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Talk to Me (DVD)

Talk to Me is a 2007 biographical film directed by Kasi Lemmons and starring Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Taraji P. Henson, Cedric the Entertainer, and Mike Epps. It is about Washington, D.C. radio personality Ralph Petey Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist, and Dewey Hughes, his friend and manager. The film spans the time period May 1966 to January 1984, ending with Greene s memorial service.

The film premiered as the opening night film of the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival, on June 22, 2007. It opened in North America in a limited release on July 13, 2007, and nationwide on August 3, 2007.


Cast

  • Don Cheadle as Ralph Petey Greene
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor as Dewey Hughes
  • Taraji P. Henson as Vernell Watson
  • Cedric the Entertainer as Nighthawk Bob Terry
  • Mike Epps as Milo Hughes
  • Martin Sheen as E.G. Sonderling
  • Vondie Curtis Hall as Sunny Jim Kelsey
  • Richard Chevolleau as Poochie Braxton
  • Alison Sealy-Smith as Freda
  • Elle Downs as Peaches
  • Herbert L. Rawlings, Jr. as James Brown
  • Damir Andrei as Frederick de Cordova
  • Jim Malmberg as Johnny Carson

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, review aggregator, the film has an approval rating of 82% based on 126 reviews and an average score of 6.95/10. The website s critical consensus reads, A riveting look at the life of legendary DJ Petey Greene, Talk to Me goes beyond the typical biopic with explosive performances from Don Cheadle and Chiwetal Ejiofor. On Metacritic, the film has an average score of 69 out of 100 based on 32 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews .

Michael Rechtshaffen of the Associated Press wrote in his review: Again demonstrating why he s one of the most versatile actors around, Don Cheadle gives another prize-worthy performance as Ralph Waldo Petey Greene Jr., the irrepressible radio DJ whose keepin -it-real style made him a trusted voice on the airwaves during the turbulent late 60s and early 70s. Also keeping it real are those rich period touches contributed by production designer Warren Alan Young and costume designer Gersha Phillips, whose fabulous creations for Henson appear to have come directly from the blaxploitation attic.

Greene s surviving family members did not cooperate with the making of the film and criticized it for taking liberties with his portrayal and those around him.

Release

Talk to Me was released on DVD on October 30, 2007, and September 7, 2010, as a wide screen edition. The film was released on Blu-ray on March 22, 2010.


Awards and nominations

  • African-American Film Critics Best Director: Kasi Lemmons (Winner) Best Actor: Don Cheadle (Winner) Best Supporting Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Winner)
  • Best Director: Kasi Lemmons (Winner)
  • Best Actor: Don Cheadle (Winner)
  • Best Supporting Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Winner)
  • Image Awards Outstanding Motion Picture (Nominated) Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Don Cheadle (Nominated) Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Taraji P. Henson (Nominated) Outstanding Director in a Motion Picture: Kasi Lemmons (Winner) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Nominated) Outstanding Writing for a Motion Picture: Michael Genet & Rick Famuyiwa (Winner)
  • Outstanding Motion Picture (Nominated)
  • Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Don Cheadle (Nominated)
  • Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Taraji P. Henson (Nominated)
  • Outstanding Director in a Motion Picture: Kasi Lemmons (Winner)
  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Nominated)
  • Outstanding Writing for a Motion Picture: Michael Genet & Rick Famuyiwa (Winner)
  • Independent Spirit Awards Best Male Lead: Don Cheadle (Nominated) Best Supporting Male: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Winner)
  • Best Male Lead: Don Cheadle (Nominated)
  • Best Supporting Male: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Winner)
  • Gotham Awards Best Ensemble (Winner)
  • Best Ensemble (Winner)
  • Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Musical/Comedy: Don Cheadle (Nominated) Best Supporting Actress: Taraji P. Henson (Nominated)
  • Best Actor in a Musical/Comedy: Don Cheadle (Nominated)
  • Best Supporting Actress: Taraji P. Henson (Nominated)

Condition

New

Publisher

Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Published Date

2007

Age Group

Adult

Rating MPA

R

Recording Studio

Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Format

DVD

Brand

Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Amazon ASIN

B000VNMMW0

UPC / EAN

025193330529

Year

2007

ReleaseDate

2007-08-03

RuntimeMins

118

RuntimeStr

1h 58min

Awards

Awards, 8 wins & 14 nominations

Directors

Kasi Lemmons

Writers

Michael Genet, Rick Famuyiwa

Stars

Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Bruce McFee

Produced by

Don Cheadle, J. Miles Dale, Joe Fries, Mark Gordon, William Horberg, Sidney Kimmel, Josh McLaughlin, Jill Rachel Morris, Joey Rappa, Bruce Toll

