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| Year: | 2008 |
| Rating: | 6.7(5005) |
| Listed in: | Biography, Drama, History, Music, Romance |
| Directed by: | Darnell Martin |
| Actors: | Joshua Alscher Tim Bellow Tony Bentley Eric Bogosian Marc Bonan Tammy Blanchard |
| "Follow the beat to its source." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
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| Darnell Martin | |
| Actors | |
| Joshua Alscher | as Mick Jagger |
| Tim Bellow | as Man in the Caddy |
| Tony Bentley | as Lomax |
| Eric Bogosian | as Alan Freed |
| Marc Bonan | as Keith Richards |
| Adrien Brody | as Leonard Chess |
| Cedric the Entertainer | as Willie Dixon |
| Douglas Crosby | as Policeman - Little Walter Beating |
| Dexter Darden | as Geneva's Teenage Son |
| Sean Shyboy Davis | as Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter |
| Eshaya Draper | as Charles Waters |
| Shiloh Fernandez | as Phil Chess |
| Erik Frandsen | as Engineer - Present Day |
| Gano Grills | as Slick Pimp |
| Jordan Haynes | as Pot Strong |
| William Hill | as Policeman - with The Stones |
| Mike Hodge | as Bartender |
| Tyler Humphrey | as Muddy - Age 6 |
| Kevin Jackson | as Mysterious Black Man |
| Albert Jones | as Hubert Sumlin |
| Rayan Lawrence | as Harmonica Player |
| Kevin Mambo | as Jimmy Rogers |
| Mos Def | as Chuck Berry |
| Aaron Munoz | as Manager |
| Wade Mylius | as Bouncer |
| Jonathan Earl Peck | as Man Who Rolled 7 |
| Q-Tip | as Himself |
| Norman Reedus | as Chess Engineer |
| Jake Robards | as Producer - Present Day |
| Jay O. Sanders | as Mr. Feder |
| Columbus Short | as Little Walter |
| Samuel Smith | as Guitarist |
| Valence Thomas | as James Cotton |
| Eamonn Walker | as Howlin' Wolf |
| Isiah Whitlock Jr. | as Mississippi DJ |
| Jeffrey Wright | as Muddy Waters |
| Lawrence P. Beron | as Overseer |
| Wayne Cobham | as Piano - Etta's Recording Recording Group |
| Ryan Curtis | as Picnic Boyfriend |
| Vincent D'Onofrio | as Mississippi DJ |
| Seth Donavan | as Chuck Berry Concert Goer |
| John Farrer | as Violinist - Etta's Recording Group |
| Doug W. Goldman | as Trumpet - Etta's Recording Group |
| Evan Hart | as Young Lover |
| Nate Jones | as Etta's Recording Group |
| Cerrone may | as Muddy's Band Member |
| Anthony Del Negro | as Bandstand Dancer |
| Elvis Presley | as Himself |
| Andy Schneider | as Charlie Watts |
| Stephen Seidel | as Officer Brown |
| Derrick Simmons | as Dice Player |
| Dwan Dink Young | as Drums - Etta's Recording Group |
| Actresses | |
| Tammy Blanchard | as Isabelle Allen |
| Emmanuelle Chriqui | as Revetta Chess |
| Veronika Dash | as Blonde Girl |
| Jill Flint | as Shelly Feder |
| Suzette Gunn | as Minnie Ripperton |
| Osas Ighodaro | as Vicky - Maid |
| Beyoncé Knowles | as Etta James |
| Chyna Layne | as Pot's Girlfriend Juanita |
| Rebecca Pappa | as Another Blonde |
| Ginnie Randall | as Muddy Waters' Grandmother |
| Ashlee Ray | as Muddy's Floozy #1 |
| Gabrielle Union | as Geneva Wade |
| Carmen Zina Vasquez | as Muddy's Floozy #2 |
| Angelina Aucello | as Teenybopper |
| Lauren B. Hoyte | as Chuck Berry Concert Goer |
| Vianca Johnson | as Field Worker |
| Jamina Lopez | as Concertgoer/Dancer |
| Malikha Mallette | as Little Walter's Girlfriend |
| Natasha Ononogbo | as Muddy Waters' Girlfriend |
| Catherine Pierce | as Shocked Bystander |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Filming dates: | March 2008 - ? |
| Budget: | USD 12,000,000 |
| Gross: |
USA - 8,134,217 USD (4 January 2009) UK - 28,218 GBP (1 March 2009) Spain - 30,963 EUR (22 March 2009) |
| Plot: | In this tale of sex, violence, race, and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, "Cadillac Records" follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry. |
