Ray
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Taylor Hackford
Dan Higgins
Marc Lynn
Larenz Tate
Matthew Benjamin
Estella Denson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Born in a poor town in Georgia, Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven shortly after witnessing his younger brother's accidental death. Inspired by a fiercely independent mother who insisted he make his own way in the world, Charles 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 incorporating gospel, country, jazz and orchestral influences into his inimitable style. As he revolutionized the way people appreciated music, he simultaneously fought segregation in the very clubs that launched him and championed artists' rights within the corporate music business.
Director
Taylor Hackford
Cast
Dan Higgins
Marc Lynn
Larenz Tate
Matthew Benjamin
Estella Denson
Afemo Omilami
Fahnlohnee R Harris
Elizabeth Omilami
Patrick Bauchau
Rick Gomez
Roland Harris
John Thomas
Kyle Scott Jackson
Simon Chamberlain
Curt Sobel
Raymond C Brinkler
Bill Breaux
Mike Pniewski
C J Sanders
Curtis Armstrong
Denise Dowse
Jeff Galpin
Tequan Richmond
Gary Grubbs
Edward Anderson
Tom Clark
Carol Sutton
Vernel Bagneris
Renee Wilson
Jason Bedig
Jamil Sharif
Sharon Warren
Michael Travis Stone
Terrence Howard
Robert Wisdom
Michael Arata
Ray Charles
Jamie Foxx
Richard Schiff
Wendell Pierce
Warwick Davis
Alonzo Bowens
Aunjanue Ellis
Willie Metcalf
Clarence Johnson
Jeffrey C Kaye
Craig Armstrong
Raymond Webber
Harry Lennix
Terrone Bell
Kimberly Ardison
Saul Hudson
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Herman Lebeaux
Dale E. Anderson
Clifton Powell
Alex Van
Thomas Fowler
Doug Livingston
Richard A Smith
Kerry Washington
Julian Bond
Bokeem Woodbine
Rickey D Woodard
Alford R Jackson
Rutherford Cravens
Chris Thomas King
Eric O'neal
Regina King
Kurt Fuller
David Krumholtz
Edwin Livingstone
John Swasey
James Huston
Jedda Jones
Todd J Smith
Crew
Thomas David Adams
Danny Albano
Pamela Alch
Kelly Aldrich
Jason Altieri
Stephen Altman
Amy Amezcua
Scott M. Anderson
Ben Apley
Gordon Ard
Michael Arena
Craig Armstrong
Craig Armstrong
Craig Armstrong
Craig Armstrong
Eddy Arnold
Eddy Arnold
Robert B Arnold
Milton Arroyo
Thomas E Ashburn
Daniel Ashton
Christopher Assells
Stuart Auld
Vernel Bagneris
Chris Bailey
Karen M. Baker
Howard Baldwin
Karen Baldwin
Melanie Banders
Bill Banyai
Douglas Bard
Paul F Barron
Rod Basham
Yvonne Bastidos
Karl Batten-bowman
Scott Bauer
Michael Bauman
Samantha Bearden
Bob Beemer
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Lamonte Bell
Brad Beniscek
Alise Benjamin
Stuart Benjamin
Chris Bennett
Garrett M Benson
Kenda Benward
Howard Berger
Jane Bickford
George Billinger Iii
George Billinger Iii
James Bishop
Kamar Bitar
James P. Bittl
Jill Bogdanowicz
Mary J Bohler
Dana Boisseau
Michelle Boissiere
Julian Bond
Mike Bonnaud
Aneikit Bonnel
William F Boone
Charmaine Boos
Steve Borgese
George R Bott
George R Bott
Marc J Bouffard
Stephen Bourgeois
Alonzo Bowens
Stacye Branche
Gary Brewer
John Brewer
Gail Briant
Albert Brown
Laura Brown
Boudleaux Bryant
Felice Bryant
Keith Bryant
John E Bucklin
Donald Burdett
James Burkhart
Ceceile Burr
Al Burton
Patrick Butcher
Jay Byerly
Karen Calvo
Robert Camron
Steve Cantamessa
Anthony Cappello
Hoagy Carmichael
Buddy Carr
Cleveland Carter
Mike Castillo
Ronnie Castleberry
Carlo Catalanotto
Cassie Catalanotto
James Cedotal
Donna Chance
Bartou Chandler
