Wayne County Ramblin' (2006)

Plot Summary

Interweaving fact, folklore, fiction, religion, and lies, Wayne County Ramblin' seeks to reveal its' landscape as part of a great creole nation. It is at heart a road movie that travels south, in the opposite direction of the historical great migration of African-Americans. The story centers around young European-Americans Penny & her boyfriend Johnny, who leave Detroit in search of Penny's long-lost Grandfather, Simon, who is believed to be now-retired and living in his native Mississippi. Mugged and tied-up by the side of the road, they meet Jim, also from Michigan, heading to Mississippi on college break to chase the ghost of William Faulkner. Jim initially appears a fortunate opportunity to achieve their goal but sexual tensions and insecurities quickly cloud and threaten their destinations. But even if they are not aware of it, these three young Americans' lives are being directed by three west-African spirits, who are leading them to a better sense of who they really are.

Full Cast & Characters

Iggy Pop

Simon

Geoff Gerrard Burrows

Jim

Christopher Gilpatrick

Johnny

Bill Peitsch

Boll Weevil

Sandra Kramer Shaw

June Bug

Lorette Velvette

Oshun

Tav Falco

August

Nathaniel Mayer

Narrator

Ben Hamper

Officer Rivethead

Ron Easley

Officer Easley

Carolyn Harper

Young Penny

Cub Koda

Fish Fly

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