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Wonderful world of the whites7/8/2023 ![]() It has been over 20 years since the original doc Talking Feet was released – alot can happen in that amount of time and has for this family. It wasn’t because of their rap sheet but because of D. I do think they could have included much more on how the family came into notoriety in the media. I don’t know what was left out but I am sure there was plenty that was good and bad. I think thats ok because you get back what you project and part of what they projected made it into the film. The film clearly concentrated on the White Family of the present, not on the talent of the past. I laughed, I teared up and I wondered how people live like that. But I thought as a film piece it was well done and I enjoyed it as such. I saw the film and thought it was exploitive. Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia Extra – Meet the Whites Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia Extra – Whites’ Strife You can also see FREE extra footage from the movie from Amazon: The Wild & Wonderful Whites can be seen On Demand through Amazon by CLICKING HERE. Have YOU seen the movie? What is YOUR opinion? The film earned a favorable review from me once I had a chance to see it, and in my opinion, it was not as exploitative as possibly the promo video might imply. I had my own concerns about the movie promo when it came out, but cautioned it was just an advertising tool to garner interest in the movie, and that we should wait to see the full movie before passing judgment. Some have also cited Johnny Knoxville’s involvement in the movie as a concern, though Knoxville was mostly a behind-the-scenes business-arena partner, and did not participate in the filming, directing, or on-site production. When the promo for the white movie first came out (which includes a brief appearance from Hank III), some people wondered if the movie exploits the Whites. ![]() I’ve only seen a couple of clips of it, just enough to rub me raw.” (see the full interview below) ![]() Yeah, we all have problems with addiction, but they made that a little too dark for me. Its more of the people that made it should have concentrated a little bit more on the creativity, and the good vibes that the White family bring to the table. And this is no disrespect to Jesco and the family at all. I mean, they promoted more the dark side–the addiction, the bad stuff–they didn’t really promote the creative side of the Whites. “Well I really don’t support that movie man. But in a video interview with “Superskum,” he said about the project: Hank Williams III appears in The Wild & Wonderful Whites of West Virginia in commentary scenes, as well as in music performances with Jesco White shot outside of Hank Jr’s cabin.
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