Ray

Ray

  • Director: Taylor Hackford
  • Writer: Taylor Hackford,James L. White
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: October 29, 2004
  • Runtime: 2h 32min
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Unchain My Heart: The Ray Charles Story
    • "Ray" is released by Universal Pictures, directed by Taylor Edwin Hackford , and co-starring Jamie Foxx , Kerry Washington , and Regina King in a biographical music film.
    The film tells the glorious life story of American jazz and rock character Ray Charles. The film was released in the United States on October 29, 2004   .

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    • Release date October 29, 2004
    • Filming locations Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies Universal Pictures, Bristol Bay Productions, Anvil Films

    Box office

    Budget

    $40,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $75,331,600

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $20,039,730

    Gross worldwide

    $123,971,376

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    • By Adalberto 2022-03-27 09:01:05

      To be great to pay the price, dry this bowl of poisonous chicken soup for the soul

      Want to be great? This is the opening line of most successful studies. Because in the concept of success, it seems that as long as you work hard, you can be successful and great. And most inspirational movies also often tell the story of one after another low-level people climbing to the top through hard work. But in real life, countless people, including myself, often work hard and get nothing, and suffer the pain of not being able to ask for anything every day. Why is the difference so...

    • By Vergie 2022-03-27 09:01:05

      simple record

      It took me a long time to finish watching this 155 minute movie

      Give four and a half stars, the strengths and weaknesses of Ray Charles are really shown. He did not shy away from his lustful and drug-abusing shortcomings, but he could also see his emphasis on family and his admirable willpower.

      There are two parts of the whole movie that amaze me the most

      The first one: the appearance of Mess around means its successful transformation. Listening to Mess around in the album...

    • By Cesar 2022-03-27 09:01:05

      simple record

      It took me a long time to finish watching this 155 minute movie

      Give four and a half stars, the strengths and weaknesses of Ray Charles are really shown. He did not shy away from his lustful and drug-abusing shortcomings, but he could also see his emphasis on family and his admirable willpower.

      There are two parts of the whole movie that amaze me the most

      The first one: the appearance of Mess around means its successful transformation. Listening to Mess around in the album...

    • By Shayne 2022-03-27 09:01:05

      Oh

      Another set of celebrity biopics that fall into the rut, with a bad ending. Only when there are pulls of this film in the book come to watch, standard Hollywood-style narrative techniques and smooth editing, with similar actions, close-ups of the protagonist's deep contemplation, and "water" as a childhood medium that connects the teachings of childhood mothers and the reality in society. grow step by step. It doesn't matter if drugs, promiscuity, cheating, arrogance, or blasphemy, whoever...

    • By Wayne 2022-03-26 09:01:04

      "Soul Singer Ray" transcends his soul

      If you simply watch this movie, it doesn't make much sense. The first half talks about how Ray was deceived and bullied. Then I met a better collaborator, Newmet, and I started writing songs, picking up girls, and taking drugs to upgrade my life. In the middle, I met my true love, Demera. Finally got into the situation because of drug addiction, the continuous blows and the painstaking efforts of his wife made the protagonist wake up. Then I went to a drug rehab center, and I...

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    • By Kaitlin 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      We have no time for no tears. If you think pennies, you get pennies. If you think dollars, you get dollars. He fell and cried to his mother for help, and she hid in the dark waiting for him to stand up and he began to listen everything around, and then went to his mother and said: I hear you too mam, you are right there. Then his mother hugged him and...

    • By Milan 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      The actors perform well, but the characters are too...

    • By Rebeca 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      I watched it a long time ago and suddenly thought of this movie because of a...

    • By Brendon 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      The so-called doors and windows of God may just be self-redemption in exchange for anger in the blood and torture, unwilling to admit defeat. The characters are...

    • By Golden 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      Revisiting it again, jamie fox performed ray charles, the first song is a classic, when he defeated Xiao Lizi and won the golden man in one fell swoop, in comparison, both are biographical categories, Jamie is really a...

    Movie plot

    Ray Charles was born in a poor small town in Georgia, USA, but poverty is not his only ordeal. At the age of seven, he was blinded by glaucoma. But Ray inherited the strength of her single mother, and she encouraged her children to stick to her beliefs. In a school for the disabled in Florida, the clever Charles quickly learned to "read" music scores in Braille, and began to create music with his diligence and musical talent.
    Only in...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    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.
    In the film, the actor of Lei's wife is indeed Lei's second wife.
    Ray Charles died of liver failure on June 10, 2004. The film had already been filmed and Ray had seen the first cut....
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    The early creation of the soul song king

    Based on a large number of first-hand interview records, director Taylor Hackford compiled the subject matter of the film in the late 1980s. He truthfully described the real life of Ray Charles without reservation, because no one is perfect, so in order to try his best Shaping a real Ray, and reappearing his previous flaws and depravity on the big screen. During the whole process, Ray Charles himself was very cooperative. He told the...
    more about Ray The early creation of the soul song king

    Character Setting

    When looking for an actor to play Lei, the director had fancyed Jamie Fox from the very beginning. He expressed his biggest concern, that is, no matter who plays Lei, he must show his innate musical spirituality. Hackford did not expect that Fox began to learn piano from the age of three, had led the Texas Gospel Church Band, and won a piano scholarship at the university. Heckford, who learned of Fox's music background, was relieved...
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    The shooting process of Soul Singer

    The film spans several decades, and it is important to accurately capture the characteristics of each era. The role of art design, clothing, and even classic cars cannot be underestimated. Most of the film was shot in New Orleans, the southern music center of the United States. New Orleans is the most musically creative city in the United States. It is not only the birthplace of jazz. During the filming, New Orleans was transformed...
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    Evaluation action

    The film reflects Ray Charles, an artist who has a great influence on the history of American music, and his inner reading. The film focuses on turning Ray Charles's series of memorable events and outstanding achievements in the music industry into inspiring souls. During the journey, Ray Charles's performance is not only a musical genius with a unique imagination, he also taught the world to integrate the complex music system with a...
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    Movie quotes

    • [last lines]

      Della Bea Robinson: If only your mama was here.

      Ray Charles: She's here. She ain't never left.

    • [last title card]

      Title card: As celebrated as he became, he never forgot his roots, contributing over $20 million to African-American Colleges and charities for the blind and deaf.

      Title card: Ray kept his promise. He never touched heroin again.

    • Ray Charles: That's Diz. Emanon!

      Quincy Jones: Yeah, but what's it spell backwards?

      Ray Charles: Come on man, why don't you give me something difficult? "No name."

      Quincy Jones: Say, daddy-o, what axe you play?

      Ray Charles: Uh, piano. Just blew in from Tampa, Florida. Me and my partner, Gossie McGee, came here, you know, want to fatten up our style. Cop some licks from some more experienced cats, you dig?

      Quincy Jones: You know what? Why don't you let me take you inside? You know, show you around.

      Ray Charles: All right. Perfect gentleman.

      Quincy Jones: Yeah, this is just like my place. So, what's your name?

      Ray Charles: Ray Robinson.

      Quincy Jones: I'm Quincy Jones.

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