Dana Chapitol
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Peter Chatman
Deven Chierighino
Adrienne Childers
Jeff Christopherson
Stephen M Chudej
Steven Clark
Janelle Cochrane
Daniel Coe
Randall S Coe
Herbert Colar
Nat King Cole
Nelson P. Conino
Thomas E Conrad
Bob Cooper
Robert H Cooper
Michael Costello
Jeff Couch
Elizabeth Coulon
Shirley Fulton Crumley
Alec Cummings
Kelly Curley
Carol Cutshall
Ted Daffan
Tommy Dangeil
Donald Davidson
Keith M Davis
Paul Davis
Paul D Davis
Richard Davis
Sharen Davis
Theaudric Davis
Dahl Delu
Carl Denoyer
Helio Deoliveira
Carlos Depalma
Peter Detoffoli
Kyle Devriendt
Matt Di Franco
Andy Dill
Dino Dimuro
Ken Disantos
Deidra Dixon
Renee Dodson
David Donaldson
David Donaldson
Tracey A Doyle
Frank Duffy
Matt Dunkley
Tracey Dunn
Wilfred Dupart
Kathleen Duran
Will Eastin
Pawel Edelman
Pawel Edelman
Everette Eglin
Mary Francis Eglin
Darrell Eik
Bob Eisele
Alicia Elkort
Aunjanue Ellis
Dana Embree
Chris Erkstrom
Ahmet Ertegun
Caroline Eselin
Ryan Eustis
Jerry Everett
Meg Everist
Kevin Fahey
David Falicki
Sara Fanelli
Hugo Favre
Cyndey Felicia Mccurdy
J C Felix
Tim Ferguson
Mark Fincannon
Olga Fitzroy
Karin Fong
Emma Ford
Emma Ford
Anthony Forester
Geoff Foster
Geoff Foster
Geoff Foster
Jamie Foxx
Jamie Franta
Holly Frey
Camille Friend
Jackie Frost
Lowell Fulson
Linda Gadar
Janet Galpin
Jeff Galpin
Naomi Gattman
Matt Gaumer
Mike Gentry
Justine Gerenstein
Nerses Gezalyan
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Wins
Best Actor
Best Actor
Best Sound
Award Nominations
Best Costume Design
Best Director
Best Editing
Best Picture
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 2004 American Cinema Editors (ACE) award for feature film editing of a comedy or musical.
Winner of the 2004 award for Actor of the Year (Jamie Foxx) by the London Critics' Circle.
Winner of the 2004 award for Best Actor (Jamie Foxx) by the National Board of Review (NBR).
Winner of the 2004 award for Best Actor (Jamie Foxx) by the National Society of Film Critics (NSFC).
Winner of the 2004 award for Best Actor (Jamie Foxx) by the Seattle Film Critics.
Winner of the 2004 award for Best Actor (Jamie Foxx) by the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA).
Winner of the 2004 awards for Best Actor (Jamie Foxx) and Best Supporting Actress (Sharon Warren) by the Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC).
Winner of the 2004 Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing for Music in a Musical Feature Film by the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE).
Winner of the 2004 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) award for Best Actor (Jamie Foxx).
Winner of three 2004 Satellite Awards including Best Actor - Comedy or Musical (Jamie Foxx), Best Supporting Actress - Comedy or Musical (Regina King) and Best Original Screenplay by the International Press Academy (IPA).
Winner of two 2004 awards including Best Actor (Jamie Foxx) and Best Sound by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
Released in United States Fall October 29, 2004
Released in United States on Video February 1, 2005
Released in United States September 2004
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 9-18, 2004.
Released in United States on Video February 1, 2005
Released in United States September 2004 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 9-18, 2004.)
Released in United States Fall October 29, 2004
