The Soloist
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Columnist Steve Lopez is at a dead end. The newspaper business is in an uproar, his marriage to a fellow journalist has fallen apart and he can't entirely remember what he loved about his job in the first place. Then, one day, while walking through Los Angeles' Skid Row, he sees the mysterious bedra
Cast & Crew
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Joe Wright
Director
Lisa Gay Hamilton
Steve Foster
Alejandro Patino
Annette Valley
Tony Genaro
Film Details
Also Known As
El Solista, Imagining Beethoven, Solista, Soloist
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Music
Release Date
2009
Distribution Company
AMBLIN PARTNERS/PARAMOUNT PICTURES/PARAMOUNT PICTURES INTERNATIONAL (PPI)/UNIVERSAL PICTURES
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 57m
Synopsis
Columnist Steve Lopez is at a dead end. The newspaper business is in an uproar, his marriage to a fellow journalist has fallen apart and he can't entirely remember what he loved about his job in the first place. Then, one day, while walking through Los Angeles' Skid Row, he sees the mysterious bedraggled figure Nathaniel Ayers, pouring his soul into a two-stringed violin. At first, Lopez approaches Ayers as just another story idea in a city of millions. But as he begins to unearth the mystery of how this alternately brilliant and distracted street musician, once a dynamic prodigy headed for fame, wound up living in tunnels and doorways, it sparks an unexpected quest. Imagining he can change Ayers' life, Lopez embarks on a quixotic mission to get him off the streets and back to the world of music. But even as he fights to save Ayers' life, he begins to see that it is Ayers - with his unsinkable passion, his freedom-loving obstinacy and his valiant attempts at connection and love - who is profoundly changing Lopez.
Director
Joe Wright
Director
Cast
Lisa Gay Hamilton
Steve Foster
Alejandro Patino
Annette Valley
Tony Genaro
Patrick Tatten
Nelsan Ellis
Nick Nervies
Lemon Andersen
Lorinda Hawkins
Gladys Peters
Moya Brady
Valarie Hudspeth
Eshana O'neal
Courtney Andre
Troy Blendell
Wayne Lopez
Teri Hughes
Joe Hernandez-kolski
Bernadette Speakes
Isabel Hubmann
Joyre Manuel
Palma Lawrence Reed
Kenneth Henry
Rob Nagle
Bronwyn Hardy
Linda Harris
Quiana Farrow
Hazard Banner
J J Boone
Kiana Parker
Iyanna Newborn
Octavia Spencer
Patricia Place
Kevin Michael Key
Karole Selmon
Noel Gugliemi
Orlando Ashley
Susane Lee
Ralph Cole
Brent Rice
Lead Person
Levani Ilia Volokh
Rachael Harris
Melissa Black
Paul Norwood
Bonita Jefferson
Myia Hubbard
Marcos De Silvas
David Gene Thomas
Albert Olson
Michael Nowak
Lorraine Toussaint
Jacqueline Sue West
Robert Downey Jr.
Tom Hollander
Annie Mcknight
Will Garret
Charlie Weiraugh
Jena Malone
Paul Cruz
Patrick Kelly
Kokayi Ampah
Lee Anna Levin
Artel Great
Kevin Cohen
Darryl Black Sr.
