Talk to Me (2007)

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R | 1 hr 58 mins | Drama, Historical, Biopic, Period | Released: 7/13/2007 |Box Office Total: $4.4M

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Synopsis:

In the mid-to-late 1960s, in Washington, D.C., vibrant soul music and exploding social consciousness were combining to unique and powerful effect. It was the place and time for Ralph Waldo “Petey” Greene Jr. to fully express himself--sometimes to outrageous effect--and “tell it like it is.” With the support of his irrepressible and tempestuous girlfriend Vernell Watson, the newly minted ex-con talks his way into an on-air radio gig. He forges a friendship and a partnership with fellow prison inmate Milo’s brother Dewey Hughes. From the first wild morning on the air, Petey relies on the more straight-laced Dewey to run interference at WOL-AM, where Dewey is the program director. At the station, Petey becomes an iconic radio personality, surpassing even the established popularity of his fellow disc jockeys, Nighthawk and Sunny Jim. Combining biting humor with social commentary, Petey openly courts controversy for station owner E.G. Sonderling. Petey was determined to make not just himself but his community heard during an exciting and turbulent period in American history. As Petey’s voice, humor, and spirit surge across the airwaves with the vitality of the era, listeners tune in to hear not only incredible music but also a man speaking directly to them about race and power in America like few people ever have. Through the years, Petey’s “the truth just is” style--on- and off-air--would redefine both Petey and Dewey, and empower each to become the man he would most like to be.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
7/13/2007

