Talk to Me (2007)

Director:

Kasi Lemmons

Writers (WGA):

Michael Genet (screenplay) and
Rick Famuyiwa (screenplay) ...
(más)

Release Date:

3 agosto 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Biografía | Drama | History

Frase comercial:

Inspired by a true story

Plot:

The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.

Plot Keywords:

Disc Jockey | Radio Station | Sex | Brassiere | Fight

Awards:

4 wins & 7 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

This Movie Talked to Me

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Aug. 1	11:00 PM	HBO
Thur. Aug. 7	3:00 AM	HBO

Cast

Don Cheadle	...	Petey Greene
Chiwetel Ejiofor	...	Dewey Hughes
Bruce McFee	...	Prison Sign-In Guard
Mike Epps	...	Milo Hughes
Peter MacNeill	...	Warden Cecil Smithers
Adam Gaudreau	...	Escorting Guard
Taraji P. Henson	...	Vernell Watson
Cedric the Entertainer	...	'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
Martin Sheen	...	E.G. Sonderling
J. Miles Dale	...	Program Director
Sean MacMahon	...	Ronnie Simmons
Richard Chevolleau	...	Poochie Braxton
Martin Randez	...	Hadley
Todd Schroeder	...	Guard Captain (as Todd William Schroeder)
Vondie Curtis-Hall	...	Sunny Jim Kelsey (as Vondie Curtis Hall)
Jeff Kassel	...	WOL P.A.
Alison Sealy-Smith	...	Freda
Johnie Chase	...	Bar Patron 1
Eugene Clark	...	Bar Patron 2
Benz Antoine	...	Bar Patron 3
Warren Alan Young	...	Bartender
Elle Downs	...	Peaches
Ngozi Paul	...	Susan
Malik McCall	...	Rioter
Matt Birman	...	Business Man
Herbert Rawlins	...	James Brown (as Herbert L. Rawlings, Jr.)
Vicky Lambert	...	Backup Singer #1
Mantee Murphy	...	Backup Singer #2
Josh McLaughlin	...	TV News Anchor
Richard Fitzpatrick	...	Charles Sumner
Damir Andrei	...	Fred De Cordova
Jim Annan	...	Tonight Show P.A.
Jim Malmberg	...	Johnny Carson
David Brown	...	Jail Guard (as Dave Brown)
Robert J. Tavenor	...	Engineer (as Robert Tavenor)
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Nadege Auguste	...	Caller (voice) (uncredited)
Johnny Carson	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lyndon Johnson	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Luther King	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bette Midler	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dirigida por
Kasi Lemmons

Créditos del guión (WGA)
Michael Genet		(screenplay) and
Rick Famuyiwa		(screenplay)
Michael Genet		(story)

Producida por
Don Cheadle	....	executive producer
J. Miles Dale	....	executive producer
Joe Fries	....	producer
Mark Gordon	....	producer
William Horberg	....	executive producer
Sidney Kimmel	....	producer
Josh McLaughlin	....	producer
Joseph Rappa	....	executive producer (as Joey Rappa)
Bruce Toll	....	executive producer

Música original por
Terence Blanchard

Fotografía por
Stéphane Fontaine		(director of photography)

Montaje por
Terilyn A. Shropshire

Casting
Robin D. Cook
Victoria Thomas

Diseño de producción por
Warren Alan Young

Dirección artística
Patrick Banister

Decorados
Patricia Cuccia
Carolyn 'Cal' Loucks		(as Cal Loucks)

Diseño de vestuario por
Gersha Phillips

Departamento de maquillaje
Mary Aaron	....	makeup artist: New York (as Mary R. Aaron)
Lydia Bensimmon	....	hair stylist: Washington DC (as Lydia Bensimmon-Benaim)
Mario Cacioppo	....	assistant makeup artist (as Mario G. Cacioppo)
Renee Chan	....	second assistant hair stylist
Rhosael Ciandre	....	assistant hair stylist
Mary Cooke	....	hair stylist: New York (as Mary Cook)
Donna Gliddon	....	wig maker
Etheline Joseph	....	key hair stylist
Allison Mondesir	....	co-key hair stylist
Sandra Wheatle	....	key makeup artist
Victoria Woods	....	wigs
Geralyn Wraith	....	second assistant makeup artist
Debi Young	....	makeup artist: Washington DC
Ngozi Olandu	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Janice Tunnell	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Dirección de producción
Dennis Chapman	....	production manager
Paulette D. Clark	....	assistant production manager: New York (as Paulette Clark)
J. Miles Dale	....	unit production manager
Katherine Dorrer	....	production supervisor: Washington DC
Carol Flaisher	....	production supervisor: Washington DC
Elizabeth Fox	....	post-production supervisor
Aaron Merrell	....	director of production: SKE (uncredited)

