The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia (2009): Cast

Produced by Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine for MTV and Dickhouse Productions, the documentary follows Jesco White, an Appalachian outlaw, and his eccentric backwoods family. Deep in West Virginia they clash with the law, wrestle with poverty and drugs, and fiercely preserve a traditional mountain‑dancing heritage. The film mixes humor and pathos, delivering an unflinching look at life on the criminal margins of rural mountain culture.

• JN Director Julien Nitzberg

• JW Jesco White as themselves

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