Music by

Terence Blanchard

Cinematography by

Stéphane Fontaine

Film Editing by

Terilyn A. Shropshire

Casting By

Robin D. Cook, Victoria Thomas

Production Design by

Warren Alan Young

Art Direction by

Patrick Banister

Set Decoration by

Patricia Cuccia, Carolyn 'Cal' Loucks

Costume Design by

Gersha Phillips

Makeup Department

Mary Aaron, Lydia Bensimmon, Mario Cacioppo, Renee Chan, Rhosael Ciandre, Mary Cooke, Donna Gliddon, Etheline Joseph, Allison Mondesir, Sandra Wheatle, Victoria Wood, Geralyn Wraith, Debi Young, Sherri Bramlett, Ngozi Olandu Young, Janice Tunnell

Production Management

Dennis Chapman, Paulette D. Clark, Katherine Dorrer, Jane Nerlinger Evans, Carol Flaisher, Elizabeth Fox, Aaron Merrell

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Bryn Caron, Penny Charter, J. Miles Dale, Tyler Delben, Walter Gasparovic, Rodney 'Bear' Jackson, Alison C. Rosa, Charles Zalben, Timothy Blockburger, Anna Kemp, Stephanie Lovell

Art Department

Mark Bentley, Lloyd Brown, Carlos Caneca, Carl Catanese, Jean-Pierre Charbonneau, Greg Chown, Jonathan Davis, Avril Dishaw, Donavon Drummond, Paul Greenberg, Jennifer Heimpel, Jacqui Hemingway, Sam Hudecki, Norman Kelner, Elena Kenney, Kristina Kilpe, Jonathan Kovacs, Kevin Ladson, Sabri Lariani, Scott Lyons, Linda McClelland, Brenda McClennin, Kevin McCullagh, Jeffrey A. Melvin, Melissa Morgan, Derek Noel, H. Nancy Pak, Henry Piersig, Vic Rigler, Mila Rolicz, Stephen G. Shifflette, Douglas Slater, Bob Spore, Zachary Vero

Sound Department

Robert Althoff, Pembrooke Andrews, Jeremy Balko, Steve Bartkowicz, Mike Filippov, Marc Fishman, Alan Freedman, Glen Gauthier, Jim Gilchrist, Dan Guachione, Ivan Hawks, Robert Jackson, Tony Lamberti, Lawrence Loewinger, Paul Longstaffe, Jeff Malham, Matthew McKenzie, Lorenzo Millan, Jay Nierenberg, Todd Niesen, Jason Oliver, Rick Polanco, Troy Porter, Stuart Provine, Adam Ridge, Aaron J. Rudelson, Moshe Saadon, Steve Switzer, Vicki Vandegrift, Bryan Jerden

Special Effects by

John LaForet, David Reaume, Thad Whitley, Skyler Wilson

Visual Effects by

Tanja Boening, Rubina Cokar, Adrian Colbert, Steve Danhieux, Rob Del Ciancio, Anand Dorairaj, Carl Jacobson, Karen McCarthy, Peter Moc, John-John Traoré, Aaron Weintraub, Fiona Campbell Westgate, Dennis Berardi, Cyril Frederick Chu, Zachary J. Gans, Colin Hui, Matt Jones, John J. Miralles, Darcy Reno, David Singer, Colin Walcott, Colin Withers

Stunts

Brad Bunn, Tom Farr, Errol Gee, Howard Green, Curtis Hibbert, Rogue Johnston, Brent Jones, Jamie Jones, Kelly Jones, Cotton Mather, Anthony McRae, Moses Nyarko, Dayo Odesanya, Mac Jeffrey Ong, Daryl Patchett, Edward A. Queffelec, Kevin Rushton, Paul Rutledge, Steve 'Shack' Shackleton, Peter Yan, Matt Birman

Camera and Electrical Department

Jeff Daniel Adams, Kevin Alanthwaite, Mark Beauchamp, Andy Bell, John Billeci, Sarah Brandes, Carlo Campana, Murdoch Campbell, Morgan Carpenter, John Clifford, Gilles Corbeil, Sean Dawes, Heather Donald, Mark Dufour, Tony Eldridge, Steve Ferrier, Ron Forward, Rusty Gardner, Michael Gibson, John Glasser, William J. Gray, Carl Hamilton, R.L. Hannah, Kenny Harris, Brian Heller, Tim Hennessy, Eric Holmes, Dave Insley, William T. Iversen, Alec Jarnagin, John D. Kennedy, John Thomas Kennedy, John Kimmer, Brian T. Leach, Jason Lenoury, Mark Lewandowski, Desiree Lidon, Gus Limberis, Clay Liversidge, William Louthe, Andris Matiss, Tim Metivier, Joseph Micomonaco, Kenneth Morton, Tom Nichols, Anthony Nocera, John O'Boyle, Michael O'Connor, David Pamplin, Douglas Pellegrino, Matthew Pill, Brent Robinson, Ronald Schlueter, Blackford 'Boots' Shelton, Stuart Stein, Davidson Tate, Blain Thrush, Greg Williams, Jelani Atu Wilson, Mike Yoder