Ayudante de dirección
Penny Charter	....	second assistant director
J. Miles Dale	....	second unit director: Washington DC
Tyler Delben	....	third assistant director
Walter Gasparovic	....	first assistant director
Rodney 'Bear' Jackson	....	second second assistant director: New York (as Bear Jackson)
Alison C. Rosa	....	second assistant director: Washington DC (as Alison Rosa)
Charles Zalben	....	second assistant director: New York
Timothy Blockburger	....	assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Timothy Blockburger	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)
Anna Kemp	....	third assistant director (uncredited)
Stephanie Lovell	....	second second assistant director: Washington DC (uncredited)

Art Department
Mark Bentley	....	set dresser
Lloyd Brown	....	set decoration buyer
Carlos Caneca	....	lead set dresser
Carl Catanese	....	set decorator: Washington DC
Jean-Pierre Charbonneau	....	construction coordinator (as J.P. Charbonneau)
Greg Chown	....	storyboard artist
Jonathan Davis	....	art apprentice
Avril Dishaw	....	set decoration buyer
Donavon Drummond	....	on-set dresser
Paul Greenberg	....	graphic designer
Jennifer Heimpel	....	assistant art director
Jacqui Hemingway	....	head scenic artist
Sam Hudecki	....	art department apprentice
Norman Kelner	....	on-set painter
Elena Kenney	....	set decoration buyer
Kristina Kilpe	....	assistant props: Washington DC (as Kristina M. Kilpe)
Jonathan Kovacs	....	assistant property master
Kevin Ladson	....	property master: New York
Sabri Lariani	....	head carpenter
Scott Lyons	....	graphic designer (as D. Scott Lyons)
Linda McClelland	....	set decoration buyer
Brenda McClennin	....	props buyer
Kevin McCullagh	....	assistant head carpenter
Jeffrey A. Melvin	....	lead set dresser (as Jeff Melvin)
Melissa Morgan	....	key scenic artist
Derek Noel	....	head painter
H. Nancy Pak	....	art department coordinator
Henry Persig	....	lead set dresser
Vic Rigler	....	property master
Mila Rolicz	....	assistant head painter
Stephen G. Shifflette	....	leadman: Washington DC (as Steve Shiffette)
Douglas Slater	....	assistant art director (as Doug Slater)
Bob Spore	....	property master: Washington DC
Zachary Vero	....	assistant head carpenter

Departamento de sonido
Robert Althoff	....	sound re-recordist
Pembrooke Andrews	....	sound editor
Jeremy Balko	....	foley mixer
Jeremy Balko	....	sound mixer
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Glen Gauthier	....	sound mixer
Jim Gilchrist	....	sound mixer: Washington DC
Ivan Hawks	....	cable puller: Washington DC (as Ivan Hawkes)
Robert Jackson	....	adr supervisor
Tony Lamberti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lawrence Loewinger	....	sound recordist: New York
Paul Longstaffe	....	sound editor
Jeff Malham	....	re-recording engineer
Matthew McKenzie	....	adr recordist
Lorenzo Millan	....	boom operator: Washington DC
Jay Nierenberg	....	sound designer
Jay Nierenberg	....	supervising sound editor
Todd Niesen	....	sound editor
Jason Oliver	....	ProTools adr recordist
Rick Polanco	....	assistant sound editor
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer
Stuart Provine	....	sound designer
Adam Ridge	....	boom operator
Aaron J. Rudelson	....	boom operator: New York (as Aaron Rudelson)
Moshe Saadon	....	cable puller
Steve Switzer	....	boom operator
Vicki Vandegrift	....	foley artist (as Vicky O'Reilly Vandegrift)
Bryan Jerden	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Efectos especiales
John LaForet	....	special effects coordinator: Performance Solutions (as John G. Laforet)
David Reaume	....	special effects technician
Thad Whitley	....	dental prosthetics
Skyler Wilson	....	key special effects: Performance Solutions (as Skyler T. Wilson)

