Chronicles the life and times of the worlds most famous moonshiner in privileged footage. Popcorn sutton a hell of a life explores sutton s moonshine enterprise, rise to notoriety and fall into the legal and health troubles that led to his defiant suicide. In his most recent film project, hutcheson has created a broader picture. Sutton next appeared in another hutcheson film that would become the cornerstone of his. An allnew documentary from neverbeforeseen footage filmed from 2000 2009 in north carolina, tennessee. A hell of a life takes viewers deep into the world of an appalachian outlaw in an unforgettable portrait of the last great moonshiner. A hell of a life chronicles the modern folk hero in exclusive, never before seen footage, much of it. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Legendary moonshiner popcorn sutton became a media sensation and inspired numerous documentaries, spinoff films and ongoing reality television projects. Popcorn sutton a hell of a life explores suttons moonshine. Popcorn sutton a hell of a life july 23, 2016 raw footage popcorn sutton gives credit to the people who helped him build a cabin outside of maggie valley. A deleted scene from the documentary popcorn sutton a hell of a life. Marvin popcorn sutton was an american appalachian moonshiner and bootlegger.
Popcorn sutton a hell of a life popcorn cabin facebook. Filmed in north carolina, tennessee and west virginia, from 2000 until sutton s death in 2009, a hell of a life is an unforgettable portrait of the last great moonshiner. A hell of a life chronicles the modern folk hero in exclusive, never before seen footage, much of it filmed on his condition that it. Popcorn sutton bonus footage from feature film a hell of. Popcorn sutton bonus footage from feature film a hell of a life 2. Popcorn sutton bonus footage from feature film a hell of a. Legendary moonshiner popcorn sutton became a media sensation and inspired numerous documentaries, spinoff films and ongoing reality television projects before. The definitive biography of popcorn sutton, filled with color photography, exclusive interviews, historical background, and extensive firsthand accounts of the worlds most notorious moonshiner. Famed appalachian moonshiner marvin popcorn sutton, whose incorrigible bootlegging ways were out of step with modern times, took his. Popcorn describes making moonshine with the legendary. In the 1960s or 70s, sutton was given the nickname of popcorn sutton after damaging a bars faulty popcorn vending machine with a. In the era of the jesse james and billythekid, lewis redmond was the most famous outlaw in the united states. New movie focuses on wnc moonshiner popcorn sutton.
This fascinating documentary offers an unvarnished view of outlaw and master distiller popcorn sutton, from humble appalachian roots to folk hero finish. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Born in maggie valley, north carolina, he grew up, lived, and died in the rura. An allnew documentary from neverbeforeseen footage filmed from 2000 2009 in north carolina, tennessee, and west virginia.
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