Hustle & Flow (2005)

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R | 1 hr 54 mins | Drama, Music | Released: 7/22/2005 |Box Office Total: $22.2M

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Synopsis:

DJay, a streetwise Memphis hustler tries to find a voice and realize his long-buried dreams. Though DJay has always had a way with words, that gift has long been misused; this philosopher-hustler lives a dead-end life at the fringes of society. Anything more feels out of reach. Still, DJay wonders what happened to all the big dreams he had for his life. A chance encounter with an old friend, Key, a sound engineer who has always wanted to make it in the music business, spurs DJay: if he's ever going to make his mark, it has to happen now. He begins to write down his freestyle raps--his flow--and the two team up with Shelby, a church musician with a beat machine, to lay down bass-thumping crunk tracks. DJay's metamorphosis affects his entire house, as the women in his life--Shug and Nola--find ways to contribute to the creative process. With the impending visit to Memphis of hometown platinum-selling rapper Skinny Black, DJay has to make one last hustle if he's ever going to flow.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
7/22/2005

Director	Credit
Craig Brewer	Director
Cast	Credit
Terrence Howard	Djay
Anthony Anderson	Key
Taryn Manning	Nola
Taraji Henson	Shug
D.J. Qualls	Shelby
Ludacris	Skinny Black
Paula Jai Parker	Lexus
Elise Neal	Yevette
Isaac Hayes	Arnel
Jordan Houston	Tigga
William "Poon Daddy" Engram	Slobs
Bobby Sandimanie	Yellow Jacket
Haystak	Mickey
Claude Phillips	Harold
Josey Scott	Elroy
John Still	Shop Owner
Jay Munn	Prison Guard
Michael Hooks Jr	Block Manager
Jerome Toles	Police Officer
DJ Paul	R.L.
Al Kapone	Kateezy
Jennifer Bynum Green	Choir Lead Singer
Kelvin Birrus	Choir Singer #1
Tiran D Boyland	Choir Singer #2
H Renee Cogar	Choir Singer #3
Brandon Seiferth	Choir Singer #4
Deborah Manning Thomas	Choir Singer #5
Terrence Brown	Piano Player
TC Sharpe	Arnel's Drunk
Lindsey Roberts	Harper
Free Sol	Bathroom Kid
Clarence Mabon	Police Officer #2
Mark Goodfellow	Pawn Shop Owner
Latasha Texas	Stripper #1
Tracy Davis	Stripper #2
Erica Miller	God Bless America Girl
Helen Bowman	Defendant
Production Credits	Credit
Preston L. Holmes	Associate Producer
Stephanie Allain	Producer
Dwight Williams	Executive Producer
John Singleton	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
New Deal Productions	Production Company
Crunk Pictures	Production Company
Southern Cross the Dog	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Distribution Rights Domestic Distribution Rights
MTV Films	Domestic Theatrical Distributor Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Writer	Credit
Craig Brewer	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Rashana Lincoln	Accountant - Accountant Clerk
Greg Jones	Production Insurance - Insurance
Aquil Fudge	Post-Production Accountant
Ray Filippazzo	Assistant Accountant
Eric Oden	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
James M Harper	Leadman
Sydney Lunn	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Alexa Marino	Assistant Art Director
Joni Wheeler	Set Decorator
Keith Brian Burns	Production Designer
Terry Twyman	Scenic Artist - Charge Scenic Artist
Randall Terrence Bishop	Scenic Artist - 2nd Scenic Artist
Will Drummond	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Barbara Harris	Voice Casting - ADR Voice Casting
Kimberly Hardin	Casting
Matthew Gray	Extras Casting
Cameron Deaver	Casting Associate (Los Angeles)
Christopher Gray	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Mesmery Blake	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Emil Clayton Hampton	Assistant Camera
Tom Weston	Camera Operator
Amelia Vincent	Director of Photography
Tracy S Facelli	Loader
Alan Spearman	Photography - Still Photographer
Bill Carrier III	Camera Operator
Stan Keitt	Assistant Camera
Aldo Porras Jr	Assistant Camera
Alisa Colley	Assistant Camera
Adam S Ward	Assistant Camera - B Camera First Asst
Chris Friebus	Assistant Camera - B Camera Second Asst
Film Sales Financing	Credit
United Talent Agency	Distribution Sales International Sales
Legal	Credit
Bennett J Fidlow	Legal Services - Production Legal Services
Music	Credit
Buddy Guy	Song Performer
Shie Rozow	Music Editor
Paul Stewart	Music Supervisor
IMPALA	Original Score
Junior Kimbrough	Song
The Bo-Keys	Music Performer - Original Score Performer
Marc Franklin	Music Arranger
DJ Redeye	Score Mixing - Sequencing and Remixes
Matt Martone	Music Engineer
Empee	Score Mixing - Sequencing and Remixes
Jason Freeman	Song
Jason Freeman	Song Performer
Willie Hall	Music Performer - Original Score Performer
Torrance Hatch	Song
Jay Pee	Score Mixing - Sequencing and Remixes
Lil' Boosie	Song Performer
Charles "Skip" Pitts	Music Performer - Original Score Performer
Webster Gradney	Song
Marc Franklin	Music Performer - Original Score Performer
Calvin Newborn	Song Performer
Richard Barron	Score Mixing - Mixer
Calvin Newborn	Song
Nasty Nardo	Song Performer
Ben Cauley	Music Performer - Original Score Performer
William Ivery	Song
Hector Diaz	Music Performer - Original Score Performer
Al Kapone	Song Performer
Jennifer Bynum Green	Song Performer
Jonathan Powell	Song
Derrick Williams	Music Performer - Original Score Performer
Kirk Smothers	Music Performer - Original Score Performer
Al Kapone	Song
Terrence Howard	Song Performer
Luther Ingram	Song Performer
Marvell Thomas	Music Performer - Original Score Performer
DJ Paul	Song
Paul Buchignani	Music Performer - Original Score Performer
8Ball	Song Performer
Jordan Houston	Song
MJG	Song Performer
Frayser Boy	Song
Jackie Johnson	Music Performer - Original Score Performer
Homer Banks	Song
Taraji Henson	Song Performer
Carl Hampton	Song
Mark Lemhouse	Song Performer
Yo Gotti	Song Performer
Raymond Jackson	Song
Chopper	Song Performer
Anthony Dent	Song
Webbie	Song Performer
Jayson Boyd	Song
Trina	Song Performer
Premro Smith	Song
Marlon Goodwin	Song
Mike Jones	Song Performer
Mark Lemhouse	Song
Nicole Wray	Song Performer
Randy Earl Banks	Song
Willie Hutch	Song Performer
Al Green	Song Performer
Mario Mims	Song
Planet Swan	Song Performer
Kevin Barnes	Song
Corey Williams	Song
P$C	Song Performer
Tip Harris	Song Performer
Ryan Leslie	Song
Lil Scrappy	Song Performer
Gary Spriggs	Song
Sean Marshall	Song
Adriana Evans	Song Performer
Richard Jones	Song
Mike Jones	Song
Paul Slayton	Song
Stayve Thomas	Song
Salih Williams	Song
Willie Hutch	Song
Al Green	Song
Planet Swan	Song
Gregory Allain	Song
Tip Harris	Song
Nathaniel Josey	Song
Sean Merrett	Song
Akeem Lawal	Song
Cortez Thomas	Song
Lil Jon	Song
Craig Love	Song
Darryl Richardson II	Song <