The Last One (PBS Special with Popcorn Sutton / 2022 remaster)

The Last One is the Emmy award-winning PBS television special on moonshine in Appalachia, featuring Popcorn Sutton and JB Rader, who were relatively unknown outside of Maggie Valley at the time of filming. The film relies on source footage that was also used for the cult classic This is the Last Dam Run of Likker I'll Ever Make. Both films were produced by Neal Hutcheson (also camera and editing), while the original concept for the project was created by Popcorn Sutton. The similar titles have caused a lot of confusion ever since.
The primary filming was done in June 2002. Hutcheson gave "The Last Run" to Sutton to sell on VHS copies in the fall of that year and produced his own documentary version for film festivals, where it failed to attract any interest whatsoever. He then produced a new version for television, adding interviews and illustrations for greater context. It first appeared on SCETV in South Carolina in November 2008, then on UNCTV in North Carolina in early 2009, after which it was distributed to PBS markets around the United States and remained an audience favorite for many years.
* The Last One was originally letterboxed to a 16x9 image. It is here remastered to the full frame of the source material.
Prior to the release of the Last One, Sutton had fallen on hard times with a high-profile arrest in 2007 following a fire at his still house in East Tennessee, and another high-profile arrest in 2008 as the result of a sting operation. By the time The Last One was gaining traction and introducing large television audiences to the affable moonshiner, Sutton had taken his own life-following years of declining health-in order to remain free from prison. Sutton and Hutcheson had remained close after the filming of The Last One and Hutcheson sporadically documented Sutton's activities over the years up to 2009, which resulted in a second film "Popcorn Sutton-A Hell of a Life" (2014). "A Hell of a Life" arguably regards Sutton more as an individual whereas "The Last One" presents him as an icon, emblematic of Appalachian culture. However, as Hutcheson acknowledges, Sutton's personality transcended any of the filmmaker's designs. For the full story, see Hutcheson's book, The Moonshiner Popcorn Sutton (2021).
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[@tw200yamaha]

When he says that he didn't steal anything so he doesn't feel as if he's breaking the law 🖤 I absolutely agree.

[@bigsparky8888]

ME TOO!!! I say the old shine makers should have been left alone...but taxes had to be levied...dang shame too...old timers like Popcorn...PART OF AMERICAN HISTORY...BY GOLLY...HAPPINESS DONT COME EVERYDAY EITHER...ALCOHOL IS AN ESCAPE IF USED RIGHT...HELPS WITH LIFES "HEEBIE JEEBIES!!!"

[@thebakery3996]

What?😂😂gtfoh 🤡 selling drugs is illegal. Alcohol is a drug. Get a license to make liquor or go to jail.

[@nekmewxelagrowing6432]

@@thebakery3996 why should you have to pay for a licence screw that it's only illegal because they want to extort us for our hard earned cash. They are the real crooks if you don't hurt anyone it shouldn't be illegal mind your own damn busses and let people be...

[@annunacky4463]

Yeah well the Govt wants that tax money, and I’m sure local cops are paid well by Jim Beam company!

[@erikasmith2923]

Privilege is embarrassing, and I'm sure the land he's on was stolen! The whole bloodline were inbred scumbag theives, period! This is illegal, that's why they hiding, foh

[@HOTDOG401]

This isn't criminal...this is a way of life...and it shouldn't be lost.

[@John-ee5dh]

The federal reserve wants the tax dollars

[@dirtymikentheboys5817]

You're. Making . Poison.

[@adventureoutdoors1545]

@@dirtymikentheboys5817 You ant country son that’s how you can make a living the law says it’s poison but it ant because they ant getting there cut

[@marc2638]

@@dirtymikentheboys5817 lmfao you sound like a whiney little bitch lmao you're. Making. Poison lmao,,,,,,,, yeah cause what the government makes available is so much healthier for ya lol 😂 the Gmen aren't getting a cut from taxes that's why it's poison and the only reason. You ever have moonshine cupcake?? Light a fire under your young buck ass,,,,,

[@donkzilla2293]

@@dirtymikentheboys5817 most pure spirits on Earth. No one else makes Alcohol better than Shiners. Period.

[@elizabethblackwelder9402]

Popcorn Sutton was amazing man. Have been friends with the Suttons since my 20s. I am 80 years old.

[@iffiiffiiffi123]

🌿🌹🌿

[@jackhammer8563]

I could listen to you tell stories for days.

[@jeanponce2017]

I would bet you know some good recipes too

[@happytobsaved]

You are so lucky to have known him. He seemed so genuine and all truth. This video of him was greatly done and so glad I've seen this , maybe 5 times now ! What a great guy he was!

[@RobertAllen-wu3kv]

😮😮

[@jimmanies767]

I am so honored to have know Marvin personally. Our houses were only a 1/4 mile away. RIP Popcorn... Such a wonderful man!!!

[@Tater4200]

How far are yall from cherokee? We was up this weekend

[@Tater4200]

I stopped at bearmeat den. And at another shop there and there was a picture of popcorn offloading a case and it was signed

[@jimmanies767]

@@Tater4200 30 minutes. I use to work at the casino.

[@robbiewright9573]

Awesome!

[@csondia]

My best childhood memories are up that way. I had no idea Popcorn Sutton was from there! Please tell me they ain't letting Ghost Town in the Sky go to waste. As a child, there was nothing better than riding up that mountain on those lifts with my parents. God's country.

[@Airplanetyson]

His voice, mannerism, and the sound of nature in the background are all so calming.

[@cm6string]

His laugh to lol

[@bencrain7083]

Haha you orta try livin there I have and had everything I owned stole every time I went to jail I just got out 3 days ago and got robed again and had my copper wire cut out of my grage. Yeah Duck you Bubba Roy haywood and Travis fn Ricker

[@JoseSantana-iq1jx]

Very native

[@Spook-Tha-General-PWE]

When I was a liiiitle boy my mama she always tode me.

