Ray (2004)
| Release Date | 12 September 2004 |
| Budget | $40,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $75,000,000 |
| Tagline | The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles. A man who fought harder and went farther than anyone thought possible. |
| Genre | Biography, Drama, Music |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Musical Drama, Biopic [feature] |
| Mood | Triumph of the Spirit |
| Themes | Musician's Life, Living With Disability, Drug Addiction |
| Tones | Stirring, Bittersweet, Rousing, Poignant, Earnest |
| Tags | African American, Blind, Civil Rights, Drug Addiction, Extramarital Affair, Heroin, Musician, R&B Music |
Ray is a 2004 biographical film focusing on 30 years of the life of rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles. The independently produced film was directed by Taylor Hackford and starred Jamie Foxx in the title role; Foxx received an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Kimberly J. Ardison
Ethel McRae
Renee Wilson
Pat Lyle
Willie Metcalf
Mr. Pitt
Terrone Bell
Young George Robinson
Richard A. Smith
Til
Carol Sutton
Eula
Bill Breaux
Cop #1
Alex Van
Cop #2
Roland Bob Harris
Jesse Stone
Tom Clark
Alan Freed
Fahnlohnee R. Harris
Trudy Daniels
Michael Travis Stone
Robert
Eric O'Neal Jr.
Ray Charles Jr., 5-6 yrs.
Matthew Benjamin
Musician in Billy Ray's
John Swasey
Customs Agent #1
James Huston
Customs Agent #2
Marc Lynn
Downbeat Reporter
Kyle Scott Jackson
King Bee
J. Todd Smith
Student Reporter
Darnell Williams
Fast Girl
Jedda Jones
Mercedes
Jeff Galpin
Cop #3
Estella Denson
Lady in Rain
Edward Anderson
Ray's Band - 2nd Trumpet
Alonzo Bowens
Ray's Band - Alto Saxophone
Clarence Johnson
Ray's Band - Baritone Saxophone
Herman LeBeaux
Ray's Band - Drums
Edwin Livingston
Ray's Band - Bass
Johnny O'Neill
Art Tatum
Jamil Sharif
Ray's Band - 1st Trumpet
James J. Duhon
Protester
Ross Durocher
Bus Passenger
Larry Gamell Jr.
Bouncer
Justin Groetsch
Fan
Gene Kevin Hames Jr.
Legislator
Trae Ireland
Neighbor
Cliford Johnson
Protestor
Summer LeAnn
Beach Dancer
Benee Leavy
Violinist for 'Georgia On My Mind' scene with Jamie Foxx
Murphy Martin
Fan
Darlene Moore
Airline Stewardess
Ben Pronsky
Southern Marine
Carlos Rivero
Custom Agent
Curt Sobel
Conductor
Tommy Sobel
Sam Clark's Assistant
Director
Writer
James L. White
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Producer
Howard Baldwin
producer
Karen Elise Baldwin
producer
Alise Benjamin
co-producer
Stuart Benjamin
producer
Barbara A. Hall
line producer
William J. Immerman
executive producer
Jaime Rucker King
executive producer
Nick Morton
co-producer
Ray Charles Robinson Jr.
co-producer
Vicki Dee Rock
producer in charge of production
Original Music
Craig Armstrong
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Cinematographer
Pawel Edelman
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Editor
Paul Hirsch
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Casting Director
Nancy Klopper
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Production Designer
Stephen Altman
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Art Director
John Bucklin
Scott Plauche
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Set Decorator
Maria Nay
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Costume Designer
Makeup Department
Brian Badie
hair stylist
Howard Berger
special makeup effects supervisor
Kamar Bitar
special makeup effects office coordinator
Dana Boisseau
additional hair stylist
Stacye P. Branche
head makeup artist
Albert Brown
additional hair stylist
Rebecca DeHerrera
additional makeup artist
Deidra Dixon
hair stylist
Holly Frey
additional makeup artist
Camille Friend
key hair stylist
Betty Hamnac
additional hair stylist
Chiz Hasegawa
special makeup effects office coordinator
Stacy Kelly
additional makeup artist
Louis Kiss
key special makeup effects lab technician, special makeup effects artist
Lisa Layman
additional makeup artist
LaLette Littlejohn
key makeup artist
Mark Maitre
key special effects makeup artist
Nick Marra
key special effects makeup artist
