The Help

The Help (2011)

Released: 2011-08-09 Duration: 2hr 26min
Genres: Drama
Rating 8.2
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Overview

Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.

Production Companies

DreamWorks Pictures
DreamWorks Pictures
Reliance Entertainment
Reliance Entertainment
Participant
Participant
Image Nation Abu Dhabi
Image Nation Abu Dhabi
1492 Pictures
1492 Pictures
Harbinger Pictures

Additional Info

Budget $25,000,000.00
Revenue $216,600,000.00
Original Language en
Popularity 66.22

Directed By

Tate Taylor

Crew

Director
Tate Taylor
Producer
Chris Columbus
Producer
Brunson Green
Screenplay
Tate Taylor
Director of Photography
Stephen Goldblatt
Music Supervisor
Jennifer Hawks
Original Music Composer
Thomas Newman
Casting
Kerry Barden
Costume Design
Sharen Davis
Art Direction
Curt Beech
Executive Producer
Jennifer Blum
Executive Producer
Mohamed Khalaf Al-Mazrouei
Executive Producer
John Norris
Production Design
Mark Ricker
Script Supervisor
Cate Hardman
Executive Producer
Mark Radcliffe
Set Decoration
Rena DeAngelo
Casting
Paul Schnee
Executive Producer
Tate Taylor
Stunt Coordinator
Rocky Capella
Production Sound Mixer
Willie D. Burton
Production Coordinator
Russell Allen
Makeup Department Head
Brad Wilder
Camera Operator
Will Arnot
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Scott Millan
Costume Supervisor
Dana Kay Hart
Executive Producer
Nate Berkus
Executive Producer
L. Dean Jones Jr.
Music Editor
Bill Bernstein
Music Editor
Andrew Silver
Still Photographer
Dale Robinette
Sound Effects Editor
Scott A. Jennings
Steadicam Operator
Will Arnot
Rigging Gaffer
Erik Bernstein
Supervising Sound Editor
Dennis Drummond
Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll
Hair Department Head
Camille Friend
Co-Producer
Sonya Lunsford
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Giammarco
Assistant Director
Donald Sparks
Electrician
Shawn Torge
Lighting Technician
Colin J. Campbell
Stunt Coordinator
Rex Reddick
Post Production Supervisor
Brian McNulty
Wigmaker
Natasha Ladek
Digital Intermediate
Curtis Lindersmith
Hairstylist
Mary Everett
Location Scout
Kendrick Hudson
Unit Production Manager
Robin Sweet
Makeup Artist
Gloria Belz
Post Production Supervisor
Robert Bella
Post-Production Manager
Mark Graziano
Color Timer
Jim Passon
Special Effects
Robert Cole
Second Assistant Director
Karen Davis
ADR Mixer
Brian Smith
Post Production Coordinator
Adam Cole

TOP CAST

Emma Stone
Emma Stone

Skeeter Phelan

Viola Davis
Viola Davis

Aibileen Clark

Bryce Dallas Howard
Bryce Dallas Howard

Hilly Holbrook

Octavia Spencer
Octavia Spencer

Minny Jackson

Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain

Celia Foote

Ahna O'Reilly
Ahna O'Reilly

Elizabeth Leefolt

Allison Janney
Allison Janney

Charlotte Phelan

Anna Camp
Anna Camp

Jolene French

Eleanor Henry
Eleanor Henry

Mae Mobley

Emma Henry
Emma Henry

Mae Mobley

Christopher Lowell
Christopher Lowell

Stuart Whitworth

Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson

Constantine Jefferson

Mike Vogel
Mike Vogel

Johnny Foote

Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek

Missus Walters

Brian Kerwin
Brian Kerwin

Robert Phelan

Wes Chatham
Wes Chatham

Carlton Phelan

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Yule Mae Davis

Ted Welch
Ted Welch

William Holbrook

Shane McRae
Shane McRae

Raleigh Leefolt

Roslyn Ruff
Roslyn Ruff

Pascagoula

Tarra Riggs
Tarra Riggs

Gretchen

Leslie Jordan
Leslie Jordan

Mr. Blackly

Mary Steenburgen
Mary Steenburgen

Elaine Stein

Carol Lee
Carol Lee

Pearly

Ashley Johnson
Ashley Johnson

Mary Beth Caldwell

Don Brock
Don Brock

White Bus Passenger

Nelsan Ellis
Nelsan Ellis

Henry The Waiter

David Oyelowo
David Oyelowo

Preacher Green

LaChanze
LaChanze

Rachel

Dana Ivey
Dana Ivey

Gracie Higginbotham

Becky Fly
Becky Fly

Woman in Grocery Store

Cleta Elaine Ellington
Cleta Elaine Ellington

Donna The Receptionist

John Taylor
John Taylor

Missus Walters' Date

Charles Cooper
Charles Cooper

Tire Winner @ Ballroom #1

Diana Cooper
Diana Cooper

Tire Winner @ Ballroom #2

Coyt Bailey
Coyt Bailey

Party Guest #3

Wade Cottonfield
Wade Cottonfield

Lead Singer of Band

Kelsey Scot
Kelsey Scot

Sugar Jackson

Amy Beckwith
Amy Beckwith

Bridge Club

Sloane Fair
Sloane Fair

Bridge Club

Anna Jennings
Anna Jennings

Bridge Club

Lauren Miller
Lauren Miller

Bridge Club

Elizabeth Smith
Elizabeth Smith

Bridge Club

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