[@Ralph_Sandwich]

Have ya ever tryed not going to jail? ​@bencrain7083

[@tykellerman6384]

The bottom line is the government doesn’t like competition…. Just can’t leave people alone. Rest In Peace Popcorn🤠👍

[@Max-yj4sp]

Tax evasion is stealing

[@jeremywilliams9470]

Popcorn’s laugh still sounds so youthful and full of the joy of life. What an American legend, a piece of American culture that for generations has been tried to be swept under the rug. Moonshining bottles Americas sense of independence and rebellion.

[@mariocepeda2797]

For sure!

[@thomashassall96]

Didn't he kill himself? I'm sure I heard that 😔

[@jeremywilliams9470]

@@thomashassall96 sadly, yes. His daughter later recalled Popcorn saying he would rather die by suicide than die in prison. He took his life only a few days before he was due to begin a sentence. His daughter also said that Popcorn had the strength to die the way he lived: according to his own wishes and no one else's. His foot stone reads “Popcorn said fuck you”. R.I.P. Popcorn Sutton

[@tammyhenderson6932]

And didn't ask one damn thing from the government

[@tenmil1]

I think the same can be said about those growing weed in the hills on the opposite side of the country

[@brucevolk9729]

It’s a dam shame how he was persecuted! He never hurt or stole from a soul! He never polluted the environment! He was a old school harmless soul who was doing what he knew and touched many lives. RIP Popcorn!

[@davidpiper7142]

Our Government at work. 😡🧙‍♂️

[@Max-yj4sp]

Tax evasion is stealing you benefit from living in an organized society so you need to help pay for it

[@Itsallillusional]

​@@Max-yj4spSmall potatoes he paid tax on everything he purchased.

[@stewartkinder4561]

​@@Max-yj4spPopcorn did nothing wrong he was just trying to make a living . Screw our government and their rules .

[@fredgupton138]

They live in the mountains hardly organized society​@@Max-yj4sp

[@HarrisonWes]

So thankful for this generation. My family has roots in Appalachia going back 200+ years. This really hits home for me. Thank you popcorn Sutton RIP

[@frankbalazs8816]

God bless you and your family!!❤

[@frankbalazs8816]

We just drove through the Appalachian mountains going to Myrtle Beach yesterday! Stopped by Point Pleasant W Virginia to see Mothman museum! Beautiful area/people!!!❤ God bless

[@whistlingdixie6607]

My friends came out on Appalachian outlaws the Simpson family where they find ginseng and sell it and it’s amazing how much money that root brings plus they send me some ginseng moonshine I still have ❤

[@PogeyMane]

200+ years of inbreeding is incredible

[@robertpichon2958]

J. BEAM AINT even close to M.SUTTON!💩🔥

[@mombasham]

Popcorn we need more people like you. Down to earth and common sense included.

[@highlandwinterwolf8589]

People like Popcorn are becoming an inspiration to at least some people this day and age, and I hope more people will wake up to what's going on.

[@TheFairyDickmother]

You don't even know what's going on lmao

[@thebakery3996]

So what’s going on? Popcorn was a criminal.

[@trenttodd7765]

@@thebakery3996 says the guy with a pot plant as a profile pic.

[@nekmewxelagrowing6432]

@@thebakery3996 what you really mean is your a criminal if you don't obey the real crooks. Funny how we fought a war for freedom from taxation without representation and now we're called criminal if we don't want to pay taxes without representation...

[@keezay3471]

Sorry to tell you popcorn wasnt special, the back woods are filled with people like this

[@Guitarwizzard1833]

What you say you wanted son? A Pepsi Cola? Son they ain't no Pepsi Colas round here…they all been drank up! Love watching this over and over again just to hear my Dad playing the banjo in the background and to hear his voice. Rest In Peace Dad. Love you! Great job Neal!!!

[@SuckerPunchPictures]

Raymond Fairchild was a great man and always so good to me. I miss him a lot.

[@leviweber1384]

Awesome

[@M.Boatwright]

​@@SuckerPunchPictures my dad met Raymond thru playing music and they became friends I never got to meet him but my sister did. We from Alabama and didn't get up that way much.

[@SuckerPunchPictures]

@@M.Boatwright I didn't get to see him that often but he was good to me. He put together a great show at the Maggie Valley Opry too. And of course was a banjo picker like no other.

[@elizabethholmesjames5313]

RIP TO SOME GREAT GUYS..Fell in love with those Mountain Men watching Moonshiners especially Popcorn Sutton, Jim Tom & Tigger, Mark, Tim..❤

[@saintsinner7565]

As of someone who is a non American,I heard about his death when he was long gone,I could not help but to look up every footage there is about him,laughed with him.cried with him,thought bout his stories And then my heart broke for his wife and I wonder does she feel better knowing,she can open the internet and see her husband again ? I love him,I wish the other side is beautiful for him Rip sir

[@heathen-greaser]

Yea won't ever be another guy like him. What I'd have given to go to America and meet him :/ Really greatful for these videos

[@Pepto8ismol]

As someone from his area, feel free to visit. Everyone around there is super nice, especially if your interested in the local culture and the magnificent forests around there.

[@anonfornow359]

A lot of damage is done by alcohol but this is mountain heritage and many would not have survived without it. I am in awe of the level of skill and knowledge this takes. I appreciate being given a chance to see true craftsman at their craft. Thank you for sharing this.

[@gailbird100]

He is a happy old man. He is the kind of person who is a good neighbor, and I am proud of him.

[@MattTee1975]

...and he's only like 55 in this video.

