Talk to Me (2007)


Talk to Me
Release Date12 March 2007
US Box Office$4,000,000
TaglineInspired by a true story
GenreBiography, Drama, History
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsHamilton, Ontario, Canada
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital, DTS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassBiopic [feature], Period Film
Niche GenreComedy Drama
ThemesRace Relations, Going Straight, Members of the Press
TonesIrreverent, Confrontational, Talky, Reflective, Wry, Intimate
TagsBlack [race], Community, Controversy, Ex Convict, Race Relations, Radio Personality

Talk To Me is a 2007 biographical film about Washington, D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist, and Dewey Hughes, his friend and manager. The movie spans the time period May 1966 to January 1984, ending with the late Greene's memorial service.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Petey Greene

Dewey Hughes

Bruce McFee
Prison Sign-In Guard

Milo Hughes

Warden Cecil Smithers

Adam Gaudreau
Escorting Guard

Vernell Watson

'Nighthawk' Bob Terry

E.G. Sonderling

J. Miles Dale
Program Director

Sean MacMahon
Ronnie Simmons

Poochie Braxton

Martin Randez
Hadley

Todd Schroeder
Guard Captain

Sunny Jim Kelsey

Jeff Kassel
WOL P.A.

Bar Patron 1

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

Backup Singer #1

Mantee Murphy
Backup Singer #2

Josh McLaughlin
TV News Anchor

Charles Sumner

Damir Andrei
Fred De Cordova

Tonight Show P.A.

Donald James Malmberg
Johnny Carson

David Brown
Jail Guard

Robert J. Tavenor
Engineer

Nadege Auguste
Caller

Himself

Himself

Herself

Director

Writer

Rick Famuyiwa

Michael Genet
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Producer

executive producer

J. Miles Dale
executive producer

Joe Fries
producer

Mark Gordon
producer

William Horberg
executive producer

Sidney Kimmel
producer

Josh McLaughlin
producer

Joseph Rappa
executive producer

Bruce Toll
executive producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Stéphane Fontaine

Editor

Terilyn A. Shropshire
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Casting Director

Robin D. Cook
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Victoria Thomas
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Production Designer

Warren Alan Young
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Art Director

Patrick Banister
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Set Decorator

Patricia Cuccia
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Carolyn 'Cal' Loucks

Costume Designer

Gersha Phillips
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Makeup Department

Mary Aaron
makeup artist: New York

Lydia Bensimmon
hair stylist: Washington DC

Mario Cacioppo
assistant makeup artist

Renee Chan
second assistant hair stylist

Rhosael Ciandre
assistant hair stylist

Mary Cooke
hair stylist: New York

Donna Gliddon
wig maker

Etheline Joseph
key hair stylist

Allison Mondesir
co-key hair stylist

Sandra Wheatle
key makeup artist

Victoria Woods
wigs

Geralyn Wraith
second assistant makeup artist

Debi Young
makeup artist: Washington DC

Ngozi Olandu
additional makeup artist

Janice Tunnell
makeup artist

Production Manager

Dennis Chapman
production manager

Paulette D. Clark
assistant production manager: New York

Katherine Dorrer
production supervisor: Washington DC

Carol Flaisher
production supervisor: Washington DC

Elizabeth Fox
post-production supervisor

Aaron Merrell
director of production: SKE

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Penny Charter
second assistant director

J. Miles Dale
second unit director: Washington DC

Tyler Delben
third assistant director

Walter Gasparovic
first assistant director

Rodney 'Bear' Jackson
second second assistant director: New York

Alison C. Rosa
second assistant director: Washington DC

Charles Zalben
second assistant director: New York

Timothy Blockburger
second second assistant director, assistant director: second unit

