Overview
A reticent piano player Percival, along with Rooster, his flamboyant lead performer and manager, struggle to keep their speakeasy, in the Prohibition-era South, out of the hands of gangsters who want to take it over.
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Box office
Grossed $12.6M worldwide against a $15M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in North Carolina and California
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Setting
Set in Georgia
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Music
Music by John Debney
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Pascal Rabaud
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Bryan BarberScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 25, 2006
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $15M
- Revenue
- $12.6M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
André 3000Percival
Big BoiRooster
Paula PattonAngel
Terrence HowardTrumpy
Faizon LoveAce
Malinda WilliamsZora
Cicely TysonMother Hopkins
Macy GrayTaffy
Ben VereenPercy Senior
Bruce BruceNathan
Paula Jai ParkerRose
Bobb'e J. ThompsonYoung Rooster
Patti LaBelleThe Real Angel Davenport
Ving RhamesSpats
Jackie LongMonk- Oscar DillonBobo
Jalil Jay LynchCliff
Esau McGrawSonny- Bre'Wan WaddellYoung Percival
- Carol Mitchell-LeonAuntie Belle
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