[@bomboogaloo7582]

That girl on the guitar is wicked talented. That picking pattern isn’t easy. And she barely looks like she’s trying! What a cool sound…

[@bryanb6931]

It's called chicken pickin and yes it's very hard to master .

[@terriejohnston8801]

Folks in the mountains..almost ALWAYS had a fiddle, banjo or guitar hangin' around. Few strings...maybe some SHINE,...Everyone hit the Moonshine...Good Medicine. Some hardworkin' mountain Folk depended on Jesus..& the Shine. Read about it. Mountain Doctors cured ppls. ailments w it. A natural thing....

[@herbka41]

​@@bryanb693122:48

[@stephengreene1856]

I could listen to Popcorn Sutton's stories 10 times over

[@brinkee7674]

I have

[@FilosophicalPharmer]

Cat lipstick 🐈💄😂🤣😂

[@Kasejeb]

@@brinkee7674 popcorn was my grandpapi

[@Sport--willow]

Ol' Popcorn was right! If it ever splashed on your boots, you would love it or jate it from then on... It's been well over 30 years since the wash splashed on them there boots and in the off season each year the craving to the makins bout drives me nuts! RIP Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton! You was right that people world talk about you for generations!

[@kennethezell3267]

I can too

[@chancevonfreund1156]

Popcorn was a National Treasure.🇺🇲 They just couldn't leave the poor man alone. RIP.

[@davidpiper7142]

Our Govt. at work. 😡🧙‍♂️

[@Em1_99]

Live across the mountain from where popcorn lived. You just have to be here to experience the mountain life. Isn’t anything better.

[@almagardner9655]

Love these old story tellers. They tell the truth as it was on there day. Glorious history!! RIP Popcorn!

[@dailyamusing235]

Why doesn't it evaporate as its being mixed ?

[@sarahsaville6829]

I was privileged to have grown up in a time in West Virginia when the highlight was to sit around and listen to the old timers tell stories. This one hits home cause all my kin folk have the same kind of familiar speech and vernacular as these fine individuals in this video. This documentary is a masterpiece, plain and simple!! Classic Appalachia! Brings me right back to my childhood! A lot of memories! RIP Popcorn! Hope to see you someday walking the streets of glory!

[@jimkirby5474]

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[@recoswell]

bout the time they hand that uppity nigga from the walnut tree on old mr smith's front lawn

[@willbarker1693]

my Pa was a long-winded storyteller

[@Kasejeb]

@@willbarker1693my grandpapi had 3 legs

[@thomasbranson7237]

I know exactly how you feel friend, we are probably the last generation who grew up this way.

[@cynthiarenfroe8004]

My husband is from Mississippi he has an accent ,from there and his daddy built a river boat and and when he was just a little fella the family lived on the river in that old house boat and his mama grew her gardens on the bank of the Mississippi river ,,they had to be careful of water moccasin,s and there were wild pig,s as well,,I just love the old stories ,,he,s gone now but I can share these precious things and memories with my grand babies when they come visit me

[@duaneayers6117]

PBS is the only filming crew that didn't use Popcorn Sutton to make their greedy money off of. RIP Sutton 🙏 🇺🇸

[@johnwyatt8057]

Johnny Knoxville is a man of greed . He gave Popcorn the false sense he could help him to get the only personal interview Popcorn ever gave then Johnny just used him for greed money just as he did the Whites from W.Va.

[@bobfasnacht4835]

8

[@TheRacboys]

Lol

[@iammwen5883]

It was Neil at Sucker Punch Pictures. He made it, won some indie awards and then got it aired on PBS (as memory serves). He met Popcorn while filming a piece on Appalachian dialects. PBS ain't worth congratulating over anything.

[@413TomaccoRoad]

PBS doesn't have one crew.

[@kcroshayy-fh8yl]

Making things the "Ole Fashioned Way" has always captured my interest!👍❤️

[@ginojaco]

Thank you for posting this and thanks to the makers; it is an important insight into something almost - but not quite - gone, we are lucky this film was made. 👍

[@glenharvey7195]

I'm glad to hear there's a few good ol boys still making it happen!¡!

[@kathleenmiller516]

Bootleg liquor is a craft which should be immortalized along with the mountain history. I would so love to experience this once.

[@tiredofit4761]

It’s sad powers that be villainized Popcorn. He was truly a legend. There are worst crimes police need to focus on.

[@wildestcowboy2668]

Maybe so but he was a chain smoker and he said he would die of cancer soon.

[@avalondreaming1433]

@@wildestcowboy2668 He wanted to die on his mountain, not in a jail cell

[@janicem9225]

@@wildestcowboy2668 He was terminally ill with cancer, and actually in his last few months, and the judge was going to put him away instead of letting him pass at home with his family around him, so he took his own life at home, where he wanted to die. I hope that judge is being punished daily for that kind of cruelty.

[@ActivateMission2ThisTimeline]

​@@janicem9225 The idea of making this illegal in the first place is a strike against freedom, one of many.

[@nekkedwelder6980]

@@janicem9225 I completely agree, Janice. There’s a special place in hell for fuckers like that judge. Hopefully in his dying days it’ll be just as bad for him. RIP Popcorn, you were one of a kind. I can personally tell you, you made THE BEST corn whiskey I’ve ever gotten the privilege of tasting 😋😋😋

[@Bow-j6c]

Popcorn name will go down and stay in history, He will be loved by millions of people in his country and around the world, Can't say the same for the cops judges or the prosecution, They will be forgotten ,POPCORN WONT BE FACT SO POPCORN WON

[@lucienvandegaart3611]

Politicians today are trying to say they feel this man..liars they're just feeling his pockets just to steal his pennies and call themselves red hats. Live one way and talk another. Moonshiners we're the heart of the mountains and American folk lore. Laid back and loving God's green earth

[@kurtisgarner8108]

That line "Whos boy are you" I know that all to well. Everyone knew my dad I had a good reputation it helped me out alot.