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Original Soundtracks
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"I'm a Man" Performed by Jeffrey Wright Written by Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel) Published by Arc Music Corp. "Country Blues" Performed by Jeffrey Wright Written by Robert Johnson (as Robert Leroy Johnson) & Muddy Waters (as McKinley Morganfield) Published by MPCA King of Spades Music, Claud L. Johnson administered by MPCA LLC and Watertoons Music administered by Bug "I Can't Be Satisfied" Performed by Jeffrey Wright , The Riflin' Tones Written by Muddy Waters (as McKinley Morganfield) Published by Watertoons Music administered by Bug "Forty Days and Forty Nights" Performed by Jeffrey Wright Written by Bernhard Roth Published by Arc Music Corp. "Juke" Performed by Soul 7 (featuring Kim Wilson ) Written by Little Walter (as Walter Jacobs) Published by Arc Music Corp. "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" Performed by Jeffrey Wright Written by Willie Dixon Published by Hoochie Coochie Music administered by Bug "My Babe" Performed by Columbus Short, Elvis Presley Written by Willie Dixon Published by Hoochie Coochie Music administered by Bug Courtesy of The RCA records Label by arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment "Smokestack Lightin'" Performed by Eamonn Walker Written by Chester Burnett Published by Arc Music Corp. "Maybellene" Performed by Mos Def Written by Chuck Berry Published by Arc Music Corp. & Isalee Music Corp. "Nadine (Is It You?)" Performed by Mos Def Written by Chuck Berry Published by Arc Music Corp. "No Particular Place to Go" Performed by Mos Def Written by Chuck Berry Published by Arc Music Corp. "Promised Land" Performed by Mos Def Written by Chuck Berry Published by Arc Music Corp. "Surfin USA" Performed by The Will Lee Voices Written by Chuck Berry Published by Arc Music Corp. "All I Could Do Was Cry" Performed by Beyoncé Knowles (as Beyoncé) Background Vocals: Meegan Voss & Steve Jordan Written by Berry Gordy, Roquel Davis & Gwen Gordy Fuqua Published by EMI April Music Inc. & EMI Blackwood Music Inc. on behalf of Jobete Music Co., Inc. & Stone Agate Music (A Division of Jobete Music Co., Inc.) "Trust In Me" Performed by Beyoncé Knowles (as Beyoncé) Written by Milton Ager, Ned Weaver & Jean Schwartz Published by WB Music Corp., Nan Kathryn Fuchs & Hal Fuchs for the Estate of Jean Schwartz "At Last" Performed by Beyoncé Knowles (as Beyoncé) Written by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon Published by EMI Feist Catalog Inc. "I'd Rather Go Blind" Performed by Beyoncé Knowles (as Beyoncé) Background Vocals: Lisa Fischer Written by Billy Foster & Ellington Jordan Published by Arc Music Corp. "Last Night" Performed by Little Walter Written by Little Walter (as Walter Jacobs) Published by Arc Music Corp. Courtesy of Geffen Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Once In A Lifetime" Performed by Beyoncé Knowles (as Beyoncé) Written by Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street Published by B-Day Publishing / EMI April Music, Inc., Amanda Ghost Bucks Music Group Limited / EMI Blackwood Music, Inc., Red Ink Music Limited, Ian Dench Music / Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Chrysalis Music Courtesy of Columbia Records "Evolution of A Man" Performed by Q-Tip (featuring Al Kapone) Written by Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel), A. Bailey & Steve Jordan Published by Arc Music Corp., Flippin Dope Muzic & Jovo Pub |
Goofs
