Dancing Outlaw
by Jacob Young
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Actor: Jescoe Jesco White, Jeseco, Jesico, Jesseco, JessicoDirector: Jacob Young
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Full Screen, NTSC
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-06-15
Studio: MOVIEFISH
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Movie Review: stereotypes on steroids
Summary: 5 Stars
For the uninitiated, this is a documentary about Jesco White, "the last of the mountain dancers," and his wild and crazy family. This little acre of Mulletland is pervaded by gasoline huffin', whiskey drinkin', shotgun shootin' madness, as well as loyalty to family, love for Elvis and naivete about just what the filmmaker, Jacob Young, is doing.
"The Dancing Outlaw" is a masterpiece in a genre all its own. Its strength is found in the tension between the absolute hilarity of the dialogue from its main characters (Jesco, Norma Rae, Mayme, Birty Mae and Dorsey) and the guilt one feels about having fun at someone else's expense. It is uncomfortable for most of us to like people and laugh at them at the same time, but it is a powerful mix perfected in this gem. Guilty pleasures are sometimes the best ones, right?
Phrases, sentences, and stories from "The Dancing Outlaw" will stick in your mind for years to come. I guess you could call this genre "comedic ethnography," as it comes in a public TV, Appalachian anthropology package. But seriously folks, no one watches this to learn tap dancing steps...
I am proud to have tracked Jesse, Mayme and kin down in Boone County back in 1994, and spent an enjoyable afternoon with them. Friendly folks with great stories and a penchant for unforgettable conversation. I didnt even get shot at. In the neck, I mean.
Jesco had a brief shot at stardom (he guested on "Roseanne" back in the 90s), but it seems fame and fortune have now passed him by. It is a shame that he and the White clan (and Jacob Young, for that matter) did not profit more from this wonderful film.
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Included in the DANCING OUTLAW DVD:
- The OriginalDANCING OUTLAW Director's Edition, 60 minutes (Includes the original Outtakes, 30 minutes
- The Original DANCING OUTLAW II: Jesco Goes To Hollywood, 30 minutes
This unscripted, strikingly unique documentary film, is a revealing portrait of the nearly extinct "Hillbilly" culture that focuses on Mountain Dancer Jesco White's uphill battle against abject poverty, drug abuse, petty crime and mental instability. In his struggle to live up to his father's legacy as the finest mountain dancer in Appalachia, he leans on Jesus, Elvis Presley, and his wife, Norma Jean.
DANCING OUTLAW has screened at several major events, including the Sundance Film Festival.
Winner of 7 major awards, including:
Best Public Television Program
1992 Emmy Award
American Film Institute Award.
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