[@user-vm9bt5mi1w]

I'm Scotch aye Scotch no Scots infact I'm Scoatch as we say in Ayrshire and when we were weans (children) and went to somebody's house or even just made pals with somebody who is he what's his name whose his mum and dad and i'm from Southwest Scotland where most the Scotch that went to Ulster then on to the America ( Appalachia's) came from got some on both sides Kilpatrick's on ma Dad's Mcbrides on ma Mammies so greetings to all my Hillbilly Redneck cousins from across the pond one day i'll come visit xxx

[@graceoverall]

What if your father was a nobody? Hopefully you weren't condemned for that reason alone if you were willing to work hard and make your own legacy. Every family line has losers and winners alike. Life is what you *personally* make of it, not who your family is or isn't!

[@godnaz]

The cinematography of this doc award winning. The way of life, pride in production and the struggle keep tradition is conveyed so clearly.

[@Lance.West4]

His laugh is great. Doesn't sound like a old man. You can hear a teenager in there. Young at heart.

[@michaelshanahan4042]

Yes I noticed that to

[@damageincorporatedmetal43v73]

As a Micmac, I love watching stories like this. We were always taught once you lose an Elder; there is forgotten knowledge. That's why Elders are so sacred to us as a people...

[@highlandwinterwolf8589]

Pardon my ignorance, but what is a 'Micmac'?

[@billyeyeball7725]

@@highlandwinterwolf8589 first nations canadian tribe .

[@iffiiffiiffi123]

✨ 🌹 🌱 11. *The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.* Ecclesiastes ch.12 v.11 {a *goad* is the stick that a farmer uses to make animals move} luv u 🌿🌹🌿

[@debbievoss3496]

You got a warm jacket & some rings!

[@TheWizardGamez]

This man was a national treasure

[@garrettsummerlin3546]

Shows how the system can ruin a man regardless of color

[@TENN_DAWG]

Still is a “NATIONAL TREASURE”😉

[@ravinraven6913]

Id trade him for somone with actual worth...if all it takes to become your treasure is to make booze....then Russia is also a National Treasure of the USA....This guy should have been arrested a long time ago, but no one wants to deal with these drunks

[@BoneyRasputin]

This hill billy murdered himself because he was scared of going to jail. They were waiting for him with card games, hooch, and all the food he would've needed... not one hair on his head would be been harmed. He died from fear like coward.

[@lesterhall5145]

He was a crook who helped ruin thousands of lives selling bootleg to drunks who were most likely abusive to family's. I guess they would get it somewhere

[@mokush4me412]

72 cigarettes was smoked by Popcorn during the making of this film..

[@sever427]

74 brother, I had ine I know you had one two

[@jamesreasner4859]

The best December band

[@jamesreasner4859]

And the best that ever will be?

[@jamesreasner4859]

I wish she was still here

[@tonycoghill6129]

Without a damn filter no less... hand rolled

[@scottkaercher1733]

Popcorn died on my birhday march 16th. Ive watched this video 50 times. Popcorn will be missed but never forgotten.

[@ExcitedCells-qo3bt]

You bet great man

[@scottkaercher1733]

@@ExcitedCells-qo3bt popcorn was an extraordinary man. Popcorn was a very very smart man.

[@politic1148]

My parents were friends with Popcorn, they were antique dealers and would stop in at his shop in Asheville, and one time he took me and my pops to the back and he had his home made metal gun in his back waist and we go in the room and it's like a sex lair😂😂😂I was like 11🤦🏼‍♂️They didn't tell me the stories until 20 years later how he would give them Mason jars of shine in all flavors each time we would visit from Florida usually twice a year. He was a good fella! Rest in Peace and fuck the US Government.

[@AliciaAmun]

😂 more details please 😅 what was going on behind ol Popcorn shop 😝

[@T.aP.m]

i too am curious of more stories

[@politic1148]

@@AliciaAmun I don't think he had his operation set up behind his shop, they usually use land that isn't owned by them so they don't face prosecution when caught. My pops recently passed in March, so I don't have many other stories unfortunately. Next time I'm visiting my mom near Asheville I'll ask her about him. Oh wait, I do remember one time we were standing out front of his shop and a semi truck that was driving way too fast on these windy 2 lane roads. Well, when were talking, someone said he's probably gonna end up hitting the side of the mountain at those speeds and I swear on my pops. When we left we drove up the road about 2 miles and sure enough the semi was head on into the mountain side. It was the first time I ever saw a bad accident where the driver was just sitting with his door open and he was just sitting in the driver's seat facing the road with his feet and legs out and he had blood all over his face and front windshield was shattered. Man, thanks for being interested in my stories, it's very humbling, I think I only visited the shop twice, because my parents were trying to be slick and hide the fact they were getting twisted when we were on vacation. If you want, go on here youtube and check out the video of Johnny Knoxville when he befriended Popcorn. I think he gives a tour to Johnny and you can see some of his property, I do believe they go to where he had his operation. It was 94 the last time I ever got to meet Popcorn, but he left a forever lasting impression because he was such an odd but funny character. The best way to describe him would be like he was a cartoon character. I think he was so closed off from the outside world that's why he didn't think twice about showing my dad and I at age 11 his adult sex lair! I wish I could talk to my pops one more time, he was a very hard working Englishman that taught me everything I know about life. 😢Thanks guys for appreciating some of the stories. It's been a rough few months and this brought a little joy and some sadness. Thanks again.