Visual Effects
Tanja Boening	....	digital compositor
Rubina Cokar	....	visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc.
Adrian Colbert	....	digital intermediate scanner: Modern Video Film
Steve Danhieux	....	digital imaging: Modern Video Film
Rob Del Ciancio	....	lead compositor
Anand Dorairaj	....	digital compositor
Carl Jacobson	....	digital imaging: Modern Video Film
Peter Moc	....	digital imaging: Modern Video Film
Jean Phillipe Traore	....	digital compositor
Aaron Weintraub	....	visual effects supervisor: Mr. X Inc.
Fiona Campbell Westgate	....	visual effects producer: Mr. X Inc.
Darcy Bangsund	....	senior systems administrator (uncredited)
Dennis Berardi	....	visual effects executive producer: Mr. X Inc. (uncredited)
Cyril Frederick Chu	....	texture painter (uncredited)
Zachary J. Gans	....	visual effects production assistant: Mr. X Inc. (uncredited)
Colin Hui	....	crowd simulation technical director: Mr. X Inc. (uncredited)
Matt Jones	....	digital artist: Mr. X Inc. (uncredited)
John J. Miralles	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
David Singer	....	digital producer: Mr. X Inc. (uncredited)
Colin Withers	....	senior technical supervisor: Mr. X Inc. (uncredited)

Especialistas
Brad Bunn	....	stunts
Tom Farr	....	stunts
Errol Gee	....	stunts
Howard Green	....	stunts
Curtis Hibbert	....	stunts
Rogue Johnston	....	stunts
Brent Jones	....	stunts
Jamie Jones	....	stunt coordinator
Kelly Jones	....	stunts
Cotton Mather	....	stunts
Anthony McRae	....	stunts
Moses Nyarko	....	stunts
Dayo Odesanya	....	stunts
Mac Jeffrey Ong	....	stunts (as Jeffrey Ong)
Daryl Patchett	....	stunts
Edward A. Queffelec	....	stunts (as Edward Queffelec)
Kevin Rushton	....	stunts
Paul Rutledge	....	stunts
Steve 'Shack' Shackleton	....	stunts (as Steve Shackleton)
Peter Yan	....	stunts
Matt Birman	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Adams	....	grip
Kevin Alanthwaite	....	gaffer
Mark Beauchamp	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Andy Bell	....	electrician
John Billeci	....	best boy electric: New York
Sarah Brandes	....	camera loader: Washington DC (as Sarah A. Brandes)
Carlo Campana	....	grip
Murdoch Campbell	....	camera operator: Washington DC
Morgan Carpenter	....	generator operator
John Clifford	....	still photographer: Washington DC
Gilles Corbeil	....	camera operator
Gilles Corbeil	....	steadicam operator
Sean Dawes	....	rigging best boy electric (as A. Sean Dawes)
Heather Donald	....	camera loader: Halifax
Mark Dufour	....	rigging best boy grip
Tony Eldridge	....	lamp operator
Steve Ferrier	....	lamp operator
Ron Forward	....	dolly grip
Rusty Gardner	....	video assist operator: Washington DC
Michael Gibson	....	still photographer
John Glasser	....	grip: New York
William J. Gray	....	first assistant camera: Washington DC (as William Gray)
Carl Hamilton	....	grip: Washington DC (as Carl P. Hamilton)
R.L. Hannah	....	lamp operator
Kenneth H. Harris	....	grip: Washington DC
Brian Heller	....	director of photography: Washington DC
Tim Hennessy	....	second assistant camera: Washington DC (as Tim Hennesey)
Eric Holmes	....	lamp operator
David Insley	....	director of photography: Washington DC
William T. Iversen	....	grip: Washington DC (as William Iversen)
Alec Jarnagin	....	camera operator: New York
John D. Kennedy	....	grip: New York
John T. Kennedy	....	key grip: New York
John Kimmer	....	dolly grip: Washington DC
Brian T. Leach	....	best boy grip: Washington DC
Jason Lenoury	....	best boy grip
Mark Lewandowski	....	computer playback operator: Tellavision
Mark Lewandowski	....	video playback operator: Tellavision
Gus Limberis	....	second assistant camera: New York (as Constantine Limberis)
Clay Liversidge	....	gaffer: New York
William Louthe	....	electrician
Andris Matiss	....	camera operator
Andris Matiss	....	steadicam operator
Tim Metivier	....	first assistant camera: New York
Joseph Micomonaco	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Kenneth Morton	....	grip: Washington DC
Tom Nichols	....	key grip: Washington DC
Anthony Nocera	....	video assist operator
John O'Boyle	....	best boy electric
Michael O'Connor	....	key grip
David Pamplin	....	key rigging grip
Matthew Pill	....	grip
Brent Robinson	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Ronald Schlueter	....	playback operator
Blackford 'Boots' Shelton	....	first assistant camera: Washington DC (as Boots Shelton)
Stuart Stein	....	second assistant camera: Washington DC (as Stuart Raul Stein)
Davidson Tate	....	rigging gaffer
Blain Thrush	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Greg Williams	....	computer playback operator
Greg Williams	....	video playback operator
Jelani Atu Wilson	....	camera loader: New York
Mike Yoder	....	grip: Washington DC

