Honeydripper

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.

Cast

Danny Glover

as Tyrone Purvis

LisaGay Hamilton

as Delilah

Yaya DaCosta

as China Doll

Charles S. Dutton

as Maceo

Vondie Curtis-Hall

as Slick

Gary Clark Jr.

as Sonny

Mable John

as Bertha Mae

Stacy Keach

as Sheriff Pugh

Nagee Clay

as Scratch

Absalom Adams

as Lonnie

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