[@politic1148]

@@T.aP.m thank you

[@AliciaAmun]

@@politic1148 🕊️ Thank you for sharing this piece of your journey with us, and RIP to your dad. Your parents sound cool and open minded, so I hope you cherish the memories often. Be Well 😊

[@stevencoons450]

I know this story well...and it breaks my heart. PLEASE BEWARE OF ALL GOVERNMENT "OFFICIALS"

[@herbert9241]

Absolutely, there's a nark on every corner and they don't necessarily wear a nark uniform.

[@stevencoons450]

@@herbert9241 Yup! Those Government "Do Gooders" ooz from every crack and crevice like a festering puss filled wound.

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

Did popcorn really comitted suicide??!!

[@stevencoons450]

@@analyticalhabitrails9857 yeah check out his headstone!

[@karl-udobecher8003]

I wish I could spend 1 week with him and listen to all the stories he has to share

[@Eastendlowlife804]

Could have* he killed hisself after that last likker run to avoid turning hisself over to federal prison. He won't going to jail he knew that would be that last place he'd remember before dying .... good ol popcorn won't going out like that.

[@nicholasnewton6775]

So much a person could learn from old popcorn. Man is a legend RIP

[@douglasbatley]

I think you would need more than a week .❤😊

[@scottburrow8717]

Two legends of the trade. One went to early. The other still kicking. Love Popcorn Sutton and J B Raider.

[@ExcitedCells-qo3bt]

Yep great men

[@moe42o]

Working that clutch so gently.... what a kind man. He's actually one of my heroes. Thank you for this amazing gift!

[@baTonkaTruck]

I noticed the double-clutching, definitely a lost art.

[@dianesteelman43]

I wish I had been able to meet him. What a legend! Him speaking reminds me of my mom and granny 😭 my daughter tells me I talk "Country" but I'm proud of it. There wasn't a thing wrong with country folk trying to make a living. RIP Popcorn ...

[@ertagortan5367]

Esatto!! ..condivido!!

[@claudedalton8970]

DIANE, MY BROTHER IN LAW USED TO SEE HIM ALL THE TIME AND BUY MOONSHINE FROM HIM! THEY GAVE HIM 18 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON AND NEVER EVER SENTENCED THOSE BURNING DOWN OUR TOWNS DURING THE BLM RIOTS! UNREAL!

[@donness7295]

Thanks for sharing, Diane! You stay just the way you are!

[@terryhill4732]

Long live the good-hearted country people

[@6an6ban6er9]

Yes there is a problem when someone doesn't pay taxes. Nothing is free you have to pay to live in this great country

[@506curtis]

A great man. A true legend. treated like a criminal for living the way of life that has been passed down to him, and being a true master at it, And in the end paying the ultimate price, a damn RIP Popcorn.

[@garrettsummerlin3546]

But legends never die

[@johnwyatt8057]

That's the real sad part with this man's way of life. It wasn't just the money but his way of life, an art, keeping our Appalachian Mountain Heritage alive, Mastering something he loved. 5 years in prison for just being happy, living life, is HARSH treatment considering Popcorn just basically wasn't paying taxes . He went but he went out Popcorns way!

[@MS-st1zb]

Follow the ten commandments the rest is just bull made by man.

[@deadbeat9708]

What if cooking meth was passed down to him?

[@SamThiebaud89]

@@deadbeat9708 and what if your car was an elephant? See how one isn't like the other at all? That's called a false equivalency.

[@randykrause6140]

My best friend was from way back in the hills of West Verginia he worked at ford in Lorain Ohio.We use to go back a few times a year n the people were some of the best I ever met.He moved back n I moved to southern Ohio n got a job on the river working on the barges n he got cancer n got real sick I got a call on the ship but couldn’t get off in time to see him before he passed.I have never forgiven myself for not just getting off n rushing to see him.He was the best friend a man could have.I’ll just say you are very Deeply missed Billy Jack Whited I pray I will see you again.A true friend most men could only dream about.

[@imlistening1137]

You are luckier than most for having a good friend like that.

[@mariocepeda2797]

Yes, those are times that you wish you could revisit, physically. I have many such memories of wonderful people, too. Thank you for sharing.

[@charlrsegarber3418]

Thanks PBS for sharing this outstanding story of the one and only! 🏁 "Popcorn Sutton"

[@lostone8461]

I would have liked to met him. He was my 3rd cousin on my mom's side. He was a legend.

[@michaelpence468]

I watched this prior to being remastered. Just as good then as it is now! It’s an art. It’s science. It’s social history and it’s a way of life. Or, at least it was prior to the revenue man coming down the road. Good ‘ole Mountain Dew!

[@simonesmith3864]

I wander if n they lynched black people round them that parts too? I'm guessing will just ignore and brush all that great history under the table table yar?

[@einnocrellaw4327]

Popcorn reminds me of my Grandpa. I love listening to his adventures in his life's journey. I always loved listening to my Grandpa when I was just a kid. My grandpa made moonshine and would hunt ginseng in the hills of West Virginia. He rolled his own cigarettes with Prince Albert tobacco from a can. I'm now 62 yo myself and am so Blessed to have the memories of my grandparents and my parents. They survived life by working hard and playing hard. I'm also Blessed that they instilled their morals and values in me and I passed them on to my children. I have pics of all my grandparents and of 1 of my great grandma. I have 1 son who was truly interested in his family history, his father had no real documentation of his family (they immigrated here from Ireland) but he does have the pics of his grandparents, great grand parents and his great great grandmother on my side. They were Native American (Cherokee). This is an awesome documentary of real life history versus the BS hollywood puts out. BTW .... Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and Carter and Ralph Stanley used to play music with my Uncle Buddy at my Grandma and Grandpas when I was just a small kid. My Uncle was Buddy Moore he used to sing and play with Ralph after Carter died. Memories are really all we have in life that can never be taken away by anyone ♥

[@brownjatt21]

God bless you and your family sir. I beg of you please upload as many pics and videos as you can anywhere online. This type of history must not be forgotten. This is true American culture and history you got!!!

