Honky

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Honky

"A love story...of hate"

1971

1h 32m

4.8(5 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

Sheila, an affluent black teenager, begins dating working class white teen Wayne, and asks him for help to sell a kilo of marijuana.

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Cast & Crew

13 members

Acting

Brenda Sykes

Shelia Smith

Acting

John Neilson

Wayne 'Honky' Divine

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Maia Danziger

Sharon

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Lincoln Kilpatrick

Fabulous Traveling Shoes

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John Lasell

Archer Divine

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William Marshall

Dr. Craig Smith

Acting

Marion Ross

Mrs. Divine

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Amentha Dymally

Mrs. Smith

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Glynn Turman

Sailor at Bus Station

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John Hillerman

Bus Ticket Salesman

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Matt Clark

Unknown Role

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Belinda Palmer

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No Image

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Tony Colti

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