White Lightnin'

2009 1h 32m EN

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6.9

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81%

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IMDB

★6.9TMDB · 43🍅81%Rotten Tomatoes★7IMDB · 1,871

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Synopsis

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Deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia, where every man owns a gun and a moonshine still, abides living legend Jesco White, "the dancing outlaw". As a boy Jesco was in and out of reform school and the insane asylum. To keep him out of trouble, his daddy D-Ray taught him the art of mountain dancing, a frenzied version of tap dancing to wild country banjo music. After his father's death, crazy Jesco dons his father's tap shoes and takes his show on the road.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Edward Hogg
Jesco White
Carrie Fisher
Cilla
Muse Watson
D. Ray White
Owen Campbell
Young Cesco
Stephanie Astalos-Jones
Birty Mae
Kirk Bovill
Long
Stephen Lester
Doctor
Wallace Merck
Edgar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dominic Murphy
Writers: Eddy Moretti, Shane Smith, Dominic Murphy
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dominic Murphy, shot by Tim Maurice-Jones. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nick Zinner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sam Sneade shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Edward Hogg and Carrie Fisher and Muse Watson carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1034419 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Dominic Murphy directs. Tim Maurice-Jones behind the camera. Nick Zinner scores. Sam Sneade cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Directed by Dominic Murphy, shot by Tim Maurice-Jones. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Nick Zinner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Sam Sneade shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Edward Hogg and Carrie Fisher and Muse Watson carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1034419 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "tap dancing", "alcoholism", "cop", "appalachia".