[@reeceedwards2509]

Brogans

[@MaN-pw1bn]

Definitely an art & should never have been banned.

[@carolthomas770]

Wish I could have seen this in person. Pure alchemy. Friendship, history and Bluegrass. This is as good as I'll get!

[@happytobsaved]

I seen this Documentary on him years ago on the History channel. Amazing stuff , what a great man ! Living in SC the man is a true Legend .

[@garyryan6491]

There is a hardness in these ppl that doesn’t exist in 21 century ppl, They’re a real testament to the instinct of survival, hard work and kindness that comes from it

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

I could listen to Mr. Sutton all day. When he laughs, he sounds like a young man again.

[@ChopASk8]

I thought the same,made me smile.

[@davidfleming5438]

God bless. I like to laugh and smile.

[@ramonlopez5872]

Lo escuche sonreir y eso pense rie como un joven! What a nice guy.

[@williamfraser7959]

Popcorn Sutton even though he's an old man. He has the laugh of an 16 year old and the youthfulness of a teenager. Something truly Alchemical about this man.

[@user-ll9oy6ee7o]

Watching these old timers sharing the stilling secrets, makes me proud of my Canadian criminal record for distilling alcohol....

[@deaths1390]

I'm a bartender from cabo san lucas Mexico and i love the history and everything that has to do with spirit's thank you for this video and god bless these people and America

[@brianm2129]

We met a man who's family had been in a similar business to Popcorn and knew him fairly well, the gentleman gave us a copy of this film . It was enlightening and prompted an interest in Appalachia , the people and it's history. One of my favourite area's of America.

[@brianfawcett326]

Moonshine is still made in Saudi Arabia where of course any Liquor is illegal. However, the Authorities turn a blind eye to Westerners making their own "Sidiqui" (friend in the bottle) as long as you don't sell it. Potato mash is made into pure spirit and then cut by 5 (5 parts water to one part Sid) to make it just over whisky strength. There are no side effects like hangover as it is totally pure alcohol. The Ladies of the house make their own wine using bottles of grape juice from the local shop and tip it into a big plastic dustbin then add yeast and some water. The natural sugar in the grape juice is enough to cause fermentation to produce a dry wine. Adding some sugar in the per-fermentation part makes a slightly sweeter and stronger wine but it takes a little longer to finish the process. Cheers!

[@Mundanesoup4]

This man is an American Hero in my book. He embodies what being an American is all about.

[@deadbeat9708]

What if he was making meth?

[@tracyschroeder9296]

@@deadbeat9708 What is your deal with meth?

[@deadbeat9708]

@@tracyschroeder9296 I love meth

[@Antrolf]

@@deadbeat9708 What if he was making NUCLEAR BOMBS?

[@deadbeat9708]

@@Antrolf don’t tread on me

[@ritagoforth2317]

Thoroughly enjoyed this presentation. When I saw that Martin D 28 guitar, it brought back memories of my folk singing days. Arthritis prohibits my playing now days, have passed the 1971 Martin onto my daughter, with the promise that it always stay in the family.

[@user-qn6dn1ht4j]

Gave my Martin to my daughter as well,

[@aprilleighallred8546]

Rest in Peace Popcorn!! Your legend will never die!

[@davidpiper7142]

Amen. 🙏🧙‍♂️

[@jameshughes525]

I just buried a good buddy of mine in Virginia up in the mountains. It's one of the most beautiful places I've ever been and my buddy could not be resting in a better place

[@imlistening1137]

That’s beautiful…

[@altrusianwolfdog2564]

I miss Popcorns bits of wisdom. He just lived a few miles from me. Been to his house many times..

[@willmcqueen5917]

I would have loved to sit at his still site, talked with him an enjoyed some of his cooking that he made there.

[@6an6ban6er9]

Liar!!

[@inlimbo6019]

i'm Scottish and proud it was old Scottish moonshiners,that new how to make the really good stuff way way back in the day,great to see it continue on

[@brownjatt21]

Yes sir American whisky and bourbons are all thanks to you Scots and Irish folk who knew how to make the good stuff!!

[@catherine59226]

Mr. Sutton should be a national treasure because he was. Rest in peace sir…

[@shirleys2295]

Hey, this is my grandpas background for many years. course it was before I was born, but the story's were great. I'm in my late 70s, but I still remember. Grandpa spent time in prison. Once for chopping of a a knee cap of a nosey man. Set up again after he got out, lasted a long time. Once they came to him said we know your still making. My grandpa was getting older and tired. He pointed at a pine grove on the high mountain, and said that's where it is. the man just laughed said yea ok. well that's where it was. After the men left, Grandpa went up on the mountain broke it down did away with all of it. Never mooned again. this is one story of many. Great memories. Watching this brings it all back.

[@LupinYonderboy]

I remember when I first saw this doc a few years ago. A couple of minutes in and I was hooked! One hour later I felt like I'd been to another world. Thanks for your work, from London UK

[@brandonphillips7216]

This is what the good ole south united states is all about.

[@srbinsajuga3326]

I'm from Serbia and this reminds me of home. Every village family has a still. One big reason a lot of Serbs are against the EU is that "bootlegging" will have to be outlawed.

[@LupinYonderboy]

@@srbinsajuga3326 I've had some delicious Slivovitz

[@yourmom9951]

@@brandonphillips7216 If the south would’ve won we’d have had it made

[@brandonphillips7216]

@@LupinYonderboy slivovlts Is moonshine?

[@GuerillaWelder]

popcorn's laugh is the cutest thing I've ever heard in my entire life

[@eibbor171]

so innocent like a kid playing

[@ImHappyNapper]

There are so many good stories left out of this version. Popcorn telling the story where he took his mother's lipstick to a cat's asshole is gold. Making himself a pot of beans right on the still.... using the overflow from the worm to wash some dishes. Man was and still is a legend.