Paul Anthony Morris
hair stylist
Joan Ozment
additional makeup artist
LeDiedra Richard-Baldwin
additional makeup artist
Ben Rittenhouse
key special makeup effects lab technician
Kathleen Sandoval
makeup artist
Donna Spahn
additional hair stylist
Susan Spaid
additional makeup artist
JoAnn Stafford-Chaney
head hair stylist
Habiba White
additional hair stylist
Production Manager
John Burrows
unit production manager
Barbara A. Hall
unit production manager
Lisa Dennis Kennedy
post-production supervisor
Yvonne Yaconelli
production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jason Altieri
additional second assistant director
George Bott
second assistant director: second unit
Jackie Frost
dga trainee
Jerry Grandey
first assistant director
Steve Lonano
additional key second assistant director
Raymond Prado
second unit director
John Riley
additional second assistant director
James Roque
second second assistant director
Ann C. Salzer
first assistant director: second unit, second second assistant director
Eric Steven Stahl
first assistant director
Darrell Woodard
additional first assistant director, second assistant director
Jimi Woods
second assistant director: second unit, additional second assistant director
Art Department
Dale E. Anderson
leadman
Michael Arena
set dresser
Stuart Auld
paint gang boss: New Orleans
Scott Bauer
assistant property master
Jason Bedig
leadman
Paul Blanchard
set dresser
Aneikit Bonnel
set dresser
Marc Bouffard
toolman: New Orleans
Peter Allan Brattander
portrait painter: Jamie Foxx and Kerry Washington
Gary A. Brewer
set dresser
Randy Brewer
set dresser
Gail Briant
paint gang boss: New Orleans
Robert Camron
set dresser
Cassie Catalanotto
painter
Kenneth Chauvin
set dresser
Daniel Coe
propmaker: New Orleans
Randall S. Coe
construction coordinator: New Orleans
Kelly Curley
construction purchaser: New Orleans
Carl Denooyer
set dresser
Tracey A. Doyle
assistant set decorator
Will Eastin
art department assistant
Everette Eglin
set dresser
Mary Frances Eglin
art department coordinator
Darrell Eik
propmaker: New Orleans
Meg Everist
assistant set decorator
Sara Fanelli
propmaker: New Orleans
Naomi Gathmann
art department production assistant
Tommy Gilbert
set dresser
Stephanie Girard
set designer
Donald Goldman
propmaker: New Orleans
Hector M. Gonzalez
set dresser
Chris Grantz
set dresser
Robert Guillot
propmaker: New Orleans
Ted Haigh
graphics designer
Larry Haney
set dresser
Mark Hannibal
set dresser
Dustin Haynen
set dresser
James O. Hays
propmaker: New Orleans
John Herbert
paint foreman: New Orleans
William Hickey
propmaker: New Orleans
David Hopkins
on-set dresser
David P. Kelsey
lead scenic: New Orleans
Joel Klaff
draper
Bruce C. Knight II
assistant props
David Kronnenwetter
propmaker: New Orleans
Gary Kudroff
set dresser
Andree Lago
painter
Sidney J. Lambert
greensman
Louis Lasalle
propmaker: New Orleans
Leo Lauricella
construction gang boss: New Orleans
Leonard Lavigueur
assistant props, property master: second unit
Anthony Maccario
property master
Molly Mikula
set designer
Robert Miller
propmaker: New Orleans
Huey Mitchell
propmaker: New Orleans
Luigi Mugavero
set dresser
Danny Nick
swing gang
John Patterson
construction foreman: New Orleans
Jason Perlander
propmaker: New Orleans
Marvin Perry
construction gang boss: New Orleans
Janet Pett Davies
art department researcher
Adele Plauche
set designer
Bob Renna
buyer
George Sanchez
set dresser
John Sanchez
set dresser
Brooke Sartorius
set dresser
Willis R. Saucier
propmaker: New Orleans
Robert Sica
set dresser
Noah Smith
signwriter: New Orleans
Wayne Springfield
construction coordinator
Chuck Stringer
construction foreman: New Orleans
Mark Sullivan
propmaker: New Orleans
Ron Terry
set dresser
Marcus Turchi
propmaker: New Orleans
Foster Vick
set dresser
Stephen G. Walters
on-set painter: New Orleans
David Warburton
assistant props
Jessica Wimberley
art department production assistant
Jason C. Bitzer
art department production assistant
Ann Dunbar
food stylist
Christina Gulotta
graphics production assistant
Vincent F. LeBlanc Jr.
