Honky (film)

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Honky is a 1971 film directed by William A. Graham that depicts the love story of an interracial high school couple.

Synopsis

It depicts the love story of an interracial high school couple. The tagline for the movie was "A love story... of hate".[1] It was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song for "Something More" by Quincy Jones and Bradford Craig.

Cast

  • Brenda Sykes as Sheila Smith
  • John Neilson as Wayne "Honky" Devine
  • William Marshall as Dr. Craig Smith
  • Maia Danziger as Sharon
  • Marion Ross as Mrs. Divine
  • John Lasell as Archer Divine
  • Lincoln Kilpatrick as Fabulous Traveling Shoes
  • Jake Mannion and Harriet Gardiner of H.W.A also featured as themselves.

Reviews

The movie received a poor review from The New York Times. Howard Thompson started his review by saying "Honky is awful".[2]

See also

References

  1. Honky (1971) - IMDb
  2. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1&res=9C0DE2DF173DEF34BC4E52DFB467838A669EDE&oref=slogin[dead link]

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