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. Behind the scenes look at the film by john sayles created by donnie l. Deep in debt, tyrone is desperate to bring back the crowds that used to come to his place. Honeydripper original soundtrack original soundtrack. Honeydripper 2007 soundtrack complete list of songs. Its a make or break weekend for the honeydripper, this better be some saturday night. While this may not be the rowdiest birthofrocknroll film ever made its very likely the least rowdy. Living in constant fear of being labeled a psychopath, jeffrey constructs a complex world of denial.
Honeydripper 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Resting his hopes on a famous electric guitar player, tyrone has one weekend to pay off his debts to the liquor man, the landlord, the chicken man, and many others. 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. 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. As the weekend approaches, the last saturday night is a make or break for honeydripper.
Honeydripper is one of those relaxing, thought provoking, and entertaining movie. Sayless new film honeydripper is an immensely likable. The story depicts a second chance for an aging bluesman, the kickoff to a young guitar turks career and the rise of rock n roll itself. The data is only saved locally on your computer and never transferred to us. He has a unique style of story telling and his characters are always complex and nuanced. Robert johnson, traveling riverside blues in his latest film, director john sayles transports us back to the deep south of the early 1950s, continue reading sayles of august.
Honeydripper was a little gem in the john sayles catalog of film making. Honeydripper music cd columbus metropolitan library. Danny glover at the screening of honeydripper during the toronto international film festival 2007. Good movie to watch on the anniversary of our involvement in korea, and a new base opens down the road to prepare troops to be sent to the war that will apparently never end. Honeydripper cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. With a stunning soundtrack and a stellar cast, including danny glover, charles s. Honeydripper is an award winning film, full of great music and plenty of soul. Sonny, an unknown, is passed off as guitar sam, a regional blues legend who is a lastminute noshow at the honeydripper. 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. 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. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing honeydripper near you. 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.
When business at the oncepopular club begins to trail off and tyrone hires unpredictable electric guitarist sonny gary clark jr. I bought it as soon as i was done watching the film. Desperate to stay open, tyrone decides to bet on famous talent, laying off his regular performers and giving his last cash to bring. Theres the basis for a great film in this, but its. All 35 songs from the honeydripper 2007 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. If you havent heard yet, the illustration department has a new career advisor named steven robi. The wrecking crew is a 2008 american documentary film directed by denny tedesco, son of guitarist tommy tedesco. Its a makeorbreak weekend for the honeydripper lounge and its owner, piano player tyrone pine top purvis. Set in 1950 alabama, the picture revolves around tyrone pinetop purvis danny glover, the proprietor of a ramshackle juke joint called the honeydripper. Tyrone danny glover is the proprietor of the honeydripper juke joint. Honeydripper, set in alabama in the 1950s, tells the story of tyrone pine top purvis danny glover, a downonhisluck bar owner. Having flown out after completing her business at stax the next day. Mable john honeydripper is an awardwinning film, full of great music and plenty of soul.
Music the way it is written, performed, and delivered is always. Honeydrippers electric musical numbers and sharp performances make for an exciting film, despite its slow pace. Writerdirector john sayles on the criterion rerelease of matewan. 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. John sayles 2008 film, honeydripper, set in rural alabama in 1950. The date featured the big tenor jimmy forrest, drummer ben dixon, and. Rent honeydripper 2007 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. 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. Honeydripper original motion picture soundtrack 15 songs. View danny glover photo, images, movie photo stills, celebrity photo galleries, red carpet premieres and more on fandango. The chief location, the honeydripper lounge, which serves a good drink but is feeling the competition from a juke joint down the road. Oct 16, 2017 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination.
The film premiered at the 2008 south by southwest film festival. In 1950s rural alabama, tyrone pine top purvis, the owner of the honeydripper lounge, is deep in debt fighting a rival clubs popularity. Mable john, keb mo and rising star gary clark jr, honeydripper is a rock n roll story as it has never been told before. Honeydripper 2007 stream and watch online moviefone. 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. But when sam doesnt show up on the appointed day, tyrone must resort to increasingly desperate measures in his struggle to secure a last. In his newest film, honeydripper, music is the mechanism with which sayles enacts his iconic interrogation of our culture, with both the evolution of american music and. Rent honeydripper 2007 starring danny glover and lisa gay hamilton on dvd and bluray. He drifts into the honeydripper looking for a job or a meal, and carrying something no one has ever seen before. Indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull 2008.