Director	Credit
Kasi Lemmons	Director
Cast	Credit
Don Cheadle	Ralph Waldo "Petey" Green
Chiwetel Ejiofor	Dewey Hughes
Taraji Henson	Vernell Watson
Cedric The Entertainer	"Nighthawk" Bob Terry
Mike Epps	Milo Hughes
Martin Sheen	E.G. Sonderling
Vondie Curtis Hall	Sunny Jim Kelsey
Bruce McFee	Prison Sign-In Guard
Peter MacNeill	Warden Cecil Smithers
Adam Gaudreau	Escorting Guard
J Miles Dale	Program Director
Sean MacMahon	Ronnie Simmons
Richard Chevolleau	Poochie Braxton
Martin Randez	Hadley
Todd William Schroeder	Guard Captain
Jeff Kassel	WOL P.A.
Alison Sealy-Smith	Freda
Johnnie Chase	Bar Patron 1
Eugene Clark	Bar Patron 2
Benz Antoine	Bar Patron 3
Warren Alan Young	Bartender
Elle Downs	Peaches
Ngozi Paul	Susan
Malik McCall	Rioter
Herbert Rawlins	James Brown
Matt Birman	Businessman
Vicky Lambert	Backup Singer #1
Mantee Murphy	Backup Singer #2
Josh McLaughlin	TV News Anchor
Richard Fitzpatrick	Charles Sumner
Damir Andrei	Fred De Cordova
Jim Annan	Tonight Show P.A.
Dave Brown	Jail Guard
Jim Malmberg	Johnny Carson
Robert Tavenor	Engineer
Production Credits	Credit
Mark R. Gordon	Producer
Miles Dale	Executive Producer
William Horberg	Executive Producer
Sidney Kimmel	Producer
Joe Fries	Producer
Bruce Toll	Executive Producer
Josh McLaughlin	Producer
Joseph Rappa	Executive Producer
Don Cheadle	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Mark Gordon Company	Production Company
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment	Production Company
Pelagius Films	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Focus Features	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Universal Studios Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
United International Pictures (UIP)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Verve Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Versus Entertainment	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Rialto Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Toronto, Ontario Canada
Writer	Credit
Michael Genet	Screenplay
Michael Genet	Story By
Rick Famuyiwa	Screenplay
Kasi Lemmons	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Gerry Alfonso	Accountant - Payroll Accountant
Elaine Thurston	Production Accountant
Kevin Alakas	Assistant Accountant
Candace Kunderman	Accountant - Trainee Accountant
Ginny Galloway	Accountant - Accounting Coordinator
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Rick Parker	Animal Wrangler
Art Department	Credit
Scott Lyons	Graphics Coordinator - Graphic Designer
Melissa Morgan	Scenic Artist
Derek Noel	Painter
H Nancy Pak	Art Department Coordinator
Steve Shifflette	Leadman
Doug Slater	Assistant Art Director
Carlos Caneca	Lead Set Dresser
Patrick Banister	Art Director
Cal Loucks	Set Decorator
Greg Chown	Storyboard Artist
Warren Alan Young	Production Designer
Sam Hudecki	Art Department - Art Department Apprentice
Mark Bentley	Set Dresser
Donovan Drummond	Set Dresser - On-Set Dresser
Mila Roucz	Painter - Head Painter
Paul Greenberg	Graphics Coordinator - Graphic Designer
Jennifer Heimpel	Assistant Art Director
Patricia Cuccia	Set Decorator
Jacqui Hemingway	Scenic Artist
Jeff Melvin	Lead Set Dresser
Linda McClelland	Set Decorator - Set Decoration Buyer
Henry Piersig	Lead Set Dresser
Norman Kelner	Painter - On-Set Painter
Lloyd Brown	Set Decorator - Set Decoration Buyer
Elena Kenney	Set Decorator - Set Decoration Buyer
Avril Dishaw	Set Decorator - Set Decoration Buyer
Carl Catanese	Set Decorator
Casting	Credit
Victoria Thomas	Casting Director
Robin D Cook	Casting (Canada)
Barbara Harris	Voice Casting (New York)
Millie Tom	Casting Associate
Zameret Kleiman	Extras Casting
Luisa Cabiddu	Extras Casting - Extras Casting Associate
Craft Services	Credit
Carlo Denuzzo	Craft Service
Chris Mikolovich	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Michael Gibson	Photography - Stills Photographer
Stephane Fontaine	Director of Photography
Adrian Colbert	Film Lab - D.I. Scanning
Gilles Corbeil	Steadicam Operator
Gilles Corbeil	Camera Operator
Joseph Micomonaco	Assistant Camera - Assistant “A” Camera
Mark Lewandowski	Video Playback - Video/Computer Playback
Anthony Nocera	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Heather Donald	Loader - Camera Loader
Joe Finely	Colorist - D.I. Colorist
Greg Williams	Video Playback - Video/Computer Playback
Sarah Brandes	Loader - Camera Loader
Andris Matiss	Steadicam Operator
Andris Matiss	Camera Operator
Carl Jacobson	Film Lab - Digital Imaging
David Insley	Director of Photography
John Clifford	Photography - Stills Photographer
Rusty Gardner	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Mark Beauchamp	Assistant Camera - Assistant “A” Camera
Murdoch Campbell	Camera Operator
Brian Heller	Director of Photography
Steve Danhieux	Film Lab - Digital Imaging
Jelani Wilson	Loader - Camera Loader (New York)
Ron Schlueter	Video Playback - Playback Operator
Brent Robinson	Assistant Camera - Assistant “B” Camera
Alec Jarnagin	Camera Operator (New York)
Peter Moc	Film Lab - Digital Imaging
Blain Thrush	Assistant Camera - Assistant “B” Camera
Boots Shelton	Assistant Camera
William J Gray	Assistant Camera
Tim Hennessy	Assistant Camera
Stuart Stein	Assistant Camera
Tim Metevier	Assistant Camera (New York)
Constantine Limberis	Assistant Camera (New York)
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Kimmel International	Distribution Sales International Sales
Legal	Credit
Michael Linowes Esq	Legal Counsel
Music	Credit
Me'Shell Ndegeocello	Music Producer
Betty Newsome	Song
Frank Wolf	Score Mixing - Score Mixer
Frank Wolf	Score Recording - Score Recorder
Simon James	Music Contractor - Contractor & Concertmaster
Terence Blanchard	Music Conductor - Conductor (New York)
Terence Blanchard	Orchestrations - Orchestrator
Terence Blanchard	Original Music
Barry Cole	Music Supervisor
Todd Bozung	Music Editor (New York)
Robin Burgess	Music Coordinator - Session Coordinator
James Brown	Song Performer
Josh Evans	Music Engineer - Assistant Engineer
Vincent Bennett	Music - Session Assistant
Arthur Conley	Song Performer
Howard Drossin	Orchestrations - Orchestrator
James Brown	Song
Terence Blanchard	Music Producer
Sam Hofstedt	Music Engineer - Assistant Engineer
Reed Ruddy	Music - Studio Manager
Del Spiva	Music Editor
Carl Sealove	Music Editor
Clarence Carter	Song Performer
Arthur Conley	Song
Michael Kutchman	Music - Studio Crew
Tonight Show Orchestra	Song Performer
Sam Cooke	Song
Terence Blanchard	Music - Trumpet, Keyboards & Piano
Doc Severinsen	Song Performer
Otis Redding	Song
Derrick Hodge