Ray (2004)
La vida de Ray Charles es una alternancia de triunfos y fracasos personales que se suceden a lo largo de una dilatada y galardonada carrera en el mundo del espectáculo. Pero estamos hablando de un hombre que sintetizó sus luchas, su dolor y su oscuridad personal con la misma efectividad con la que supo fundir en su arte una miríada de estilos musicales: el jazz, el rhythm & blues, el rock & roll, el gospel y el country. Su historia tiene entonces un sentido muy distinto: la cadena de logros se transforma en el vibrante y conmovedor trayecto de un genio único con una visión propia que enseñó al mundo a escuchar música de una forma nueva. RAY es la biografía, nunca contada antes, de esa leyenda de la música americana que es Ray Charles. Se centra en el período más explosivo de la carrera de Charles, que comienza cuando este joven negro ciego se sube solo a un autobús en Florida y cruza el país para refinar su arte en la floreciente escena jazzística de Seattle.
Directora:
Taylor Hackford
Escritor:
James L. White
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Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles |
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Kerry Washington as Della Bea Robinson |
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Regina King as Margie Hendricks |
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Harry Lennix as Joe Adams |
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Clifton Powell as Jeff Brown |
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Bokeem Woodbine as Fathead Newman |
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Sharon Warren as Aretha Robinson |
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C.J. Sanders as Young Ray Robinson |
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Curtis Armstrong as Ahmet Ertegun |
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Richard Schiff as Jerry Wexler |
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Larenz Tate as Quincy Jones |
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Terrence Howard as Gossie McGee |
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David Krumholtz as Milt Shaw |
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Wendell Pierce as Wilbur Brassfield |
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Mary Ann Fisher |
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Chris Thomas King as Lowell Fulson |
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Thomas Jefferson Byrd as Jimmy |
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Rick Gomez as Tom Dowd |
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Denise Dowse as Marlene |
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Warwick Davis as Oberon |
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Patrick Bauchau as Dr. Hacker |
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Robert Wisdom as Jack Lauderdale |
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Kurt Fuller as Sam Clark |
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Jedda Jones as Mercedes |
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Gary Grubbs as Billy Ray |
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Carol Sutton as Eula |
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Paula Jai Parker as Ruth Brown |
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Eric O'Neal Jr. as Ray Charles Jr. - 5-6 Yrs. |
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Tequan Richmond as Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs. |
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Ayanna Tatum as Woman in Sandpiper Lounge (uncredited) |
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Afemo Omilami as Angry Husband |
| Directing | Taylor Hackford | Director |
| Writing | James L. White | Screenplay |
| Art | Mary Frances Eglin | Art Department Coordinator |
| Writing | James L. White | Story |
| Writing | Taylor Hackford | Story |
| Production | Nancy Klopper | Casting |
| Camera | Paweł Edelman | Director of Photography |
| Production | Barbara A. Hall | Line Producer |
| Sound | Craig Armstrong | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Stephen Altman | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sharen Davis | Costume Design |
| Art | Maria Nay | Set Decoration |
| Art | Scott Plauche | Art Direction |
| Sound | Curt Sobel | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Per Hallberg | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Karen Baker Landers | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Directing | Pamela Alch | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Nicola Goode | Still Photographer |
| Production | Stuart Benjamin | Producer |
| Production | Karen Elise Baldwin | Producer |
| Production | Howard Baldwin | Producer |
| Production | Taylor Hackford | Producer |
| Production | William J. Immerman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jaime Rucker King | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nick Morton | Co-Producer |
| Production | Alise Benjamin | Co-Producer |
| Production | Ray Charles Robinson Jr. | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | JoAnn Stafford-Chaney | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stacye P. Branche | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | Yvonne Yaconelli | Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Jeff Galpin | Stunt Coordinator |
| Editing | Paul Hirsch | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Camille Friend | Hairstylist |
| Art | John Bucklin | Supervising Art Director |
| Sound | Kimaree Long | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Frederick H. Stahly | Dialogue Editor |
| Art | Anthony Maccario | Property Master |
| Sound | Anna MacKenzie | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Michelle Pazer | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Christopher Assells | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Bruce Tanis | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Dino DiMuro | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Scott Sanders | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Peter Staubli | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Dan Hegeman | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Christopher Moriana | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Catherine Harper | Foley Artist |
| Sound | James Moriana | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Jeffrey Wilhoit | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Steve Cantamessa | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Bob Beemer | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Greg Orloff | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Scott Millan | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Nerses Gezalyan | Foley Mixer |
| Directing | Raymond Prado | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Jerry Grandey | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Chris Jargo | ADR Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Albert Brown | Additional Hairstylist |