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The Wild & Wonderful Whites of West Virginia
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November 15, 2010 "Please retry" | — | 1 |
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Format | Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Closed-captioned |
Contributor | Nitzberg, Julien, White, Jesco |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 45 minutes |
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From executive producers Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine (Jackass) comes a shocking and outlandish year-in-the-life documentary about the White Family of Boone County, West Virginia's most notorious and surly family.Shoot-outs, robberies, gas-huffing, drug dealing, pill popping, murders and tap dancing. Nestled deep in the Appalachian Mountains, the White family lives an existence more like something from the Wild West than modern-day suburbified America. The legendary family is as known for their wild, excessive criminal ways as they are for their famous mountain dancing members, including Jesco White, the star of the cult classic documentary Dancing Outlaw. The film follows the Whites over the course of one tumultuous year, as they deal with a stabbing, criminal sentencing, attempted murder, death and birth. Never dull, THE WILD AND WONDERFUL WHITES OF WEST VIRGINIA are 'the Hatfields and McCoys all rolled into one' (New York Magazine).DVD Features: Audio Commentary with Johnny Knoxville and Director Julien Nitzberg; The Woes of the Whites; Do the White Thing: The Making of THE WILD AND WONDERFUL WHITES OF WEST VIRGINIA; The Original Jesco Tapes; Interview with Hank III; Interview with Director Julien Nitzberg; Deleted Scenes It's easy to see why executive producers Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine of the rude and rowdy show Jackass took interest in this ridiculously tragicomic reality drama, The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia. Riffing off of the original and rare documentary "Dancing Outlaw," about tap dancer Jesco White and his dancing dad, director Julien Nitzberg headed down to the coal-mining heart of West Virginia to further exploit this drug-addled family for some film footage that's fairly unbelievable. Launching right into some current family drama between Sue Bob's son, Brandon, having landed in prison after shooting his uncle, among others, this documentary then goes back to trace hooligan behavior to the originators of the family, dancer and coal miner D. Ray and his tough-cookie wife Bertie Mae. Daughters and cousins Sue Bob, Mousie, and Kirk dominate the film, snorting coke in trashy bar bathroom stalls and getting tanked in cars while driving around with less-than-savory boyfriends and ex-husbands. Occasionally, interviews with the town's district attorney provide some background information on this infamous regional family. One of the main plot thrusts here surrounds Kirk and her confiscated newborn, which prompts her to attend rehab while her other son, Tylor, rooms temporarily with his father. Will she get clean and sober, and will she get her baby back? One waits on tenterhooks to find out. Another subplot entails Grandma Mamie's antics as bad influence on the new generation of kids ushered into this mess. This family's action is so trashy, it's a wonder they all seem so content to be filmed. But then again, they're outlaws; throughout the film they own that title with what little pride they have. By the time the viewer is escorted to the family graveyard by the conflicted son of D. Ray, Jesco, to see D. Ray's defaced tombstone, one can imagine why D. Ray's name was scratched off the rock. For his kids to be this confused, he must have been a maniac. One comes away laughing and cringing simultaneously, and hoping that some Whites in addition to Poney, the cousin who fled with his clan to Minnesota, will escape the family for a wider, more optimistic view of life. While this film sounds like it would be a bad influence on kids, it actually may have a "scared straight" effect. The substance abuse is so raw, it's hard to imagine not taking this as warning. --Trinie Dalton
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It's easy to see why executive producers Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine of the rude and rowdy show Jackass took interest in this ridiculously tragicomic reality drama, The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia. Riffing off of the original and rare documentary "Dancing Outlaw," about tap dancer Jesco White and his dancing dad, director Julien Nitzberg headed down to the coal-mining heart of West Virginia to further exploit this drug-addled family for some film footage that's fairly unbelievable. Launching right into some current family drama between Sue Bob's son, Brandon, having landed in prison after shooting his uncle, among others, this documentary then goes back to trace hooligan behavior to the originators of the family, dancer and coal miner D. Ray and his tough-cookie wife Bertie Mae. Daughters and cousins Sue Bob, Mousie, and Kirk dominate the film, snorting coke in trashy bar bathroom stalls and getting tanked in cars while driving around with less-than-savory boyfriends and ex-husbands. Occasionally, interviews with the town's district attorney provide some background information on this infamous regional family. One of the main plot thrusts here surrounds Kirk and her confiscated newborn, which prompts her to attend rehab while her other son, Tylor, rooms temporarily with his father. Will she get clean and sober, and will she get her baby back? One waits on tenterhooks to find