Vivian Terresa George
Halbert Bernal
Jamie Foxx
Michael Bunin
Stephen Root
Catherine Keener
Justin Martin
Crew
Tom Altobello
Assistant Property Master
H. Leah Amir
Craft Service
Kokayi Ampah
Location Manager
Craig Anthony
Costumer
Ronald Antwine
Assistant Location Manager
Michael Atwell
Music Engineer
Dustin Ault
Grip
Herb Ault
Grip
Maryellen Aviano-roberts
Casting
Russell Ayer
Electrician
Nat Ayers
Consultant
Jennifer Ayers-moore
Consultant
Paul Babin
Camera Operator
Paul Babin
Director Of Photography
Brook Bacon
On-Set Dresser
Vivian Baker
Makeup
Daniel W. Barringer
Stunts
Christopher Barron
Sound
Eric Bautista
Sound
Steve Beimler
Assistant Location Manager
Luis Benavides
Grip
Craig Berkey
Supervising Sound Editor
Craig Berkey
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Greg Berry
Art Director
Rikki Lea Bestall
Coproducer
Tim Bevan
Executive Producer
George Billinger Iii
Steadicam Operator
Chino Binamo
Stunts
Andrew Birdzell
Set Designer
Donald T Black
Special Effects Technician
Deborah 'cha' Blevins
Costume Supervisor
John Bocchicchio
Medic
Tim Booth
Music Engineer
Max Bozeman
On-Set Dresser
Dave Brown
Stand-In
Francie Brown
Dialect Coach
Leah Brown
Costumer
Tim Burby
Sound Editor
P J Burch
Assistant Editor
David Burk
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
Joanna Bush
Illustrator
Matthew Butcher
Driver
Stephen Byrne
Film Lab
Denny Caira
Transportation Coordinator
Abigail Callahan
Post-Production Supervisor
Barbara Cantu
Hair
Krista Carpenter
Assistant
Trevor Carroll-coe
Loader
Jerry Carville
Accountant
Gloria Pasqua Casny
Hair
Chris Castaldi
Assistant Director
Alexander J Castillo
Electrician
Dominick Certo
Music Editor
Clete Cetrone
Foreman
Karen K Chang
Transportation
Michael J Chang
Transportation
Elizabeth Chodar
Casting Assistant
Gary Christie
Grip
Timothy S. Christie
Dolly Grip
Vincent Cirilli
Music Engineer
Bill Coe
Photography
Adam Cole
Post-Production Coordinator
Elisa Ann Conant
Assistant Location Manager
Andrew Cook
Instructor
Digby Cottrell
On-Set Dresser
John Countryman
Sound
Andrew Crankshaw
Production Assistant
Iraina Crenshaw
Hair Stylist
John T. Cypert
Stunts
Pamella D'pella
Assistant Location Manager
Caroline Dale
Instructor
Sean Daly
Scenic Artist
Josephine Davies
Associate Producer
Eugene Davis
Assistant Director
R. Michael De Chellis
Rigging Electrician
Sandy De Crescent
Music Contractor
Julian De La Pena
Electrician
Shannon Deats
Grip
David Deleon
Makeup
Fred Deyoe
Props
Dhamarata G. Dhiensuwana
Rigging Grip
Deidra Dixon
Hair Stylist
Karan Doherty
Costumer
Sierra D Donley
Production Assistant
Chloe Dorigan
Assistant
Kathleen Driscoll-mohler
Casting Associate
Mitch Dubin
Camera Operator
Francois Duhamel
Photography
Cristina Duncan
Accounting Assistant
Jacqueline Durran
Costume Designer
Jenny Eagan
Costumer
Lou Economides
Construction
Diana Edgmon
Costumer
Gregg Elam
Stunts
Kofi W. Elam
Stunts
Todd Ellis
Property Master
Sean England
Foley Mixer
Blake Fabian
Production Secretary
Leslee Feldman
Casting
Eric Fellner
Executive Producer
Scott Fernandez
Assistant
Michael Patrick Finnegan
Construction
Greg Fitzpatrick
Stunts
Liz Flush
Dailies
Doug Ford
Sound Engineer
Gary Foster
Producer
Donald L. Frazee
Special Effects Coordinator
David J Frederick
Steadicam Operator
Ivan Fritz
Sound Editor
Kelcey Fry
Makeup
Jonathan Fuh
Boom Operator
Jose Antonio Garcia
