeydripper was overseen by rudy van gelder himself, adding to the concordprestige catalog the same treatment van gelder had done for blue note.
Honeydripper is a 2007 american musical drama film written and directed by john sayles. Former led zeppelin lead singer robert plant formed the group in 1981 to satisfy his longtime goal in having a rock band with a heavy rhythm and blues basis. Honeydripper, set in alabama in the 1950s, tells the story of tyrone pine top purvis danny glover, a downonhisluck bar owner. Honeydripper returns the music to its rightful owners. They may have more to do with each other than you might think, although that isnt his point. Artist gerhard trede, apm music sonoton recorded music library sonoton music.
Crocker guitars was chosen over other custom guitar builders to create honey dripper, the guitar featured in the currently playing film, honeydripper. Rent honeydripper 2007 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. For 2008, the top ten films consisted of three superhero films, three animated films, three action films and one musical film. His movie is rich with characters and flowing with music. Mable john honeydripper is an award winning film, full of great music and plenty of soul. Im an illustration sophomore from florida and an avid lover o. Honeydripper was a little gem in the john sayles catalog of film making. It would be extraordinary for the american film culture to unravel slavery but it doesnt.
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