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| Director: | Kasi Lemmons |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Michael Genet, Rick Famuyiwa |
| Staring: |
| The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 13, 2007 |
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| Director: | Kasi Lemmons |
| Writer: | Michael Genet, Rick Famuyiwa |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | prison, music record, manager, hip-hop, radio station, prisoner, radio, radio presenter, radio transmission, record producer, concert, music festival, blunt, woman director |
| Production Companies | Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, The Mark Gordon Company, Pelagius Film |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $4,778,376
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Don Cheadle | Petey Greene |
| Chiwetel Ejiofor | Dewey Hughes |
| Bruce McFee | Prison Sign-In Guard |
| Mike Epps | Milo Hughes |
| Peter MacNeill | Warden Cecil Smithers |
| Adam Gaudreau | Escorting Guard |
| Taraji P. Henson | Vernell Watson |
| Cedric the Entertainer | 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry |
| Martin Sheen | E.G. Sonderling |
| J. Miles Dale | Program Director |
| Sean MacMahon | Ronnie Simmons |
| Richard Chevolleau | Poochie Braxton |
| Martin Randez | Hadley |
| Todd Schroeder | Guard Captain |
| Vondie Curtis-Hall | Sunny Jim Kelsey |
| Jeff Kassel | WOL P.A. |
| Alison Sealy-Smith | Freda |
| Johnie Chase | Bar Patron 1 |
| Eugene Clark | Bar Patron 2 |
| Benz Antoine | Bar Patron 3 |
| Warren Alan Young | Bartender |
| Elle Downs | Peaches |
| Ngozi Paul | Susan |
| Malik McCall | Rioter |
| Matt Birman | Business Man |
| Herbert Rawlins | James Brown |
| Vicky Lambert | Backup Singer #1 |
| Mantee Murphy | Backup Singer #2 |
| Josh McLaughlin | TV News Anchor |
| Richard Fitzpatrick | Charles Sumner |
| Damir Andrei | Fred De Cordova |
| Jim Annan | Tonight Show P.A. |
| Donald James Malmberg | Johnny Carson |
| David Lawrence Brown | Jail Guard |
| Robert J. Tavenor | Engineer |
| Nadège August | Caller (voice) (uncredited) |
| Towanda Underdue | Charity Worker (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robin D. Cook | Casting |
| Patrick Banister | Art Direction |
| Patricia Cuccia | Set Decoration |
| Bosede Williams | Script Supervisor |
| Kasi Lemmons | Director |
| Michael Genet | Screenplay, Story |
| Rick Famuyiwa | Screenplay |
| Terence Blanchard | Original Music Composer |
| Stéphane Fontaine | Director of Photography |
| Terilyn A. Shropshire | Editor |
| Gersha Phillips | Costume Design |
| Carolyn A. Loucks | Set Decoration |
| J. Miles Dale | Second Unit Director |
| Brice Winston | Music Consultant |
| Warren Alan Young | Production Design |
| Victoria Thomas | Casting |
| Debi Young | Makeup Artist |
| Glenn Hughes | Picture Car Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mark Gordon | Producer |
| Joe Fries | Producer |
| Josh McLaughlin | Producer |
| Joey Rappa | Executive Producer |
| Bruce Toll | Executive Producer |
| Sidney Kimmel | Producer |
| J. Miles Dale | Executive Producer |
| Don Cheadle | Executive Producer |
| William Horberg | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 6 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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