Faced with mounting debts and stiff competition from a rival nightclub and its newfangled jukebox, small town Alabama club owner Tyrone Purvis (Danny Glover) and his partner Maceo (Charles S. Dutton) book rhythm-and-blues star Guitar Sam to save their failing venue, the Honeydripper. But when Sam doesn’t show up on the appointed day, Tyrone must resort to increasingly desperate measures in his struggle to secure a last minute replacement and keep the Honeydripper from closing its doors.
Directors: John Sayles
Studio: Anarchist's Convention Films
Writers: John Sayles