Documentary / Music
USA,
2010, 90 min
Directed by:
Alexis SpraicCinematography:
Warren KommersCast:
Common, Bill Cosby, Fran Drescher, David Duchovny, Clint Eastwood, Nelson George, Taylor Hackford, Ben Harper, Jesse Jackson, Quincy Jones, B.B. King, Norman Lear, Willie Nelson, James Taylor, Tom WaitsPlots(1)
A loving homage in pithy one-liners from American superstars to blind, black musician Ray Charles, who united black and white America. (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam)
Cast
Common
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
Now You See Me (2013)
Bill Cosby
USA
Best movies:
Let's Do It Again (1975)
A Piece of the Action (1977)
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
Fran Drescher
USA
Best movies:
American Hot Wax (1978)
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos (1996) (video compilation)
Ragtime (1981)
David Duchovny
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Dark Secrets (1998) (video compilation)
The X-Files – File 7: Tunguska (1996) (video compilation)
The X-Files – File 2: Tooms (1995) (video compilation)
Clint Eastwood
USA
Best movies:
Gran Torino (2008)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Nelson George
USA
Taylor Hackford
USA
Ben Harper
USA
Jesse Jackson
USA
Best movies:
The Butler (2013) - a.f.
Quincy Jones
USA
Best movies:
The Wiz (1978)
Sandy Wexler (2017)
B.B. King
USA
Best movies:
Spies Like Us (1985)
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Heart and Souls (1993)
Norman Lear
USA
Best movies:
Come Blow Your Horn (1963)
Willie Nelson
USA
Best movies:
We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash (2012) (concert)
Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
Wag the Dog (1997)
James Taylor
USA
Best movies:
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2002) (TV movie)
Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
Funny People (2009)
Tom Waits
USA
Best movies:
Down by Law (1986)
The Fisher King (1991)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.