Anna Kemp
third assistant director

Stephanie Lovell
second second assistant director: Washington DC

Art Department

Mark Bentley
set dresser

set decoration buyer

Carlos Caneca
lead set dresser

Carl Catanese
set decorator: Washington DC

Jean-Pierre Charbonneau
construction coordinator

Greg Chown
storyboard artist

Jonathan Davis
art apprentice

Avril Dishaw
set decoration buyer

Donavon Drummond
on-set dresser

Paul Greenberg
graphic designer

Jennifer Heimpel
assistant art director

Jacqui Hemingway
head scenic artist

Sam Hudecki
art department apprentice

Norman Kelner
on-set painter

Elena Kenney
set decoration buyer

Kristina Kilpe
assistant props: Washington DC

Jonathan Kovacs
assistant property master

Kevin Ladson
property master: New York

Sabri Lariani
head carpenter

Scott Lyons
graphic designer

Linda McClelland
set decoration buyer

Brenda McClennin
props buyer

Kevin McCullagh
assistant head carpenter

Jeffrey A. Melvin
lead set dresser

Melissa Morgan
key scenic artist

Derek Noel
head painter

H. Nancy Pak
art department coordinator

Henry Piersig
lead set dresser

Vic Rigler
property master

Mila Rolicz
assistant head painter

Stephen G. Shifflette
leadman: Washington DC

Douglas Slater
assistant art director

Bob Spore
property master: Washington DC

Zachary Vero
assistant head carpenter

Sound Department

Robert Althoff
sound re-recordist

Pembrooke Andrews
sound editor

Jeremy Balko
foley mixer, sound mixer

Steve Bartkowicz
sound re-recording engineer

Marc Fishman
sound re-recording mixer

Alan Freedman
adr mixer

Glen Gauthier
sound mixer

Jim Gilchrist
sound mixer: Washington DC

Ivan Hawks
cable puller: Washington DC

Robert Jackson
adr supervisor

Tony Lamberti
sound re-recording mixer

Lawrence Loewinger
sound recordist: New York

Paul Longstaffe
sound editor

Jeff Malham
re-recording engineer

Matthew McKenzie
adr recordist

Lorenzo Millan
boom operator: Washington DC

Jay Nierenberg
supervising sound editor, sound designer

Todd Niesen
sound editor

Jason Oliver
ProTools adr recordist

Rick Polanco
assistant sound editor

Troy Porter
adr mixer

Stuart Provine
sound designer

Adam Ridge
boom operator

Aaron J. Rudelson
boom operator: New York

Moshe Saadon
cable puller

Steve Switzer
boom operator

Vicki Vandegrift
foley artist

Bryan Jerden
sound editor

Special Effects

John LaForet
special effects coordinator: Performance Solutions

David Reaume
special effects technician

Thad Whitley
dental prosthetics

Skyler Wilson
key special effects: Performance Solutions

Visual Effects

Tanja Boening
digital compositor

Rubina Cokar
visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc.

Adrian Colbert
digital intermediate scanner: Modern Video Film

Steve Danhieux
digital imaging: Modern Video Film

Rob Del Ciancio
lead compositor

Anand Dorairaj
digital compositor

Carl Jacobson
digital imaging: Modern Video Film

Peter Moc
digital imaging: Modern Video Film

Jean Phillipe Traore
digital compositor

Aaron Weintraub
visual effects supervisor: Mr. X Inc.

Fiona Campbell Westgate
visual effects producer: Mr. X Inc.

Dennis Berardi
visual effects executive producer: Mr. X Inc.

Cyril Frederick Chu
texture painter

Zachary J. Gans
visual effects production assistant: Mr. X Inc.

Colin Hui
crowd simulation technical director: Mr. X Inc.

Matt Jones
digital artist: Mr. X Inc.

John J. Miralles
digital compositor

Darcy Reno
senior systems administrator

David Singer
digital producer: Mr. X Inc.

Colin Withers
senior technical supervisor: Mr. X Inc.

