Movie Info
Genre
DramaRelease Date
October 29, 2004MPAA Rating
PG-13Duration
152 min.Production Budget
$40 millionsStudio
Universal PicturesOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Taylor HackfordProducer
Howard Baldwin, Karen Elise Baldwin, Stuart Benjamin, Taylor HackfordScreenwriter
James L. WhiteStarring
- Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles
- Regina King as Margie Hendricks
- Kerry Washington
- Clifton Powell
- Harry J. Lennis
- Bokeem Woodbine
- Aunjanue Ellis
- Sharon Warren
- C.J. Sanders
- Larenz Tate as Quincy Jones
Movie Story
"Ray" is the never-before-told, musical biographical drama of American legend Ray Charles. Born in a poor town in Georgia, Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven shortly after witnessing his younger brother's accidental death. Inspired by a fiercely independent mother who insisted he make his own in the world, Charles found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered incorporating gospel, country, jazz and orchestral influences into his inimitable style. As he revolutionized the way people appreciated music, he simultaneously fought segregation in the very clubs that launched him and championed artists rights within the corporate music business. "Ray" provides an unflinching portrait of Charles' musical genius as he overcomes drug addiction while transforming into one of this country's most-beloved performers.
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