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Due to the limited budget of the film, I had to choose some of Lei's historical images and set up the set accordingly. In the whole film, two-thirds of it belongs to real scene shooting.
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In the film, the actor of Lei's wife is indeed Lei's second wife.
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Ray Charles died of liver failure on June 10, 2004. The film had already been filmed and Ray had seen the first cut version.
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During the filming, in order to achieve the blindness effect, Jamie Fox wears prosthetic eyes for up to 14 hours a day.
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According to Lei's request, the script was translated into Braille for his reading.
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The director obtained the filming rights in 1987, but he shelved it for many years because he could not find an investor.
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When Ray played the piano with the symphony orchestra, the brand of the piano was changed, and the mark on the piano was changed from the original Steinway to Hohner.
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The police motorcycle that appeared in the 1961 scene did not start to be used until 1984.
Ray behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Daniela 2022-04-21 09:01:51
Witness the birth of a genius Through a movie we learned about ray, learned about music, learned about the attitude we should have in life, everyone should be as strong as ray's mother said
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Toney 2022-04-22 07:01:14
Face your past without fear. You never let nobody or nothing turn you into no cripple ever again. That you'll always stand on your own two feet.
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Ray Charles: You told me to find my own voice.
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Ray Charles: Art Tatum is the most!