Honky (film)

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

Honky
Directed byWilliam Graham
Produced byWill Chaney
Screenplay byWill Chaney
Based onSheita (novel)
by Gunard Solberg
StarringBrenda Sykes
John Neilson
William Marshall
Maia Danziger
Marion Ross
Music byQuincy Jones
CinematographyRalph Woolsey
Release date
1971
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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 film received mixed reviews. The New York Times writer Howard Thompson began his review by saying "Honky is awful".[2]

TV Guide called the film ""Socially relevant" at the time, now just an overblown, clichéd anachronism, HONKY details an interracial relationship between young white man Nielson and rich black girl Sykes."[3]

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