set dresser
Jared Pendergrass
props
Lia Roldan
art department assistant
Melanie R. Shannon
art department assistant
Sound Department
Christopher Assells
sound effects editor
Karen M. Baker
supervising sound editor
Bill Banyai
sound engineer
Bob Beemer
sound re-recording mixer
Steven J. Berger
assistant sound
Michael J. Broomberg
foley artist
Steve Cantamessa
sound mixer
Dino Dimuro
sound effects editor
David Donaldson
sound designer
Per Hallberg
supervising sound editor
Phillip A. Hamilton
adr recordist
Catherine Harper
foley artist
Dan Hegeman
sound effects editor
Craig S. Jaeger
supervising foley editor
Chris Jargo
adr supervisor
Scott La Rue
sound utility, boom operator
Kimaree Long
dialogue editor
Anna MacKenzie
adr editor, sound editor
Scott Millan
sound re-recording mixer
Michael Miller
adr mixer
Christopher Moriana
foley artist
Philip D. Morrill
assistant sound editor
Tony Negrete
first assistant sound editor
Todd Niesen
dialogue denoising
Greg Orloff
sound re-recording mixer
Michelle Pazer
adr editor
Fred Peck III
sound re-recordist
Perry Robertson
sound effects editor
Scott Sanders
sound effects editor, sound designer
Frederick H. Stahly
dialogue editor
Peter Staubli
sound effects editor
Greg Steele
adr mixer
Lucy Sustar
foley mixer
Bruce Tanis
sound effects editor
Gary Thomas
boom operator
Derek Vanderhorst
additional foley mixer
Trevor Ward
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Aaron Zeller
playback operator
Jeffrey J. Hartwick
production sound intern
Mark Kenna
sound consultant, foreign language versions
T.C. Spriggs
sound editor
Special Effects
Chris Bailey
special effects coordinator: Los Angeles
Stephen Bourgeois
assistant special effects
Bob Cooper
special effects coordinator: New Orleans
Gerald J. Lajaunie
assistant special effects
David K. Nami
key set special effects
Riley Ordoyne
assistant special effects
Thomas Rasada
special effects technician
Visual Effects
Danny Albano
restoration artist, digital compositor
Joel Ariniello
digital artist
Dan Ashton
scanning and recording supervisor: Cinesite Hollywood
Rod Basham
Inferno artist: titles, Imaginary Forces
Jill Bogdanowicz
colorist
Andrew Bonello
automated image processing
Mike Castillo
compositing artist
Jeff Christopherson
digital imaging engineer
Alec Cummings
restoration artist
Andy Dill
Inferno artist: titles, Imaginary Forces
Chad Dombrova
visual effects
Erik Hakanen
scanning and recording manager
H Haden Hammond
visual effects: Luma Pictures
Hyurk Hur
restoration artist
Lisa Dennis Kennedy
visual effects producer
Hong Kim
digital restoration
Wendy Klein
visual effects: Luma Pictures
Krystine Kryttre
rotoscope artist
Valerie McMahon
digital compositor
Sal Migliore
digital intermediate data operator
Monty Phillips
digital artist
Corinne Pooler
restoration supervisor
Jerry Pooler
visual effects supervisor, digital services supervisor: Cinesite
William Powloski
visual effects consultant
Brad Reinke
visual effects producer
Tony Sgueglia
data manager
Payam Shohadai
visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Thomas J. Smith
compositing supervisor
Steve Switaj
motion control operator
Diane Wright
digital visual effects coordinator: Cinesite, digital asset manager: Cinesite
Steve Wright
digital compositor: Cinesite
Stunts
Jeff Galpin
stunt coordinator
David Andrew Nash
stunt double: Wendell Pierce
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Applebaum
additional camera operator
Melanie Banders
film loader
Brian Bartolini
electrician: re-shoots
Michael Bauman
gaffer
Garrett Benson
first assistant camera: second unit
Mike Bonnaud
best boy electric
Frank Boone
grip
J.A. Byerly
best boy rigging electric
A. Anthony Cappello
first assistant camera
Larry Cottrill
electrician
Carlos DePalma
best boy rigging grip: Los Angeles crew
Kevin Fahey
rigging key grip
Matthew Gaumer
second assistant camera
Steven A. Guerrero
b dolly grip
Jeffrey M. Hoffman
additional camera operator
Lukasz Jogalla
director of photography: second unit
Dan Jones
electric rigging best boy
Franklin Jones II
rigging grip
Franklin D. Jones III
rigging grip
Matt Kennedy
camera loader
Bill Klages
concert lighting consultant
Dan Kubicek
electrician
Jim Kwiatkowski
key grip
