Ray

Ray (2004)

The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles.

  • Genre: Drama, Music
  • Release Date: 2004-10-29
  • User Rating: 7.4/10 from 1960 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 32min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Bristol Bay Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Taylor Hackford
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Summary

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He 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 coupling gospel and country together.

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  • Jamie Foxx

    as Ray Charles
  • Kerry Washington

    as Della Bea Robinson
  • Regina King

    as Margie Hendricks
  • Harry Lennix

    as Joe Adams
  • Clifton Powell

    as Jeff Brown
  • Bokeem Woodbine

    as Fathead Newman
  • Sharon Warren

    as Aretha Robinson
  • C.J. Sanders

    as Young Ray Robinson
  • Curtis Armstrong

    as Ahmet Ertegun
  • Richard Schiff

    as Jerry Wexler
  • Larenz Tate

    as Quincy Jones
  • Terrence Howard

    as Gossie McGee
  • David Krumholtz

    as Milt Shaw
  • Wendell Pierce

    as Wilbur Brassfield
  • Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

    as Mary Ann Fisher
  • Chris Thomas King

    as Lowell Fulson
  • Thomas Jefferson Byrd

    as Jimmy
  • Rick Gomez

    as Tom Dowd
  • Denise Dowse

    as Marlene
  • Warwick Davis

    as Oberon
  • Patrick Bauchau

    as Dr. Hacker
  • Robert Wisdom

    as Jack Lauderdale
  • Kurt Fuller

    as Sam Clark
  • Jedda Jones

    as Mercedes
  • Gary Grubbs

    as Billy Ray
  • Carol Sutton

    as Eula
  • Paula Jai Parker

    as Ruth Brown
  • Eric O'Neal Jr.

    as Ray Charles Jr. - 5-6 Yrs.
  • Tequan Richmond

    as Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs.
  • Ayanna Tatum

    as Woman in Sandpiper Lounge (uncredited)
Directing Taylor Hackford Director
Writing James L. White Screenplay
Production Stuart Benjamin Producer
Production Howard Baldwin Producer
Costume & Make-Up JoAnn Stafford-Chaney Hair Department Head
Production Barbara A. Hall Line Producer
Sound Craig Armstrong Original Music Composer
Art Stephen Altman Production Design
Sound Curt Sobel Music Supervisor
Production Taylor Hackford Producer
Production William J. Immerman Executive Producer
Production Nancy Klopper Casting
Writing Taylor Hackford Story
Art Scott Plauche Art Direction
Production Alise Benjamin Co-Producer
Sound Karen Baker Landers Supervising Sound Editor
Camera Nicola Goode Still Photographer
Writing James L. White Story
Art Maria Nay Set Decoration
Sound Per Hallberg Supervising Sound Editor
Camera Paweł Edelman Director of Photography
Directing Pamela Alch Script Supervisor
Production Karen Elise Baldwin Producer
Costume & Make-Up Sharen Davis Costume Design
Production Jaime Rucker King Executive Producer
Production Nick Morton Co-Producer
Production Ray Charles Robinson Jr. Co-Producer
Production Yvonne Yaconelli Production Supervisor
Art Mary Frances Eglin Art Department Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up Stacye P. Branche Makeup Department Head
Crew Jeff Galpin Stunt Coordinator
Editing Paul Hirsch Editor
Costume & Make-Up Camille Friend Hairstylist
Art John Bucklin Supervising Art Director
Sound Bruce Tanis Sound Effects Editor
Sound Dino DiMuro Sound Effects Editor
Art Anthony Maccario Property Master
Sound Scott Sanders Sound Effects Editor
Sound Peter Staubli Sound Effects Editor
Sound Dan Hegeman Sound Effects Editor
Sound Chris Jargo ADR Supervisor
Sound Michelle Pazer ADR Editor
Sound Christopher Assells Sound Effects Editor
Sound Christopher Moriana Foley Artist
Sound Greg Orloff Sound Mixer
Sound Kimaree Long Dialogue Editor
Sound Frederick H. Stahly Dialogue Editor
Sound Anna MacKenzie ADR Editor
Directing Raymond Prado Second Unit Director
Sound Nerses Gezalyan Foley Mixer
Directing Jerry Grandey First Assistant Director
Sound James Moriana Foley Artist
Sound Jeffrey Wilhoit Foley Artist
Sound Bob Beemer Sound Mixer
Sound Catherine Harper Foley Artist
Sound Scott Millan Sound Mixer
Sound Steve Cantamessa Production Sound Mixer

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