Ray

Ray (2004)

Released: 2004-10-29 Duration: 2hr 32min
Genres: Drama Music
Rating 7.4
The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles.

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Bristol Bay Productions
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures
Anvil Films
Baldwin Entertainment Group

Additional Info

Budget $40,000,000.00
Revenue $124,700,000.00
Original Language en
Popularity 19.812

Directed By

Taylor Hackford

Crew

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

TOP CAST

Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx

Ray Charles

Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington

Della Bea Robinson

Regina King
Regina King

Margie Hendricks

Harry Lennix
Harry Lennix

Joe Adams

Clifton Powell
Clifton Powell

Jeff Brown

Bokeem Woodbine
Bokeem Woodbine

Fathead Newman

Sharon Warren
Sharon Warren

Aretha Robinson

C.J. Sanders
C.J. Sanders

Young Ray Robinson

Curtis Armstrong
Curtis Armstrong

Ahmet Ertegun

Richard Schiff
Richard Schiff

Jerry Wexler

Larenz Tate
Larenz Tate

Quincy Jones

Terrence Howard
Terrence Howard

Gossie McGee

David Krumholtz
David Krumholtz

Milt Shaw

Wendell Pierce
Wendell Pierce

Wilbur Brassfield

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Mary Ann Fisher

Chris Thomas King
Chris Thomas King

Lowell Fulson

Rick Gomez
Rick Gomez

Tom Dowd

Denise Dowse
Denise Dowse

Marlene

Patrick Bauchau
Patrick Bauchau

Dr. Hacker

Robert Wisdom
Robert Wisdom

Jack Lauderdale

Kurt Fuller
Kurt Fuller

Sam Clark

Jedda Jones
Jedda Jones

Mercedes

Gary Grubbs
Gary Grubbs

Billy Ray

Paula Jai Parker
Paula Jai Parker

Ruth Brown

Eric O'Neal Jr.
Eric O'Neal Jr.

Ray Charles Jr. - 5-6 Yrs.

Tequan Richmond
Tequan Richmond

Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs.

Ayanna Tatum
Ayanna Tatum

Woman in Sandpiper Lounge (uncredited)

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