Rick Lamb
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Ian Lynch
first assistant camera: second unit
Glen Magers
electrician
John Mang
dolly grip
Jack McCollum
set electrician
Michael A. McFadden
best boy rigging grip
Allen Parks
electrician
Earl Perque
best boy grip
Evan Pesses
video assist
Ralph Scherer
best boy grip
Art Schultz
set lighting technician
Michael J. Schwartz
electrician
Michaele Shapiro
camera loader: second unit
Michael L. Smith
grip and second unit key grip
Pete Stockton
rigging grip
Michael Tolochko
rigging gaffer
Diego Velasco
second assistant camera
Naomi Villanueva
assistant camera
Earl C. Williman
rigging best boy
Michael Nie
electric intern
Animation Department
Chun-Chien Lien
animator: titles, Imaginary Forces
Andrew Lynch
color assistant
Casting Department
Elizabeth Coulon
extras casting assistant
Shirley Fulton Crumley
location casting
Mark Fincannon
location casting
Kia Firstley
extras casting assistant
Timothee Hammond
extras casting assistant
Vicki Jo Hertz
extras casting associate
Cydney McCurdy
casting associate
Fredericka Ford Turner
casting associate
Seth Whitlow
location casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yvonne Bastidos
set costumer
Donna Chance
key set costumer
Stephen M. Chudej
costume supervisor
Dana Embree
costumer
Linda Gardar
key costumer
Tyra Hughes
seamstress
Marylou Lim
costumer
Amy Lynch
set costumer
Barbara Marko
costumer
Lauren Matesic
costume intern
George Mitchell
assistant costume designer
Fran Murphy
set costumer
Editorial Department
Jill Bogdanowicz
senior digital film colorist
Kyle DeVriendt
digital intermediate editor
Justine Gerenstein
editor: main title sequence
Joe Hathaway
color timer
Mike Jackson
assistant editor
Andrew Lynch
digital intermediate color assistant
Peter Moc
digital intermediate color assistant
Peck Prior
additional editor
Brad Reinke
digital intermediate producer
Khadijah Salahuddin
post-production assistant
Mark Scovil
assistant editor
Sandy S. Solowitz
assistant editor
Linda Williams
digital intermediate editor
Shannon Martellaro
assistant editor
Music Department
Craig Armstrong
choral arranger, orchestrator, score arranger, score producer
Christine Bergren
music clearance
Ken Desantos
music pre-recording engineer
David Donaldson
music programmer, score producer, music engineer
Matt Dunkley
orchestrator
Lindsay Fellows
executive in charge of music
Olga FitzRoy
score assistant
Mark D. Fleming
technical music consultant, music coordinator
Emma Ford
score supervisor, music coordinator
Geoff Foster
score recordist, score mixer
Isobel Griffiths
orchestra contractor
Terry Howard
music pre-recording engineer
Jake Jackson
score assistant
William Kaylor
music pre-recording engineer
Kathy Nelson
executive in charge of music
Charmaine Neville
vocal coach: Aunjanue Ellis
Larry Newman
musician: trumpet instructor: Larenz Tate
Jenny O'Grady
choir leader
Jamil Sharif
musician: trumpet instructor: Larenz Tate, music coordinator: New Orleans
Curt Sobel
music editor, music supervisor
Cecilia Weston
conductor
Gavyn Wright
orchestra leader
Transportation Department
Michael Avallon
driver
Anthony Forester
picture car coordinator
Dave Haldeman
driver
Alan Kaminsky
transportation co-captain
John McLaughlin
driver: honeywagon
John Siedenburg
driver
Tim J. Walters
picture car wrangler
Charlie Wright
driver
Skip Barbay
driver: dayplayer
Other Crew
Pamela Alch
script supervisor
Amy Amezcua
pre-production assistant to director
Ben Apley
titles producer: Imaginary Forces
Jonathan Watts Bell
intern
Lamonte Bell
payroll accountant
Bob Beltz
special advisor
Ilya Beynenson
production assistant
Kim Blank
co-choreographer
Kristine Bochum
second assistant accountant: post-production
Michele R. Boissiere
assistant production coordinator
Alonzo Bowens
saxophone instructor: Bokeem Woodbine
Jennifer L. Brooks
accounting staff assistant
Maya Browne
development executive: Mr. Hackford
Keith Bryant
titles producer: Imaginary Forces
Cassandra Butcher
unit publicist
Jason Calabro
production assistant
Jude Cambise
stand-in
Deven Chierighino
location assistant
Brian Clark
rigging medic
Maureen 'Mo' Crutchfield
post-production accountant
Carlo Daquin
stand-in
Richard Davis Jr.