Casting Department
Luisa Cabbidu	....	extras casting associate (as Luisa Cabiddu)
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Zameret Kleiman	....	extras casting
Hollie Meyer	....	casting assistant
Millie Tom	....	casting associate
Melissa Braun	....	extras casting: New York (uncredited)
Robyn Owen	....	casting associate: USA (uncredited)
Victoria Thomas	....	casting: USA (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maria Belperio	....	seamstress
Renée Bravener	....	costume supervisor (as Reneé Bravener)
Suzette Daigle	....	background costume supervisor
Catharine Fletcher Incaprera	....	wardrobe supervisor: Washington DC
Wayne Godfrey	....	on-set costume supervisor
Whitney Kyles	....	wardrobe supervisor: New York
Karen Lee	....	costume truck supervisor
Susan MacLeod	....	costume supervisor
Trelawnie Mead	....	background costume supervisor
Kimberly Memory Stanley	....	assistant costume designer
Ahmad Zargaran	....	costume cutter

Editorial Department
Marisa Clayton	....	digital intermediate producer: Modern Video Film
Joe Finley	....	digital intermediate colorist: Modern Video Film
Nicholas Hasson	....	editor: IQ, Modern Video Film (as Nick Hasson)
Kenny Marsten	....	first assistant editor
Joi McMillon	....	apprentice editor
Bryan Park	....	film editorial: Modern Video Film
Angela Rentzelos	....	second assistant editor
Pat Repola	....	vice president of feature post: Modern Video Film

Music Department
Vincent Bennett	....	music session assistant
Jim Black	....	music clearance
Terence Blanchard	....	conductor
Terence Blanchard	....	musician: trumpet, keyboards and piano
Terence Blanchard	....	orchestrator
Todd Bozung	....	supervising music editor
Robin Burgess	....	music session coordinator
Barry Cole	....	music supervisor
J. Miles Dale	....	soundtrack producer
Howard Drossin	....	orchestrator
Josh Evans	....	assistant scoring engineer
Christy Gerhart	....	music executive: SKE
Bonnie Greenberg	....	executive in charge of music: SKE
Derrick Hodge	....	musician: electric and upright bass
Sam Hofstedt	....	assistant scoring engineer
Robert Huff	....	music copyist
Simon James	....	concertmaster
Simon James	....	musician contractor
Jef Lee Johnson	....	musician: electric and acoustic guitar
Michael Kutchman	....	scoring stage crew
Robert Puff	....	music preparation
Reed Ruddy	....	music studio manager
Carl Sealove	....	music editor
Oscar Seaton	....	musician: drums
Del Spiva	....	music editor
Brice Winston	....	music copyist
Frank Wolf	....	score mixer
Frank Wolf	....	score recordist
Greg Hayes	....	additional music mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
John Brown	....	driver
William F. Doyle	....	driver (as William Doyle)
Norman Foster	....	driver (as Norm Foster)
Lorne Frederick	....	driver
Danielle Fredrickson	....	transportation dispatcher: Washington DC
Glenn Hughes	....	picture car captain (as Glenn F. Hughes)
Jacqueline Hurd	....	picture car coordinator: Washington DC (as Jacqueline L. Hurd)
Gordon Ionson	....	driver
Hugh McCallum	....	driver
Roland McGrath	....	transportation captain
Bruce McLean	....	transportation coordinator
Dave Mead	....	driver: honeywagon
Brian O'Hara	....	swamper
Steve Russell	....	transportation co-captain
Maurice Tremblay	....	driver
Gilbert Young	....	transportation coordinator: Washington DC