Stunts

Brad Bunn
stunts

Tom Farr
stunts

Errol Gee
stunts

Howard Green
stunts

Curtis Hibbert
stunts

Rogue Johnston
stunts

Brent Jones
stunts

Jamie Jones
stunt coordinator

Kelly Jones
stunts

Cotton Mather
stunts

Anthony McRae
stunts

Moses Nyarko
stunts

Dayo Odesanya
stunts

Mac Jeffrey Ong
stunts

Daryl Patchett
stunts

Edward A. Queffelec
stunts

Kevin Rushton
stunts

Paul Rutledge
stunts

Steve 'Shack' Shackleton
stunts

Peter Yan
stunts

Matt Birman
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Jeff Adams
grip

Kevin Alanthwaite
gaffer

Mark Beauchamp
second assistant camera: "a" camera

Andy Bell
electrician

John Billeci
best boy electric: New York

Sarah Brandes
camera loader: Washington DC

Carlo Campana
grip

Murdoch Campbell
camera operator: Washington DC

Morgan Carpenter
generator operator

John Clifford
still photographer: Washington DC

Gilles Corbeil
camera operator, Steadicam operator

Sean Dawes
rigging best boy electric

Heather Donald
camera loader: Halifax

Mark Dufour
rigging best boy grip

Tony Eldridge
lamp operator

Steve Ferrier
lamp operator

Ron Forward
dolly grip

Rusty Gardner
video assist operator: Washington DC

Michael Gibson
still photographer

John Glasser
grip: New York

William J. Gray
first assistant camera: Washington DC

Carl Hamilton
grip: Washington DC

R.L. Hannah
lamp operator

Kenneth H. Harris
grip: Washington DC

Brian Heller
director of photography: Washington DC

Tim Hennessy
second assistant camera: Washington DC

Eric Holmes
lamp operator

David Insley
director of photography: Washington DC

William T. Iversen
grip: Washington DC

Alec Jarnagin
camera operator: New York

John D. Kennedy
grip: New York

John T. Kennedy
key grip: New York

John Kimmer
dolly grip: Washington DC

Brian T. Leach
best boy grip: Washington DC

Jason Lenoury
best boy grip

Mark Lewandowski
computer playback operator: Tellavision, video playback operator: Tellavision

