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Bolden

  • 20192019
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  • 1h 48m
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5.6/10
571
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Bolden (2019)
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A mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans.A mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans.A mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
571
YOUR RATING
    • Dan Pritzker
    • Dan Pritzker(screenplay)
    • David Rothschild(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Gary Carr
    • Erik LaRay Harvey
    • Ian McShane
    • Dan Pritzker
    • Dan Pritzker(screenplay)
    • David Rothschild(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Gary Carr
    • Erik LaRay Harvey
    • Ian McShane
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 19User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
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    Bolden
    Trailer 1:02
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    Trailer 2:23
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    Thats What A Manager Do
    Clip 0:41
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    Seamstress Dance
    Clip 1:15
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    Clap It Out
    Clip 0:57
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    You Come From Nothing
    Clip 0:57
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    Band Performing
    Clip 0:32
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    A Lady Dont Go Where Bolden Play
    Clip 0:36
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    Photos37

    Robert Ri'chard and Gary Carr in Bolden (2019)
    Gary Carr and Tommy Brown in Bolden (2019)
    Erik LaRay Harvey, Gary Carr, and Tommy Brown in Bolden (2019)
    Reno Wilson in Bolden (2019)
    Erik LaRay Harvey, Ian McShane, and Michael Rooker in Bolden (2019)
    Ian McShane and Michael Rooker in Bolden (2019)
    Ian McShane in Bolden (2019)
    Bolden (2019)
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    Reno Wilson and Jeff Wincott in Bolden (2019)
    Still of Langley McArol in Bolden
    Bolden Movie -Breon Pugh as Willie Warner

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    Gary Carr
    Gary Carr
    • Buddy Bolden
    Erik LaRay Harvey
    Erik LaRay Harvey
    • Bartley
    Ian McShane
    Ian McShane
    • Judge Perry
    Michael Rooker
    Michael Rooker
    • Pat McMurphy
    Yaya DaCosta
    Yaya DaCosta
    • Nora Bolden
    Reno Wilson
    Reno Wilson
    • Louis Armstrong
    Robert Ri'chard
    Robert Ri'chard
    • George Baquet
    Karimah Westbrook
    Karimah Westbrook
    • Alice Bolden
    JoNell Kennedy
    JoNell Kennedy
    • Ida Bass
    Kearia Schroeder
    Kearia Schroeder
    • Grace
    Serena Reeder
    Serena Reeder
    • Mavis
    Krystal Farris
    Krystal Farris
    • Belladonna
    Christina Marie Karis
    Christina Marie Karis
    • Bernadette
    Terri Abney
    Terri Abney
    • Judith
    Breon Pugh
    Breon Pugh
    • Willie Warner
    Ser'Darius Blain
    Ser'Darius Blain
    • Willie Cornish
    Calvin Johnson
    • Frank Lewis
    Donald Elise Watkins
    Donald Elise Watkins
    • Brock Mumford
    • (as Donald Watkins)
      • Dan Pritzker
      • Dan Pritzker(screenplay) (story)
      • David Rothschild(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      This was originally filmed in 2007 with Anthony Mackie starring as Bolden. Director Dan Pritzker thought that what he had shot "just didn't work", so he shelved it. Extensive rewrites and reshoots took place from 2009 to 2010, but Pritzker shelved the film again.

      Three months of even more reshoots were scheduled from 2014 to 2015, with a mostly new cast and crew. Mackie, whose career had taken off in the interim, was no longer available, so he was replaced by Gary Carr. (Mackie still appears as Bolden in Louis (2010), which was filmed at at the same time as this film and completed first.)

      Several more days of reshoots took place in 2016, and the film was finally completed in 2018 and released in 2019. According to Pritzker, a little over 10% from the original 2007 shoot remains in the finished film.
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      Bartley: You got to put your music in the man's machine, motherfucker.

    User reviews19

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    5/10
    Great Music!
    Great music! Sadly, I can't say the same thing about the story. For a movie that had free license to imagine the life of Buddy Bolden the writers failed miserably. For example, where he came from, who influenced him, who he influenced, who was his competiton, why he went insane remain a mystery. Instead we are shown scene after scene of women looking rapturously up at Bolden as he plays his horn. There is a reason why he was called the 'King' of jazz but you won't find out why in this movie. However, the actors do a good job despite the poor story and the music is truly outstanding.

    As a side note, it is interesting watching Michael Rooker playing another evil character. I wonder has this man ever played a nice guy?
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    • Nov 30, 2022

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    • Release date
      • May 3, 2019 (United States)
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      • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Production company
      • King Bolden
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