[@jamesmartin4857]

@happy. Where is the uncut: eraion..

[@jamesmartin4857]

Version

[@ImHappyNapper]

@@jamesmartin4857 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZ20m3aBdq5nnaM

[@markedebevoise3300]

He's simple folk, leave them alone. Some folks in the mountains still live the simple life and just want to be left alone. City folks just don't understand anything about just leave me alone and mind your own business!!!

[@HeadRingerEnt]

Franklin Co Virginia here, and the boys are keeping it alive down here Ol' Son.

[@KM-om1dy]

I recently purchased a handmade mountain banjo from Franklin West Virginia. When I play the banjo on Maui where I live I can hear the old time sounds of West Virginia.

[@HeadRingerEnt]

@@KM-om1dy We are from Franklin County Virginia. West Virginia connect to VA, but two different states my man. Down here in Franklin County VA it used to be the moonshine capital. We still brewing brandy though. Alot of Bluegrass pickin here too

[@twosheds7712]

Guess I'll have to watch this one 50 times too...popcorn is the grandad I never had.

[@Hey_its_Koda]

Popcorn was an American treasure.

[@pstewart5443]

These are my people, regardless of where I go in life, these are my people. I am proud of them for they are a most resilient and resourceful folk. I can sense ole Popcorn's pain at the loss of something nostalgic and in his eyes just pure joy. I know how that feels. I miss being close to my roots in the Appalachians, even though I still live beside the mountains, I will likely never again live on the moutains.

[@iffiiffiiffi123]

... never say never ... { that's what i thought } yet ... *... , Here I am. ...* 🌿🌹🌿 Isaiah ch.58 v.9 *amen*

[@t.t.gkennels410]

This man's eyes have seen a lot a man's eyes never lie ...this guy was one of the best shiners this world has to offer

[@chrisaaron7994]

I can see why Popcorn Sutton was loved. I love his soul. God bless Sutton family. 🙌

[@jeffguybersen]

We're from Tennessee. We aint gonna change. It's that simple y'all.

[@FilosophicalPharmer]

Pass yer demijohn over the Appalachian ridge. I'll have a taste and fill'er back up before it leaves North Carolina.🚰

[@dougherbert7899]

No one asked you to

[@ambercrowder8058]

@@dougherbert7899 Let's think before we type

[@Hopealliswell6054]

@@ambercrowder8058 well thought out in my opinion. Why are you so worried about it?

[@KDM209]

You already have.

[@outlawpreacher5936]

Respect to all the REAL outlaws reading this as they watch the legacy of this outlaw, rest his soul...💯

[@iffiiffiiffi123]

✨🌹✨🏴‍☠️✨🌹✨

[@teslasnow169]

Amazing! This is the type of historical documentaries that we must as a civilization keep and show for hundred of years to come. Great work and thank you for sharing this incredible footage of a real American legend! 💯

[@adventurenewzealand]

Bruh show them the works of Plato then show them that

[@WalksandAll]

@@adventurenewzealand Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

[@adventurenewzealand]

Touchet my friend

[@nobodycares3897]

@@WalksandAll don't you mean 🍺 BEER holder🍻??? LMAO 😂

[@mavttabf]

Apparently American "culture" is making booze by some scottish-irish riff raff on a land, that has just been ethnically cleansed from indians.

[@johnbowen35]

I have never understood why the law messes with these good people, they aren't hurting anyone, seems to be they are just living life on their own terms, and providing for their families, just like anyone else. Popcorn Sutton, to me is a good, honest and decent man.

[@thevanvirgin]

And wasn't I nigh 40 minutes into this before I remembered I had a wee bottle of the rare ol' stuff sitting on a shelf. A perfect accompaniment while watching these masters at work.

[@franklinddrennan5848]

The best story I’ve ever heard It’s a shame we are losing this history across time

[@maryboone903]

I don't drink and never will, but I love to hear popcorn Sutton tell and explain the ways of bootlegging whiskey. That's a part of our heritage we need to preserve it for the generations to come.

[@freedomfan4272]

Moonshine is not for everyone wether you buy it illegally or legally

[@lbgreen3872]

Man I've been watching this over and over for last 12 years lol popcorn definitely was a master at his craft

[@teresawhite4913]

Popcorn Sutton. Rest in eternal peace. He would have been a great man to listen to with all of his stories, I believe he was a character 😊!

[@strongsick2866]

It took me years to remember this but Popcorn came to my dads business once to deliver. What mad me remember the truck and the story he told . My dad made something out of himself that not many can with his situation .Its crazy to think I have met so many good and popular people in my life time or influenced them in some way and I have not amounted to shit . But its cool that I have met all these different people . One more thing I remember him saying people said he was a million air he said he put that all into making moonshine and paying for his house and so forth that he never had that much money that it went back into living and he barrel had enough for himself.

[@jamessutton4204]

Popcorn reminds me of my grandpa so much that I almost couldn't finish watching this. Way he walked, talked, joked round, the overalls , the hat, the reputation for making the shine round, getting ratted out and doing his time without telling on nobody else. I've heard "make your tongue beat your brains out" and a couple of other sayings that weren't exactly the same but damn near. Grandaddy been dead 30 yrs and on the rare occasion I get out and socialize if there's any oldtimers there I'm probably going to hear bout how good his shine was followed by a crazy story. Black or white everybody seemed to like and admire him. Except the police.lol. his Grandaddy was from the mountains but not sure which state. Never met my other Grandaddy. He was a moonshine runner in South Carolina and got killed in a running gunfight with the law. I been locked up in 6 counties but never stole been to prison but never hurt nobody that didn't beg for it lied to the police but never lied to my wife. Never hit someone smaller than me but never lost a fight. Stubborn as hell with a smart mouth. So are my brothers and cousins but I guess we got it honest.