out. Another subplot entails Grandma Mamie's antics as bad influence on the new generation of kids ushered into this mess. This family's action is so trashy, it's a wonder they all seem so content to be filmed. But then again, they're outlaws; throughout the film they own that title with what little pride they have. By the time the viewer is escorted to the family graveyard by the conflicted son of D. Ray, Jesco, to see D. Ray's defaced tombstone, one can imagine why D. Ray's name was scratched off the rock. For his kids to be this confused, he must have been a maniac. One comes away laughing and cringing simultaneously, and hoping that some Whites in addition to Poney, the cousin who fled with his clan to Minnesota, will escape the family for a wider, more optimistic view of life. While this film sounds like it would be a bad influence on kids, it actually may have a "scared straight" effect. The substance abuse is so raw, it's hard to imagine not taking this as warning. --Trinie Dalton
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces
- Director : Nitzberg, Julien
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Closed-captioned
- Run time : 1 hour and 45 minutes
- Release date : November 15, 2010
- Actors : White, Jesco
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- Studio : Cinedigm - Uni Dist Corp
- ASIN : B003VWC4BW
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #88,494 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #2,568 in Documentary (Movies & TV)
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This documentary is a teeny tiny glimpse at what is going on in these United States of America.
Officials may see it as a flagrant misuse of the "system" however I view it as point and case
that "We The People" are failing each other. Many will persecute this family for taking advantage
of our countrys federal dissability funds. However it clearly states that when the Father at the
head of the family tree was still working full time, he pleaded with the government for assistance
with medical bills for his family (natural born) and others aquired through social circumstances.
His plea for help was denied. So he did what any survivor would do, he figured out a way to "work"
the system to get what he needed. Initially this started as a man/father providing for his family
the best he could. Since then it has bread generation after generation of "entitled" dependants.
These people and countless others truely believe the world owes them a "Living".
It is as simple as monkey see monkey do. Each generation degrading themselves and the system worse
than the last. In the documentary this family is referred to as the Last American Outlaws. You may wish
they were the last, sadly they are a small fraction of what is going on in epidemic proportions in
todays society. I can relate to this family on many levels, or should I say I can relate because
of several relatives.I too have some hillbilly outlaws in my family tree. Given the right opportunities
they do crazy enough things that people would pay to see them fail miserably at their contributions
to todays society. Watching this with my jaw dropped I could not help but feel like a rubber necker at the
site of a horrible crash. I love the genuine honesty of this family while at the same time my heart breaks
watching the little faces of the children as they observe their examples. The new generations of the White family
are taught early to give up on life, education,goals,gainful employment, and sobriety. They are a strong enough
family that some one right now already has the capability to stop the cycle, but given their lack of financial resources and the history their name bears it makes it nearly impossible. One of the White sons has broken the
cycle for he and his family by removing himself from the area. This man and his family were interviewed in the film.
You could still see the family resemblance however the ethics and day to day priorities were far from those still in Boone County.
Bottom line- Dont judge these people, take a look at your self and how you may be contributing to this type of life. Churches and families used to pull together and help each other out in times of need. Now our government has
taken over and they are failing all of us miserably.
Weather you are a welfare recipiant or a financial sponsor(taxpayor) each and every one of us is playing a role.
Still It is not my place to judge them nor is it any one elses. There is a lot to learn from the White family.
As they are a small glimpse into the reality of our world today.
Documentaries are made to provoke emotion whether it be happiness, sorrow, hatred, love, or whatever, documentaries are made for that reason. This one completely succeeded, however not in the way I imagined. I couldn't help thinking how much of a disgrace this family is to D Ray White and West Virginia. They openly brag about shooting people, killing people, selling drugs, prescription fraud, and snort pills in front of their newborn baby (which CPS takes away, thank God). It disgusted me, but that is what this documentary was meant to do.
I loved it, I am a huge Jesco White fan and thought it was as good as The Dancing Outlaw. I just feel that Dickhouse Pictures sort of exploited this dysfunctional family in the name of 'Legacy', which I guess is legit... but not cool.
I definitely recommend it fully, however it does play like part 'Intervention' episode, part COPS and part Gummo. Sometimes it seemed a bit fake, however the fact that it was real sort of shocks you for a second. If that makes sense.
It's basically like a car accident.
The soundtrack is also great with Hank III, Lefty Frizzell & GG Allin.