Rating: PG13
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release: 10/29/2004(USA)
Release Date: 02/01/2005
SubTitles: French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 153 Minutes
Flags: Mild Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Substance Abuse (Alcohol, Drugs), Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios

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

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

Production:
Taylor Hackford - Director
Karen Baldwin Howard Baldwin Stuart Benjamin Taylor Hackford - Producer
Nick Morton Alise Benjamin Ray Charles Robinson, Jr. - Co Producer
Craig Armstrong - Composer
Paul Hirsch Thomas J. Nordberg - Editor
Taylor Hackford Jimmy White James L. White - Screen Writer
Adele Plauche Stephanie Girard Molly Mikula - Set Designer
Scott Plauche - Art Director
Nancy Klopper - Casting
Pawel Edelman - Cinematographer
Sharen Davis - Costume Designer
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
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
Stephen Altman - Production Designer
James L. White - Screen Story
Taylor Hackford - Screen Story
Lukasz Jogalla - Second Unit Camera
Raymond Prado - Second Unit Director
Maria Nay - Set Decorator
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
Anthony Lamonea - Painter

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2004 Directors Guild of America

2004 American Society of Cinematographers

2004 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie

2004 National Society of Film Critics

2004 Toronto International Film Festival

2004 Screen Actors Guild

2004 British Academy of Film and Television

2004 Broadcast Film Critics Association

2004 Golden Globe

2004 National Board of Review

2004 Boston Society of Film Critics