Ray [videorecording] / 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.
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.
Item details
- ISBN: 1417013141
- ISBN: 9781417013142
- ISBN: 1417022078 (DVD)
- ISBN: 9781417022076 (DVD)
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen ed.
- Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2006]
Contents / Notes
General Note: | Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Special features: 14 deleted scenes; Ray remembered: friends and fellow musicians remember Ray Charles; feature commentary with director Taylor Hackford; cast and filmmakers. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; editor, Paul Hirsch ; score composer, Craig Armstrong. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Clifton Powell, Harry Lennix, Terrence Dashon Howard, Larenz Tate, Richard Schiff, Regina King. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: PG-13; depiction of drug addiction, sexuality and some thematic elements. |
System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, dual-layer, NTSC. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | This DVD disc is copy protected. |
Language Note: | In English or French, with optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing [SDH]. |
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