Ray, Universal Pictures and Bristol Bay Productions present an Anvil Films production in association with Baldwin Entertainment ; produced by Stuart Benjamin, Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin ; story by Taylor Hackford and James L. White ; screenplay by James L. White ; produced and directed by Taylor Hackford
Type
Label
Ray, Universal Pictures and Bristol Bay Productions present an Anvil Films production in association with Baldwin Entertainment ; produced by Stuart Benjamin, Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin ; story by Taylor Hackford and James L. White ; screenplay by James L. White ; produced and directed by Taylor Hackford
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; depiction of drug addiction, sexuality and some thematic elements
Main title
Ray
Oclc number
76263162
Responsibility statement
Universal Pictures and Bristol Bay Productions present an Anvil Films production in association with Baldwin Entertainment ; produced by Stuart Benjamin, Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin ; story by Taylor Hackford and James L. White ; screenplay by James L. White ; produced and directed by Taylor Hackford
Runtime
153
Summary
Ray Charles was born in a poor predominantly black town in central Florida. He went blind at the age of 7. With the staunch support of his determined single mother, he developed a fierce resolve. He had wit and incredible talent which would eventually enable him to overcome not only Jim Crow racism and the cruel prejudices against the blind, but also discover his own sound which revolutionized American popular music. Nonetheless, as Ray's unprecedented fame grew, so did his weakness for drugs and women, until they threatened to strip away the very things he held most dear
Table Of Contents
Main titles/Seattle bound -- Talent night -- Golden goose -- To the piano born -- The chitlin' circuit -- Unnatural death -- No tears -- Messing around -- Hummingbird -- The new Ray Charles -- Devil music -- On the road -- Double life -- Cat fight -- Junkie -- Improvising -- Disharmony -- Moving on -- M.O.R. -- Breaking the rules -- Battling Jim Crow -- Busted -- Going country -- State of the art -- Broken hearts -- Border crossing -- Rehab -- Salvation/End titles
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Anvil Films (U.S.)
- Charles, Ray, 1930-2004
- King, Regina
- Hackford, Taylor, 1944-
- Powell, Clifton
- Foxx, Jamie
- Bristol Bay Productions (Firm)
- Universal Pictures (Firm)
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Schiff, Richard, 1955-
- Armstrong, Craig, 1959-
- Ellis, Aunjanue
- Tate, Larenz
- Baldwin, Howard, 1942-
- Baldwin, Karen, 1964-
- Washington, Kerry, 1977-
- White, James L
- Lennix, Harry J
- Baldwin Entertainment (Firm)
- Benjamin, Stuart
- Howard, Terrence
Subject
- Black people
- Racial bias
- African American men + Conduct of life -- Drama
- Racial discrimination -- United States -- Drama
- Musical films
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- DVD-Video discs -- Performance
- Feature films
- Racial discrimination
- African American men + Social conditions -- Drama
- Racism
- Racial bias -- United States -- Drama
- Racism -- United States -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs
- BIPOC
- Charles, Ray, 1930-2004 -- Drama
- Blind entertainers -- United States -- Drama
Content
Is Derivative Of
Mapped to
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor21
- Anvil Films (U.S.)
- Charles, Ray, 1930-2004
- King, Regina
- Hackford, Taylor, 1944-
- Powell, Clifton
- Foxx, Jamie
- Bristol Bay Productions (Firm)
- Universal Pictures (Firm)
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Schiff, Richard, 1955-
- Armstrong, Craig, 1959-
- Ellis, Aunjanue
- Tate, Larenz
- Baldwin, Howard, 1942-
- Baldwin, Karen, 1964-
- Washington, Kerry, 1977-
- White, James L
- Lennix, Harry J
- Baldwin Entertainment (Firm)
- Benjamin, Stuart
- Howard, Terrence
- Genre4
- Subject18
- Black people
- Racial bias
- African American men + Conduct of life -- Drama
- Racial discrimination -- United States -- Drama
- Musical films
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- DVD-Video discs -- Performance
- Feature films
- Racial discrimination
- African American men + Social conditions -- Drama
- Racism
- Racial bias -- United States -- Drama
- Racism -- United States -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs
- BIPOC
- Charles, Ray, 1930-2004 -- Drama
- Blind entertainers -- United States -- Drama
- Content1
- Is Derivative Of1
- Mapped to1