Desperate to stay open, tyrone decides to bet on famous talent, laying off his regular performers and giving his last cash to bring in the popular guitar sam, for a onenightonly gig. 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. May 12, 2008 john sayles is a busy man with the release of his recent movie, honeydripper. John sayles is a busy man with the release of his recent movie, honeydripper. Rent, buy or watch honeydripper movie now family video. In his newest film, honeydripper, music is the mechanism with which. Honeydripper, directed by john sayles, is a shambling fusion of pop mythology and social mosaic. That mixed message, along with some racial slurs, some strong foul language, and some politics of greed and prejudice keep honeydripper from being a great movie. Hello everyone, i hope youve had an amazing quarter so far. With harrison ford, cate blanchett, shia labeouf, karen allen. Honeydripper soundtrack from 2008, composed by various artists, mason daring. Somewhere right about the time that blues great keb mo shows up as a blind guitarist named possum who loves nothing more than to pick at his instrument and dispense homespun wisdom with a wry chuckle, it becomes clear that honeydripper is not going to be anything close to the film that it should be. An alabama blues club owner danny glover must find a standin for his main attraction at the last minute in honeydripper. Stephen holden, the film critic for the new york times, was disappointed in the film script and wrote, while operating on a mythic level honeydripper also wants to create the same kind of toptobottom social microcosm found in many of mr.
They may have more to do with each other than you might think, although that isnt his point. John sayles honeydripper is set at the intersection of two movements that would change american life forever. Students should consult their course material for the specific requirements set by each professor. Dutton, stacey keach and mary steenburgen, as well as performances by motown legend dr. His movie is rich with characters and flowing with music. It has been a favorite of the audience and probably in the bestfest next monday. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers.
Honeydripper 2007 john sayles synopsis, characteristics. 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. Dutton, stacy keach, mary steenburgen and sean patrick thomas. But this time his attempt to have his characters be simultaneously symbolic and real. Nov 29, 2006 all 35 songs from the honeydripper 2007 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. The wellcast actors are all solid, more than solid even, but as the directoreditor sayles lets the pace slacken too often.
Honeydripper original motion picture soundtrack music cd contents. Complete ost song list, videos, music, description. With danny glover, lisagay hamilton, yaya dacosta, charles s. In the rural alabama of 1950, tyrone danny glover is the proprietor of a rundown, electricitycompromised roadhouse called the honeydripper. Honeydripper original motion picture soundtrack by various. Now, 40 years on, her role in john sayles soulful film honeydripper is. The date featured the big tenor jimmy forrest, drummer ben dixon, and grant green on guitar in his recording debut. Into harmony one day comes a footloose young man named sonny, played by gary clark jr. Honeydripper dvd saint paul public library bibliocommons. Perhaps that is the break from god that tyrone wants, but perhaps not. 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. Its 1950, and its a make or break weekend for tyrone purvis, the proprietor of the honeydripper lounge.
Dutton, stacy keach, mary steenburgen and sean patrick thomas, and featuring musicians keb mo and dr. The movie, instead, gives the message that rocknroll is what saves tyrone and his club. Dutton the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 3 min, and received a score of 68. The septic tank overflowed, so i had to call the honeydripper to pump it out. Rejected by tyrone when he applies to play at the honeydripper, he is intercepted. As the film opens, hes losing all his customers to. But, this movie is worth watching for the music alone. Its 1950 and its a make or break weekend for tyrone purvis danny glover, the proprietor of the honeydripper lounge.
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. Released december 28th, 2007, honeydripper stars danny glover, lisagay hamilton, yaya dacosta, charles s. September is nearly over, and you know what that means its almost time for inktober. Released by rhino records in 2008 containing music from honeydripper 2007. January 17, 2008 john sayles new film honeydripper. May 12, 2015 by dennis hartley originally posted on digbys hullabaloo on march 1, 2008 lord, im goin to rosedale, gon take my rider by my side we can still barrelhouse baby, on the riverside.
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