Mississippi Adventure (1986)
Eugene "Talent Boy", è un amante della chitarra che vuole diventare un bluesman. Quando scopre che in un ospizio della sua città vive Willie Brown, un grande mito del blues, fa di tutto per conoscerlo. Willie Brown, dopo un primo rifiuto, si lascia contagiare dall'entusiasmo del ragazzo, ed insieme cominciano un'avventura che li porterà nel Mississippi, patria del blues.Eugene sa che Willie in gioventù è stato amico di Robert Johnson, il leggendario musicista che si dice abbia fatto un patto col Diavolo per poter suonare la chitarra come nessun altro al mondo; sa anche che Johnson ha inciso solo 29 canzoni sulle 30 pattuite, e spera che Willie possa insegnargli la canzone perduta. Ma anche il vecchio Willie a suo tempo fece un patto col Diavolo, anche se la sua sorte fu diversa dall'amico Johnson: il ritorno nel Mississippi sarà per lui l'occasione di fare un bilancio della propria vita e...di riaffrontare il Diavolo.
Direttore:
Walter Hill
Scrittore:
John Fusco
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Ralph Macchio as Eugene Martone |
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Joe Seneca as Willie Brown |
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Jami Gertz as Frances |
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Joe Morton as Scratch's Assistant |
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Robert Judd as Scratch |
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Steve Vai as Jack Butler |
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Tim Russ as Robert Johnson |
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Dennis Lipscomb as Lloyd |
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Harry Carey, Jr. as Bartender |
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Wally Taylor as O.Z. |
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Allan Arbus as Dr. Santis |
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Edward Walsh as Harley Terhune |
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John Hancock as Sheriff Tilford |
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Allan Graf as Alvin |
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Al Fann as Pawnbroker |
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Guy Killum as Willie at 17 |
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Gretchen Palmer as Beautiful Girl / Dancer |
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Tom Donaldson as John McGraw |
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Akosua Busia as Woman at Boardinghouse |
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Royce Wallace as Hotel Proprietor |
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J.W. Smith as Man at Auto Wrecking Yard |
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Diana Bellamy as Hospital Supervisor |
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Karen Huie as Nurse |
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Robin Townsend as Nurse |
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Jeanne Kiely as Nurse |
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Winifred Freedman as Nurse |
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Dolores Aguanno as Nurse |
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Debra Laws as Nurse |
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Diane Robin as Nurse |
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Leslie Morris as Bus Station Clerk |
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Gloria Delaney as Jookhouse Woman |
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Jo Marie Payton as Jookhouse Woman |
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Angela Robinson Witherspoon as Jookhouse Woman |
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Deborra Hampton as Jookhouse Woman |
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Le Van Hawkins as Jookhouse Man |
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Jason Ross as Jookhouse Man |
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Natasha Peacock as Young Girl at Crossroads |
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Agnes Narciso as Miss Narciso |
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Frank Frost as Jookhouse Musician - Harmonica / Vocalist |
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John Price as Jookhouse Musician - Drums |
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Otis Taylor as Jookhouse Musician - Lead Guitar |
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Richard 'Shubby' Holmes as Jookhouse Musician - Bass Guitar |
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Terry L. Evans as Jookhouse Musician - Keyboard |
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Bobby A. King as Guitar Duel Sequence Singer |
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Sam King as Guitar Duel Sequence Singer |
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Arnold McCuller as Guitar Duel Sequence Singer |
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Willie J. Greene Jr. as Guitar Duel Sequence Singer |
| Directing | Walter Hill | Director |
| Writing | John Fusco | Screenplay |
| Sound | Steve Vai | Music |
| Art | Albert Heschong | Art Direction |
| Art | Marvin March | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Germain | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dagmar Loesch | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Ry Cooder | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Pat Romano | Stunt Double |
| Camera | John Bailey | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Freeman A. Davies | Editor |
| Art | Jack T. Collis | Production Design |
| Production | Mark Carliner | Producer |
| Production | Tim Zinnemann | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Steve Vai | Songs |
| Sound | Ry Cooder | Musician |
| Sound | Sonny Terry | Musician |
| Sound | John 'Juke' Logan | Musician |