[@kathleenchaffin2591]

You seem to be quite a storyteller yourself, sir! I really enjoyed your comment.

[@hernandovillamarinbuenaven7476]

@James Sutton : MUCH Love & respect for your great comment. Kind'a feel the Holy smells of true American traditions, Human Rights, Freedom, etc., versus crooked 'govts' officials... May the Lord Bless Popcorn & family, as well as ALL the ppl from the mountains!!.. 😉🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏

[@davidjones9518]

Felt hat overall s rolled cigarettes

[@kalathiele7056]

You think there might be some relation? Y’all both suttons and your dialect/ line of thinking seems similar

[@davidjones9518]

@@kalathiele7056 crooks government officials love to see any one beat them

[@acts238isthetruth]

All these law makers and federal agents that try to get away and do away with such wonderful and beautiful people they will be lost and ever forgotten to the pages of history and no one will ever care to remember or even search for their names but these people search as this one and only popcorn Sutton will forever be remembered how old and cherished lifted up high and exalted until the good Lord comes.

[@MarlinWilliams-ts5ul]

The govt can crush anybody, let's face it.

[@sonyakc8637]

VERY interesting to see, my Grandad was involved back in the 20s&30s. From Knoxville TN to Southern CO. Not many knew. But, he did donate a lot of his earnings to charity, and helped a lot of people less fortunate. So as far as I know, even though he was doing something that government looked down on, he did it not just as his own benefit to support his family, but many others as well. Way to go Grandad. I was born 26 years after his death. 🥰 But, I still have lots of respect for him. RIP 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@davidshearer5443]

What a wonderful fellow and a great story. My grandfather made Chili Wine up until he died 20 odd years ago in coastal NSW Australia. It looked like almost clear like metho and had a 'belt' to it like nothing else. My best mate made Wheat Wine in the Central Tablelands of NSW Australia. It was pretty much clear as water, it also had a big 'belt to it. We were both "Shearers" back in those days and drank the Wheat Wine at the Cut Out parties at the completion of the Sheep Shearing on his various family members farms. Watchin this wonderf story makes me miss my old grandfather, who was a real Australian aboriginal "Bushman" and "Brumby Runner". I guess that the various "clear wines" all may well have been similar to the American Moonshine. Love the music and singing - I wish we had that type here in Australia.

[@zlinedavid]

Never heard a story like that. Love knowing that moonshining is a global thing. And funny that “brumby running” is almost identical to the American “rum running”.

[@davidshearer5443]

@@zlinedavid "Brumby Running" is actually catching wild horses in the bush of Australia. During the 2nd world war a lot of the "Brumby's" caught in Australia were put into "Bully Beef" cans for the meat supplement for the soldiers fighting in the war. I believe Australian "Brumby's" are the equivalent of the wild "Mustang" in America. My grandfather was also a "Timber Cutter" carting timber from the bush, for railway sleepers and building lumber. He and my mum's people lived out in the scrub in tents for most of their lives. When my sister and I were born in the 1960's my grandfather built his first house out of the timber he was cutting from the bush. I have refurbished the original "claw foot" cast iron bathtub from that house into my home in 2005, some of the family including great great grandchildren bath in that bath when they visit our home. That bath is the starter of many stories of adventure of their ancestor that the family share and pass on to the new generations.

[@colts87-ek7jt]

Man how awesome just two dudes having a good time and no phone's or devices just pure fun and thoughts Man wish i could have gotten ahold of one of those jars my goodness

[@mitchellportee150]

I was on vacation in Gatlinburg Tennessee and had a guy take me on some trails in the hills. He told me about how his great grandpa made shine in there and just blew my mind. It's amazing the way things were back then. I really love hearing about the history of it all.

[@rockhead69]

Spectacular...thank you for documenting the rich history of moonshining for the next generations.

[@corbettmizzell915]

Man this brings back good memories miss talking to him at the store in Maggie valley great stories about his adventures a man that always said what he had on his mind and didn't care about your feelings I learned cuss words that I didn't know rest easy my friend.

[@davidfleming5438]

I love him as well as you. God bless

[@jasoncollins4088]

There are still folks out here keeping the tradition alive.

[@kathymc234]

Was he in Western NC?

[@Susyt40]

Yes. Born and raised in the most beautiful area of Maggie Valley, NC. Later on, he moved to TN.

[@madmachine5244]

As long as America remains free then will always be people like Popcorn to keep apart of American history and it’s future alive.

[@bena2293]

Great Job on the remaster my old CD won't play anymore Nice to see it again Much Thanks ,,

[@Jdowling357]

I'll watch and listen to old school legendary outlaws anytime. So much knowledge to soak up

[@Texas_Cody]

That mans laugh brought a smile to my face every time.

[@spacecowgurl57]

All my people (ancestors) are from Kentucky. I was born in 1957 and every spring we went to my Grreat Grandma's where she owned multiple properties and acreage, we'd sift through bottles in good shape, the women washed and steamed them clean whilst the men gathered around two or three stills. Food was aplenty, made homemade taffy and is one of my most heartfelt favorites. One year we put whole peaches in Mason jars and labeled them ourselves. Up until the 80s then I moved to Texas for work. You may think he's the last but I doubt it.

[@deborahdean8867]

Na, he ain't THE last. Thank God Almighty for the hills

[@catherinepraus8635]

Bet he never thought in a million years that he would be watched and admired by millions of people you just know how you’re going to touch another’s lives always be humble and kind

[@JaneBanner-cm5qe]

When I was in kindergarten I had a project for school and we didn't have glue and used rice to stick the pieces together. It is so good to remember that because of watching when they made the paste