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Overview

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5.2/10   147 votes
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Director:
Peter Werner
Writers (WGA):
Julie Hébert (play)
Julie Hébert (teleplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
1 December 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Music more
Tagline:
Passion knows no rules.
Plot:
A Louisiana juke joint owner loses her star entertainer and hires a white singer to fill in. | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 4 nominations more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Angela Bassett ... Ruby Delacroix
Kevin Anderson ... Billy Dupre
Brian Stokes Mitchell ... Earl Delacroix

Jurnee Smollett ... Emerald Delacroix

Glenn Plummer ... Johnny Beaugh

Angelica Torn ... Betsy Dupree

Arnold Pinnock ... Silas Bonner
Martin Villafana ... Jack Nagim
Ruby Webb ... Sydney Beaugh
Rudy Webb ... Sydney Beaugh
Cabral Richards ... Handsome Man
David Ferry ... Sheriff Robicheaux
Mailka Oakley ... Regina
Karen Andrew ... Bootsie

Anna Ferguson ... Miss Lemonn
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for a scene of violence, some sensuality, drug use and language.
Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
USA:PG-13

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: The cymbals on the drum set in the club are Sabian. Sabian cymbals were not manufactured prior to 1981, twenty years after the time in which the movie is set. more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
CD, 10 October 2002
Author: d from USA

I really enjoyed the movie although I wish some of the plotline was a little more developed or detailed. However, what really got me was the music. It was incredible. I am hoping they come out with a CD of the actual music used in the movie. Kevin Anderson's voice was incredible. I was blown away.

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