Summary
A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.
Cast
Ralph Macchio
Eugene Martone
Joe Seneca
Willie Brown
Jami Gertz
Frances
Joe Morton
Scratch's Assistant
Robert Judd
Scratch
Steve Vai
Jack Butler
Tim Russ
Robert Johnson
Dennis Lipscomb
Lloyd
Harry Carey, Jr.
Bartender
Wally Taylor
O.Z.
Allan Arbus
Dr. Santis
Edward Walsh
Harley Terhune
John Hancock
Sheriff Tilford
Allan Graf
Alvin
Al Fann
Pawnbroker
Guy Killum
Willie at 17
Gretchen Palmer
Beautiful Girl / Dancer
Tom Donaldson
John McGraw
Akosua Busia
Woman at Boardinghouse
Royce Wallace
Hotel Proprietor
J.W. Smith
Man at Auto Wrecking Yard
Diana Bellamy
Hospital Supervisor
Karen Huie
Nurse
Robin Townsend
Nurse
Jeanne Kiely
Nurse
Winifred Freedman
Nurse
Dolores Aguanno
Nurse
Debra Laws
Nurse
Diane Robin
Nurse
Leslie Morris
Bus Station Clerk
Gloria Delaney
Jookhouse Woman
Jo Marie Payton
Jookhouse Woman
Angela Robinson Witherspoon
Jookhouse Woman
Deborra Hampton
Jookhouse Woman
Le Van Hawkins
Jookhouse Man
Jason Ross
Jookhouse Man
Natasha Peacock
Young Girl at Crossroads
Agnes Narciso
Miss Narciso
Frank Frost
Jookhouse Musician - Harmonica / Vocalist
John Price
Jookhouse Musician - Drums
Otis Taylor
Jookhouse Musician - Lead Guitar
Richard 'Shubby' Holmes
Jookhouse Musician - Bass Guitar
Terry L. Evans
Jookhouse Musician - Keyboard
Bobby A. King
Guitar Duel Sequence Singer
Sam King
Guitar Duel Sequence Singer
Arnold McCuller
Guitar Duel Sequence Singer
Willie J. Greene Jr.
Guitar Duel Sequence Singer
Crew
Director
Walter Hill
Screenplay
John Fusco
Reviews
GenerationofSwine
January 12, 2023
10
Yeah, who doesn't love Robert Johnson, right? OK, well that's not true, I have friends that are Beatles fans... and the thing about them is that they are pure, unadulterated, pop. And the Stones play the blues. Cream plays the blues, Grand Funk, CCR, even Pearl Jam from time to time.
The people that don't like Robert Johnson are pure pop fans. Everyone else listens to the blues.
That is what this is, it's a love letter to the blues via the Robert Johnson crossroads legend, the traveling hobo bluesmen of the 1930s, it's a thank you to people like WC Handy and everyone that goes down to Memphis and works their way south just to see where it all started.
But, for the pure pop fans, it's just the Karate Kid with a guitar and the kindly instructor with a harmonica.
If you're into that kind of thing, it's a movie you'll appreciate, you'll probably even like. But if you're a pure pop guy... it's probably not your thing, but watch it anyways, because you wouldn't even have pop without what this is paying tribute to.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$5,738,952.00
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