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Revealing mistakes: When Leonard Chess drives away from the studio for the last time, he looks into the rear-view mirror. The Chess sign, which should be reversed, is not. DATE: The opening scenes, set in 1941-47, include many cars from 1953-56. DATE: Several guitars in the studio are much later models than would have been available at the time. A Gibson ES-335, introduced in 1958, is clearly visible in one scene set in 1955. A Gibson ES-175 in the same scene (and some set earlier) has humbucking pickups, which were introduced in 1957. DATE: In one of the "stock" black and white shots of 45's in a records store, part of the logo for the Electric Light Orchestra can be seen at the bottom right. DATE: In the film, Leonard Chess opens Chess Studios in 1954 or 1955. It actually opened in 1957. Before that, Chess recorded exclusively at Universal Recording. DATE: Alan Freed introduces "Surfin' USA." The song came out in 1963, when Freed was out of the radio business. DATE: Everyone at Chess Records drives a '57 Cadillac, in 1955. DATE: When Chuck Berry enters the picture in the mid 1950s, most of his songs that you hear are from 1964 ("No Particular Place", "Nadine", "Promised Land", etc). DATE: In the film, Leonard Chess dies, then Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon go to Europe to perform in 1967. Leonard Chess died October 16, 1969. DATE: In one of the "stock" black and white shots of 45s in a records store, one record to the right has the Star Wars Theme. Fact errors: Etta James is portrayed as never having recorded before she signed with Chess, but an earlier insert shot showing a Chess record moving up the charts includes her hit "Wallflower," recorded for Modern Records in 1955, five years before she started recording for Chess. Fact errors: Little Walter died in his girlfriends home, not at Muddy Waters home, and not in the arms of Muddy's wife. Revealing mistakes: When the animated sequence shows "Maybelline" breaking into the pop charts and climbing up to number 5, the number 4 hit "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing" is misspelled "Spendored". DATE: A 45 rpm record insert known as a 'spider' is shown as a part of the Chess Records sign hanging in front of the studio. The 'spider' was introduced in the 1960's, years after Chess Records opened in 1950. Revealing mistakes: When Muddy Waters crosses the hands of dead Little Walter, Walter's thumb moves slightly. DATE: The 45 RPM record was not widely used very much during the time the film was to take place. 78 RPM records were the state of the ART of music listening at home and on Radio until about the late 50's. When "Chess" Records started, they were pressing mostly 78's which were no where to be seen any place in the film. DATE: As Walter quits the band, the view behind Muddy's shoulder shows a door with an intercom panel of 1970s or 1980s vintage. DATE: The rock and roll events of the film are out of chronological sequence. The Beach Boys' "Surfin' USA" (1963) and the Rolling Stones' first visit to the USA (1964) appear before Elvis Presley's early performances and his entry into the army (1956-1958). |
Quotes
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[from trailer] Leonard Chess: That's a record! Mick Jagger: [From trailer] Mr. Waters. We're big fans. We named our band after one of your songs. Muddy Waters: Yeah? Mick Jagger: Rolling Stone. Etta James: Don't be looking at me like I ain't got no draws on. Muddy Waters: You alright? Damn it. Little Walter: I had no business being that pretty anyway. Muddy Waters: You and me not gonna wake up every morning and get everything we want. Mostly we got to take what come. And half the time, that's gonna be a bunch of bullshit. Willie Dixon: [as a narrator] When you lose that cat that gave you the sound that nobody else could, it hurts. Hurts more than losing your woman. |
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