Ray (2004)

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Synopsis
Directed by Taylor Hackford, this biopic profiles the life of legendary musician Ray Charles. Despite humble beginnings and the loss of his eyesight due to glaucoma at the age of six, Charles, depicted by Jamie Foxx, would nonetheless become an icon in both the music industry and the civil rights era. While the film delves into his problems with drugs and women, the bulk of the story details his career; among the highlights of that career are 12 Grammy awards and 11 R&B chart-toppers, such as "Unchain My Heart," "Hit the Road, Jack," "Georgia," "Doin' the Mess Around," and "Hallelujah I Just Love Her So." Also among the cast are Larenz Tate as Quincy Jones, as well as Regina King, Kerry Washington, and Clifton Powell. Charles' son, Ray Charles Jr. helped produce the film. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide

Cast

Curtis Armstrong	Ahmet Ertegun
Vernel Bagneris	Dancin' Al
Patrick Bauchau	Dr. Hacker
Rutherford Cravens	White Promoter
Warwick Davis	Oberon
Denise Dowse	Marlene
Jamie Foxx	Ray Charles
Kurt Fuller	Sam Clark
Gary Grubbs	Billy Ray
Terrence Howard	Gossie McKee
James Huston	Customs Agent #2
Kyle-Scott Jackson	King Bee
Jedda Jones	Mercedes
Regina King	Margie Hendrix
David Krumholtz	Milt Shaw
Harry J. Lennix	Joe Adams
Afemo Omilami	Angry Husband
Wendell Pierce	Wilbur Brassfield
Michael Pniewski	Bus Driver
Clifton Powell	Jeff Brown
Richard Schiff	Jerry Wexler
Larenz Tate	Quincy Jones
Darnell Williams	Fast Girl
Bokeem Woodbine	Fathead Newman
Julian Bond	Julian Bond
Tom Clark	Alan Freed
Roland "Bob" Harris	Jesse Stone
Aunjanue Ellis	Mary Ann Fisher
Thomas Jefferson Byrd	Jimmy
Elizabeth Omilami	Angry Wife
Carol Sutton	Eula
Alex Van	Cop #2
Robert Wisdom	Jack Lauderdale
Rick Gomez	Tom Dowd
Kerry Washington	Della Charles
Chris Thomas King	Lowell Fulsom
Michael Arata	Cop #4
Marc Lynn	Downbeat Reporter
Fahnlohnee R. Harris	Trudy Daniels
Tequan Richmond	Ray Charles Jr. (9-10 Yrs.)
Derrick Simmons	Stunt Double "Ray Charles"
C.J. Sanders	Young Ray
Sharen Warren	Aretha Robinson
Kimberly Ardison	Ethel McRae
Renee Wilson	Pat Lyle
Willlie Metcalf	Mr. Pitt
Terrone Bell	Young George Robinson
Richard A. Smith	Til
Bill Breaux	Cop #1
Michael Travis Stone	Robert
Eric O'Neal Jr.	Ray Charles, Jr. (5-6 Yrs.)
Matthew Benjamin	Musician In Billy Ray's
John Swasey	Customs Agent #1
Todd J. Smith	Student Reporter
Jeffrey Galpin	Cop #3
Estella Denson	Lady In Rain
Jeffrey Glapin	Stunt Coordinator
David Hash	Stunt Double "Wilbur Brassfield"

Production Crew

Scott Plauche	Art Director
Nancy Klopper	Casting
Pawel Edelman	Cinematographer
Alise Benjamin	Co-producer
Nick Morton	Co-producer
Ray Charles Robinson, Jr.	Co-producer
Craig Armstrong	Composer (Music Score)
Sharen Davis	Costume Designer
Taylor Hackford	Director
Paul Hirsch	Editor
Thomas J. Nordberg	Editor
Jaime Rucker King	Executive Producer
William J. Immerman	Executive Producer
Ray Charles	Featured Music
Jerry Grandey	First Assistant Director
Barbara Hall	Line Producer
Curt Sobel	Musical Direction/Supervision
Anthony Lamonea	Painter
Brad Beniscek	Painter
Cassie Catalanotto	Painter
Dahl Delu	Painter
Jason A. Silber	Painter
Jason Lagos	Painter
Ken Robinson	Painter
Marisa Marcione	Painter
Michael Costello	Painter
Robert B. Arnold	Painter
Ronald W. Romanski	Painter
Ronnie Castleberry	Painter
Stephen Walers	Painter
Telly Ordoyne	Painter
Tim McCullough	Painter
Tom Ashburn	Painter
Wendy Guerrera	Painter
Howard Baldwin	Producer
Karen Baldwin	Producer
Stuart Benjamin	Producer
Taylor Hackford	Producer
Stephen Altman	Production Designer
James L. White	Screen Story
Taylor Hackford	Screen Story
James L. White	Screenwriter
Jimmy White	Screenwriter
Taylor Hackford	Screenwriter
Lukasz Jogalla	Second Unit Camera
Raymond Prado	Second Unit Director
Maria Nay	Set Decorator
Adele Plauche	Set Designer
Molly Mikula	Set Designer
Stephanie Girard	Set Designer
Ray Charles	Songwriter
Bob Beemer	Sound Mixer
Greg Orloff	Sound Mixer
Scott Millan	Sound Mixer
Steve Cantamessa	Sound/Sound Designer
John Bucklin	Supervising Art Director
Karen Baker Landers	Supervising Sound Editor
Per Hallberg	Supervising Sound Editor

Genre
Drama

Awards
2004 - Best Ensemble Acting - Screen Actors Guild
2004 - Best Picture - Academy
2004 - Best Picture - Broadcast Film Critics Association
2004 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
2004 - Best Picture - Comedy or Musical - Golden Globe
2004 - Best Sound - British Academy Awards
2004 - Best Soundtrack - Broadcast Film Critics Association
2004 - Best Picture - Academy
2004 - Best Picture - Academy
2004 - Best Picture - Academy
2004 - Film Presented - Toronto International Film Festival
2004 - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy - Golden Globe
2004 - Best Sound - British Academy of Film and Television
2004 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2004 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2004 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2004 - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy - Hollywood Foreign Press Association

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