location manager
Helio DeOliveira
location assistant
Matt DiFranco
assistant production coordinator
Frank Duffy
set medic
Ross Durocher
stand-in
Alicia Elkort
first assistant accountant
Missy Eustermann
post-production accountant
Ryan Eustis
production assistant
Hugo Favre
animal wrangler
Tim Ferguson
bass instructor: Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Stephen Finders
location assistant
Jordan Brendan Finnegan
set production assistant: Los Angeles
Karin Fong
title designer
Daphne A. Guichard
key construction medic
Christina Gulotta
graphics production assistant
Dana A. Hanby
location manager
Bill Hardy
production assistant
Brian A. Hoffman
office production assistant: additional photography
Lindsay Hudson
construction medic
Carolyn Hufstetler
production assistant
Tish Johnson
post-production accountant
Ted Kantrow
caterer
Rashon Khan
personal trainer: Mr. Foxx
Jessica Lagos
assistant: Mr. Benjamin
Alexander Lasseigne III
accounting staff assistant
Grant Lau
title designer
Darrin Lipscomb
assistant location manager
Kathleen Lynch
craft service assistant
Johnny Mack
assistant: Mr. Foxx
Michelle Marchand II
intern production assistant
June Marshall
accounting clerk
Jessica Meier
office production assistant
Troy James Miller
production coordinator: titles, Imaginary Forces
George A. Parker
technical supervisor: preview
Nathan Parker
production intern
Evan Pesses
production assistant
Janet Pett Davies
researcher
Phuong Pham
set production assistant
Win Riley
location scout
Wanda Rouzan
assistant: Mr. Bagnaris
Elena Sahagun
executive: Mr. Benjamin
Amy Sanderson
production assistant: second unit, script supervisor intern
Paul Schreiber
location scout
Jon Sharpe
technical supervisor: preview
Sherman Shelton Jr.
additional production assistant
Bartholomew Singer
production assistant
Todd Slater
marketing consultant
Todd Slater
marketing consultant
Bill Solley
guitar instructor: Terence Howard
Lee Solters
publicist
Birdie Talanca
first assistant accountant
A. Rachel Tobias
production secretary
Paul Uddo
production assistant
Rodelia Udell
second assistant accountant
Evienia Vassiliadou
assistant: Mr. Hackford
Diane Ward
production coordinator
Eric Scott Williamson
production assistant
Wise Wolf
assistant: Mr. Hackford
Estella Yarbrough
consultant: Raelettes
Michael J. Harker
completion bond company representative
Joyce Heftel
script supervisor: pre-timing
Mark Joseph
development, marketing
Jared Pendergrass
production assistant
Thanks
Danny Bramson
thanks
Terry Haggar
thanks
Reggie Jackson
special thanks
Joel Sill
thanks
Jerry Wexler
thanks
Production Company
Anvil Films
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Baldwin Entertainment Group
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Bristol Bay Productions
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Distributor
Universal Pictures
Bonton, a. s.
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH
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United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures
Crusader Entertainment LLC
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Universal Home Video
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Special Effects
K.N.B. Effects Group
Cinesite
Luma Pictures
Miscellaneous
AM Stock-Cameo Film Library
stock footage courtesy of
Air Lyndhurst Studios
score recorded and mixed at
Archive Films by Getty Images
stock footage courtesy of
Atlantic Records
soundtrack published by, thanks
Boston Light & Sound
location dailies
CBS News Archives
stock footage courtesy of
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes and dollies
Clairmont Camera
camera equipment provided by
Clearance Domain
rights and clearances
Dakota Music Services
music preparation
Film Production Capital
tax credit brokering
Fish Films Footage World
stock footage courtesy of
Fourth Phase
theatrical stage lighting
Gibson Guitars
thanks
Hollywood Rentals Productions Services
location electric equipment
Imaginary Forces
main and end titles and graphic sequences designed and produced by
J.L. Fisher
camera dollies
Lapinegrip
grip equipment
Laser Pacific Media
digital laboratory preview services
Louisiana Casting Database
extras casting
Metro Voices
choir
NFL Films
stock footage courtesy of
New Orleans Film Commission, The
film commission
Oddball Film and Video
stock footage courtesy of
Pacific Title
end title sequence
Panavision Remote Systems
camera remote head
Paramount Pictures Stock Footage Library
stock footage courtesy of
Pivotal Post
Avid editing equipment provided by
Producer's Library Service
stock footage courtesy of
Rhino Records
soundtrack published by
Solters & Digney
publicity
Sony Pictures Studios William Holden Theatre
sound re-recording
Stage Right Productions
grip equipment
Technicolor
color timing
WMG Soundtracks
soundtrack published by
WPA Film Library
stock footage courtesy of
Related Lists
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Films directed by Taylor Hackford
Against All Odds (1984)
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Blood In, Blood Out (1993)
Bukowski (1973)
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Everybody's All-American (1988)
Love Ranch (2010)
Proof of Life (2000)
Ray
Teenage Father (1978)
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
The Idolmaker (1980)
White Nights (1985)
