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.
Acting
Danny Glover's weary dignity anchors every scene.
Score
Gary Clark Jr. arrives like lightning in the third act.
Production
Lovingly recreated 1950s Alabama, shot on location.
Director
John Sayles
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gary Clark Jr. was only 23 and not yet famous when Sayles cast him purely on his guitar skills.
The film dramatizes the real 1950s shift from jukebox blues to electric guitar rock, when Black club owners faced both racist law enforcement and musical obsolescence.
US