Otros miembros del equipo
Kevin Alakas	....	first assistant accountant
Gerry Alfonso	....	payroll accountant
Vikas Bandhu	....	production assistant
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Paul Becker	....	choreographer
Allison Brandin	....	stock footage: Searchworks Research and Clearance
Stephan Burle	....	title designer: PIC
Clinton Cameron	....	stand-in
Elio Campbell	....	stand-in
Jennifer Chovancek	....	assistant production coordinator
J. Chan Claggett	....	location manager: Washington DC (as James C. Claggett)
Paulette D. Clark	....	production coordinator: New York
Robin Craine	....	production assistant
Morgan Davidoff	....	office production assistant
Joshua Deighton	....	production executive
Carlo Denuzzo	....	craft service: Reel Craft
Joseph A. Dewar	....	location production assistant
Christopher Dunn	....	assistant location manager (as Chris Dunn)
Julio Ferrario	....	creative director: main titles
Charlotte Fleck	....	dialect coach
Ginny Galloway	....	accounting coordinator: Washington DC
Christopher Geair	....	assistant location manager: Washington DC
Chris Glover	....	location production assistant
Wayne Godfrey	....	on-set supervisor
Pamela B. Green	....	title designer: PIC (as Pamela Green)
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative
Tova Harrison	....	office production assistant
Edwin Hawkeswood	....	set production assistant
Dewey Hughes	....	consultant
Nicole Jefferson	....	assistant: Ms. Lemmons
Richie Kawamoto	....	production coordinator: Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Ashley Kravitz	....	clearances: Ashley Inc.
Candace Kunderman	....	trainee accountant
Vicky Lambert	....	choreographer
Michael J. Linowes	....	legal counsel
Jeanette Linton	....	office production assistant
Chris Martin	....	assistant location manager (as Christopher Martin)
Roxanne Mayweather	....	stock footage: Searchworks Research and Clearance
David McIlroy	....	location manager
Chris Mikolovich	....	craft service: Reel Craft
Althea Morgan-Taylor	....	stand-in: Jude
Rick Parker	....	animal wrangler
Yan Regis	....	set medic: Medic One
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Suzanne Shelton	....	stock footage: Searchworks Research and Clearance
Alan Sutton	....	fire safety coordinator
Elaine Thurston	....	production accountant
Karen Tyrell	....	publicist
Jarik Van Sluijs	....	title designer: PIC
Uma Venkataramaiah	....	assistant: Mr. Dale
Adrian Washington	....	production assistant
Alison Waxman	....	production coordinator
Bosede Williams	....	script supervisor
Bosede Williams	....	script supervisor: Washington DC
Gaytra Arnold	....	production assistant: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Douglas M. Jones	....	set production assistant: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Steven Lafferty	....	set production assistant: Washington, DC (uncredited)
Dylan Matlock	....	set production assistant: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Jane Sakowski	....	key craft service: second unit, Washington D.C. (uncredited)

Thanks
Jeff Sotzing	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
• Mark Gordon Productions
• Mark Gordon Company, The
• Pelagius Films

Distributors

• Cathay-Keris Films (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Central Film (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Focus Features (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Kimmel International (2007) (non-USA) (all media) (international sales)
• Pinema (2007) (Turkey) (all media)
• RCV Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Versus Entertainment (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)

Efectos especiales

• Performance Solutions (special effects)

Other Companies

• AON/Ruben-Winkler Entertainment Insurance  insurance (as AON/Reuben-Winkler)
• Ashley  clearances
• Elizabeth Bardsley & Associates  research
• En Route Catering  catering
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Entertainment Partners  payroll services
• Hand Prop  props supplied by
• Helie Film Support Services  location security (as Helie Film Support)
• International Film Guarantors  completion guaranty
• Medic One  on-set medic
• Modern VideoFilm  digital intermediate (as Modern Video Film Inc.)
• Northwest Sinfonia  orchestra (as the Northwest Sinfonia)
• PIC Agency  titles
• PS Production Services  cameras and lenses
• Post Accounts  post-production accounting
• Reel Craft Ltd.  craft service (as Reel Craft)
• Scarlet Letters  end credits
• Searchworks Research and Clearance  stock footage
• Sonic Magic Studios  foley recording services
• Studio X  score recorded and mixed at
• Sublime Sound  sound editorial services
• Talk Productions  production services
• Tattersall Sound  picture editing facilities
• Tellavision  video and computer playback
• Todd-AO Radford  re-recording services (as Todd-AO Radford Stage R)
• Urban Marketing Corporation of America (UMCA)  field publicity
• Widget Post Production  adr recording facility