Casting Department

Luisa Cabbidu, Barbara Harris, Zameret Kleiman, Hollie Lee, Millie Tom, Melissa Braun, Robyn Owen Silvestri

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Tanya Batanau-Chuiko, Maria Belperio, Keia Bounds, Suzette Daigle, Catharine Fletcher Incaprera, Renee Fontana, Wayne Godfrey, Whitney Kyles, Karen Lee, Susan MacLeod, Trelawnie Mead, Kimberly Memory Stanley, Ahmad Zargaran

Editorial Department

Marisa Clayton, Joe Finley, Nicholas Hasson, Kenneth Marsten, Joi McMillon, Bryan Park, Angela Rentzelos, Pat Repola, Felicia D. Moore, Jim Passon

Location Management

J. Chan Claggett, Joseph A. Dewar, Christopher Dunn, Christopher Geair, Chris Glover, Chris Martin, David McIlroy, Matthew Dillon Noonan

Music Department

Vincent Bennett, Jim Black, Terence Blanchard, Todd Bozung, Robin Burgess, Barry Cole, J. Miles Dale, Howard Drossin, Josh Evans, Christy Gerhart, Bonnie Greenberg, Derrick Hodge, Sam Hofstedt, Robert Huff, Simon James, Jef Lee Johnson, Michael Kutchman, Robert Puff, Reed Ruddy, Carl Sealove, Oscar Seaton, Del Spiva, Brice Winston, Frank Wolf, Greg Hayes

Script and Continuity Department

Bosede Williams

Transportation Department

John Brown, William F. Doyle, Norman Foster, Lorne Frederick, Danielle Fredrickson, Glenn Hughes, Jacqueline L. Hurd, Gordon Ionson, Shaun Magee, Hugh McCallum, Roland McGrath, Bruce McLean, Dave Mead, Brian O'Hara, Steve Russell, Maurice Tremblay, Gilbert Young, John R. Dove

Additional Crew

Kevin Alakas, Gerry Alfonso, Richard Baker, Vikas Bandhu, Cassandra Barbour, Paul Becker, Allison Brandin, Stephan Burle, Clinton Cameron, Elio Campbell, Jennifer Chovancek, Rob Craine, Morgan Davidoff, Dennis Davidson, Joshua Deighton, Carlo Denuzzo, Julio Ferrario, Charlotte Fleck, Ginny Galloway, Wayne Godfrey, Pamela B. Green, John Hamilton, Michael J. Harker, Tova Harrison, Edwin Hawkeswood, Dewey Hughes, Lieve Jansen, Nicole Jefferson, Richie Kawamoto, Ashley Kravitz, Vicky Lambert, Hollie Lee, Mark R. Lindsay, Michael J. Linowes, Jeannette Linton, Roxanne Mayweather, Chris Mikolovich, Khanya Mkhize, Althea Morgan-Taylor, Rick Parker, Yan Regis, Laura Sevier, Suzanne Shelton, Alan Sutton, Candace Tempelmeyer, Elaine Thurston, Karen Tyrell, Jarik Van Sluijs, Uma Venkataramaiah, Adrain Washington, Alison Waxman, Bosede Williams, Gaytra Arnold, Douglas M. Jones, Steven Lafferty, Dylan Matlock, Jane Sakowski Bell, Daniel Villagomez

Thanks

Jeff Sotzing

Genres

Biography, Drama, History

Companies

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Mark Gordon Productions, Pelagius Films

Countries

USA

Languages

English

ContentRating

R

ImDbRating

7.3

ImDb Rating Votes

9846

Metacritic Rating

69

Short Description

Talk to Me is a 2007 biographical film directed by Kasi Lemmons and starring Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Taraji P. Henson, Cedric the Entertainer, and Mike Epps. It is about Washington, D.C. radio personality Ralph Petey Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist, and Dewey Hughes, his friend and manager. The film spans the time period May 1966 to January 1984, ending with Greene s memorial service.

The film premiered as the opening night film of the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival, on June 22, 2007. It opened in North America in a limited release on July 13, 2007, and nationwide on August 3, 2007.

Box Office Opening Weekend USA

$391,000

Box Office Gross USA

$4,533,261

Box Office Cumulative Worldwide Gross

$4,778,376

Keywords

Cigarette smoking,male nudity,based on true story,radio host,radio show