Sound Mixer
Pascal Garneau
Foley Editor
Jason Gary
Grip
Mickey Giacomazzi
Stunt Coordinator
Karen E Gilbert
Assistant Location Manager
John J Giuliano
Props
Dr. Rick Glassman
Special Effects
Nathan Godley
Assistant Editor
Hitomi Golba
Hair
Jana Lynn Gold
Assistant Editor
Oscar Gomez
Rigging Grip
Erica Gonzales
Accounting Assistant
Rene Gonzalez
Projectionist
Rhona Gordon
Instructor
Shaun Gordon
Post-Production Coordinator
Allan Graf
Stunts
Laura Graham
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Mark Graham
Music
Sean Graham
Stunts
Dale Grahn
Color Timer
Susannah Grant
Screenplay
Jonathan Greber
Sound
Sarah Greenwood
Production Designer
Lauren Grey
Casting Associate
Allison Gross
Props
Angela Gurule
Hair
Matthew Haggerty
Production Assistant
Michael Haight
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Howard W Hammerman
Sound Engineer
Deborah Harding
Post-Production Supervisor
Chris Harhoff
Steadicam Operator
Barbara Harris
Adr Voice Casting
Danny Harris
Production Assistant
Joanne Harris
Hair
Willie Haspel
Foreman
Eric Heffron
Coproducer
Eric Heffron
Assistant Director
Brigitte Hennech
Makeup
Lauren Henry
Animal Services
Gloria Hernandez
Accountant
Ellen Heuer
Foley Artist
Hollis Hill
Stunts
Laura Hill
Makeup
Jay M Hirsch
Welder
Ben Hong
Music
Ben Hong
Advisor
Brady Hood
Editorial Production Assistant
Brianna Hoskins
Assistant
John W Hoskins
Construction Coordinator
Michelle Hulan
Production Assistant
Kevin Lamont Jackson
Stunts
Kent Jones
Painter
Thomas Ahlo Kelii
Electrician
Brooke Knaack
Production Assistant
Miia Kovero
Hair
Hannah Kozak
Stunts
Russ Krasnoff
Producer
Thom Lairson
Photography
Robert Lambert
Foreman
Mark Landon
Makeup
Cammy Langer
Hair
Corrine Larson
Costumer
Scott Leslie
On-Set Dresser
Courtney Lether
Production Assistant
Curtis Lindersmith
Film Lab
Scott Lingard
Special Effects Foreman
Lalette Littlejohn
Makeup Artist
Janet Lonsdale
Production Accountant
Steve Lopez
Source Material
Steve Lopez
Consultant
Yvan Lucas
Colorist
Eric J Luling
On-Set Dresser
Roger Lundeen
Set Designer
Michael Lyle
Foley Artist
Jalil Lynch
Stunts
Francine Maisler
Casting Director
Christine Mammolito
Assistant
John Mang
Dolly Grip
Dario Marianelli
Original Music
Zach Martin
Sound Mixer
Ron Mason
Assistant Art Director
Robert Maverick
Makeup
Robert Mazaraki
Production Coordinator
Seamus Mcgarvey
Director Of Photography
Kerry Lyn Mckissick
Script Supervisor
Robert A. Mcmahan
Photography
Robin E Mcmullan
Costumer
Myke Michaels
Makeup
Film Details
Also Known As
El Solista, Imagining Beethoven, Solista, Soloist
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Music
Release Date
2009
Distribution Company
AMBLIN PARTNERS/PARAMOUNT PICTURES/PARAMOUNT PICTURES INTERNATIONAL (PPI)/UNIVERSAL PICTURES
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 57m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring April 24, 2009
Released in United States on Video August 4, 2009
Based on the book "The Soloist" by Steve Lopez, published by Putnam Adult April 17, 2008, inspired by the his 12-part series of articles "From Skid Row to Disney Hall" published by The Los Angeles Times April 17, 2005-December 18, 2005.
Dreamworks additionally optioned the life rights to Steve Lopez and Nathaniel Anthony Ayers.
Released in United States Spring April 24, 2009
Released in United States on Video August 4, 2009
