Ray (2004)
- Starring:
- Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, (more)
- Director(s):
- Taylor Hackford
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Category:
- Drama
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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
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 153 mins
Complete Cast:
- Jamie Foxx - Ray Charles
- Regina King - Margie Hendrix
- Aunjanue Ellis - Mary Ann Fisher
- Terrence Howard - Gossie McKee
- Bokeem Woodbine - Fathead Newman
- Curtis Armstrong - Ahmet Ertegun
- C.J. Sanders - Young Ray
- Chris Thomas King - Lowell Fulsom
- Warwick Davis - Oberon
- Robert Wisdom - Jack Lauderdale
- Thomas Jefferson Byrd - Jimmy
- Kurt Fuller - Sam Clark
- Kimberly Ardison - Ethel McRae
- Willlie Metcalf - Mr. Pitt
- Terrone Bell - Young George Robinson
- Gary Grubbs - Billy Ray
- Bill Breaux - Cop #1
- Roland "Bob" Harris - Jesse Stone
- Afemo Omilami - Angry Husband
- Vernel Bagneris - Dancin' Al
- Michael Travis Stone - Robert
- Tequan Richmond - Ray Charles Jr. (9-10 Yrs.)
- John Swasey - Customs Agent #1
- Marc Lynn - Downbeat Reporter
- Todd J. Smith - Student Reporter
- Darnell Williams - Fast Girl
- Jeffrey Galpin - Cop #3
- Estella Denson - Lady In Rain
- Derrick Simmons - Stunt Double "Ray Charles"
- Ralph Tresvant - Sam Cooke
- Kerry Washington - Della Charles
- Clifton Powell - Jeff Brown
- Harry J. Lennix - Joe Adams
- Larenz Tate - Quincy Jones
- Sharen Warren - Aretha Robinson
- Richard Schiff - Jerry Wexler
- Wendell Pierce - Wilbur Brassfield
- David Krumholtz - Milt Shaw
- Patrick Bauchau - Dr. Hacker
- Denise Dowse - Marlene
- Rick Gomez - Tom Dowd
- Julian Bond - Julian Bond
- Renee Wilson - Pat Lyle
- Michael Pniewski - Bus Driver
- Richard A. Smith - Til
- Carol Sutton - Eula
- Alex Van - Cop #2
- Tom Clark - Alan Freed
- Elizabeth Omilami - Angry Wife
- Fahnlohnee R. Harris - Trudy Daniels
- Eric O'Neal Jr. - Ray Charles, Jr. (5-6 Yrs.)
- Matthew Benjamin - Musician In Billy Ray's
- James Huston - Customs Agent #2
- Kyle-Scott Jackson - King Bee
- Rutherford Cravens - White Promoter
- Jedda Jones - Mercedes
- Michael Arata - Cop #4
- Jeffrey Glapin - Stunt Coordinator
- David Hash - Stunt Double "Wilbur Brassfield"
- Director(s):
- Taylor Hackford
- Writer(s):
- Jimmy White, Taylor Hackford, James L. White
- Producer(s):
- Stuart Benjamin, Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Sexual Situations, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Mild Violence, Substance Abuse)
- Categories:
- Drama
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- 2004 - Ray - Boston Society of Film Critics - Best Actor
- 2004 - Ray - Boston Society of Film Critics - Best Supporting Actress
- 2004 - Ray - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Sound
- 2004 - Ray - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Actor
- 2004 - Ray - Broadcast Film Critics Association - Best Actor
- 2004 - Ray - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- 2004 - Ray - National Board of Review - Best Actor
- 2004 - Ray - National Society of Film Critics - Best Actor
- 2004 - Ray - Screen Actors Guild - Best Actor
