Ray (2004/I)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.8/10   

Director:

Taylor Hackford

Escritores (WGA):

Taylor Hackford (story) and
James L. White (story) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

29 octubre 2004 (USA)

Género:

Biografía | Drama | Música

Frase comercial:

The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles. A man who fought harder and went farther than anyone thought possible.

Plot:

The life and career of the legendary popular music pianist, Ray Charles.

Plot Keywords:

Ray Charles | 1960s | Racism | Drugs | Singer

Premios:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 38 wins & 37 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Great movie - love the music

Reparto

Jamie Foxx	...	Ray Charles
Kerry Washington	...	Della Bea Robinson
Regina King	...	Margie Hendricks
Clifton Powell	...	Jeff Brown
Harry Lennix	...	Joe Adams
Bokeem Woodbine	...	Fathead Newman
Aunjanue Ellis	...	Mary Ann Fisher
Sharon Warren	...	Aretha Robinson
C.J. Sanders	...	Young Ray Robinson
Curtis Armstrong	...	Ahmet Ertegun
Richard Schiff	...	Jerry Wexler
Larenz Tate	...	Quincy Jones
Terrence Howard	...	Gossie McGee (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
David Krumholtz	...	Milt Shaw
Wendell Pierce	...	Wilbur Brassfield

También conocida como:

Unchain My Heart: The Ray Charles Story (USA) (working title)
Ray (Argentina) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for depiction of drug addiction, sexuality and some thematic elements.

Duración:

152 min | USA:178 min (extended version)

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Clasificación:

Taiwan:PG-12 | India:A | Hungary:16 | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:(Banned) (theatrical) | Malaysia:U (DVD) | Sweden:11 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:16 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Locaciones de Filmación:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Compañía:

Anvil Films

Trivialidades:

Jamie Foxx had to wear eye prosthetics that really did make him blind for up to 14 hours a day during shooting.

Errores:

Anacronismos: About halfway through the movie Ray scrounges around on the floor trying to pick up some tablets that fell out of a canister. The floor has round rubber tiling of a type not available until 1975.

Citas:

[first lines]
Aretha Robinson: Always remember your promise to me. Never let nobody or nothing turn you into no cripple.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Entourage: The Dream Team (#4.5)" (2007)

Banda de Sonido:

Yesterdays

Great movie - love the music

Taylor Hackford wanted to make this movie for 15 years, and finally found Jamie Foxx to play the title role. Foxx is amazing in his portrayal of Ray Charles. From an interview I saw with Foxx, he met Charles several times and the two of them also played piano together (Foxx had piano lessons as a young child and actually played piano in all his scenes). I didn't see Charles live until his later years, so it was great to get a perspective on how his career developed. I hope Foxx gets nominated for the Best Actor Oscar as he certainly deserves it. The music, also, is incredible - it really showcases the breadth of Charles' music, from country to blues, and everything in between. The movie also gives an unblemished account of Ray Charles' life, from the many women he had relationships with to his drug habit and the consequences of that.