Gus Limberis
second assistant camera: New York

Clay Liversidge
gaffer: New York

William Louthe
electrician

Andris Matiss
camera operator, Steadicam operator

Tim Metivier
first assistant camera: New York

Joseph Micomonaco
first assistant camera: "a" camera

Kenneth Morton
grip: Washington DC

Tom Nichols
key grip: Washington DC

Anthony Nocera
video assist operator

John O'Boyle
best boy electric

Michael O'Connor
key grip

David Pamplin
key rigging grip

Matthew Pill
grip

Brent Robinson
first assistant camera: "b" camera

Ronald Schlueter
playback operator

Blackford 'Boots' Shelton
first assistant camera: Washington DC

Stuart Stein
second assistant camera: Washington DC

Davidson Tate
rigging gaffer

Blain Thrush
second assistant camera: "b" camera

Greg Williams
computer playback operator, video playback operator

Jelani Atu Wilson
camera loader: New York

Mike Yoder
grip: Washington DC

Casting Department

Luisa Cabbidu
extras casting associate

Barbara Harris
adr voice casting

Zameret Kleiman
extras casting

Hollie Meyer
casting assistant

Millie Tom
casting associate

Melissa Braun
extras casting: New York

Robyn Owen
casting associate: USA

Victoria Thomas
casting: USA

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Maria Belperio
seamstress

Renée Bravener
costume supervisor

Suzette Daigle
background costume supervisor

Catharine Fletcher Incaprera
wardrobe supervisor: Washington DC

Wayne Godfrey
on-set costume supervisor

Whitney Kyles
wardrobe supervisor: New York

Karen Lee
costume truck supervisor

Susan MacLeod
costume supervisor

Trelawnie Mead
background costume supervisor

Kimberly Memory Stanley
assistant costume designer

Ahmad Zargaran
costume cutter

Editorial Department

Marisa Clayton
digital intermediate producer: Modern Video Film

Joe Finley
digital intermediate colorist: Modern Video Film

Nicholas Hasson
editor: IQ, Modern Video Film

Kenny Marsten
first assistant editor

Joi McMillon
apprentice editor

Bryan Park
film editorial: Modern Video Film

Angela Rentzelos
second assistant editor

Pat Repola
vice president of feature post: Modern Video Film

Music Department

Vincent Bennett
music session assistant

Jim Black
music clearance

conductor, musician: trumpet, keyboards and piano, orchestrator

Todd Bozung
supervising music editor

Robin Burgess
music session coordinator

Barry Cole
music supervisor

J. Miles Dale
soundtrack producer

Howard Drossin
orchestrator

Josh Evans
assistant scoring engineer

Christy Gerhart
music executive: SKE

Bonnie Greenberg
executive in charge of music: SKE

Derrick Hodge
musician: electric and upright bass

Sam Hofstedt
assistant scoring engineer

Robert Huff
music copyist

Simon James
musician contractor, concertmaster

Jef Lee Johnson
musician: electric and acoustic guitar

Michael Kutchman
scoring stage crew

Robert Puff
music preparation

Reed Ruddy
music studio manager

Carl Sealove
music editor

Oscar Seaton
musician: drums

Del Spiva
music editor

Brice Winston
music copyist

score recordist, score mixer

Greg Hayes
additional music mixer

Transportation Department

John Brown
driver

William F. Doyle
driver

Norman Foster
driver

Lorne Frederick
driver

Danielle Fredrickson
transportation dispatcher: Washington DC

Glenn Hughes
picture car captain , picture car coordinator

Jacqueline Hurd
picture car coordinator: Washington DC

Gordon Ionson
driver

Hugh McCallum
driver

Roland McGrath
transportation captain

Bruce McLean
transportation coordinator

Dave Mead
driver: honeywagon

Brian O'Hara
swamper

Steve Russell
transportation co-captain

Maurice Tremblay
driver

Gilbert Young
transportation coordinator: Washington DC

Other Crew

Kevin Alakas
first assistant accountant

Gerry Alfonso
payroll accountant

Richard Baker
production assistant

Vikas Bandhu
production assistant

Cassandra Barbour
rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances

choreographer

Allison Brandin
stock footage: Searchworks Research and Clearance

Stephan Burle
title designer: PIC

Clinton Cameron
stand-in

Elio Campbell
stand-in

Jennifer Chovancek
assistant production coordinator

J. Chan Claggett
location manager: Washington DC

Robin Craine
production assistant

Morgan Davidoff
office production assistant

Joshua Deighton
production executive

Carlo Denuzzo
craft service: Reel Craft

Joseph A. Dewar
location production assistant

Christopher Dunn
assistant location manager

Julio Ferrario
creative director: main titles

Charlotte Fleck
dialect coach

Ginny Galloway
accounting coordinator: Washington DC

Christopher Geair
assistant location manager: Washington DC

Chris Glover
location production assistant

Wayne Godfrey
on-set supervisor

Pamela B. Green
title designer: PIC

Michael J. Harker
completion bond company representative

Tova Harrison
office production assistant

Edwin Hawkeswood
set production assistant

Dewey Hughes
consultant

Nicole Jefferson
assistant: Ms. Lemmons

Richie Kawamoto
production coordinator: Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

Ashley Kravitz
clearances: Ashley Inc.

Candace Kunderman
trainee accountant

choreographer

Michael J. Linowes
legal counsel

Jeanette Linton
office production assistant

Chris Martin
assistant location manager

Roxanne Mayweather
stock footage: Searchworks Research and Clearance

David McIlroy
location manager

Chris Mikolovich
craft service: Reel Craft

Khanya Mkhize
adr loop group

Althea Morgan-Taylor
stand-in: Jude

Rick Parker
animal wrangler

Yan Regis
set medic: Medic One

Laura Sevier
rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances

Suzanne Shelton
stock footage: Searchworks Research and Clearance

Alan Sutton
fire safety coordinator

Elaine Thurston
production accountant

Karen Tyrell
publicist

Jarik Van Sluijs
title designer: PIC

Uma Venkataramaiah
assistant: Mr. Dale

Adrian Washington
production assistant

Alison Waxman
production coordinator

Bosede Williams
script supervisor, script supervisor: Washington DC

Gaytra Arnold
production assistant: Washington D.C.

Douglas M. Jones
set production assistant: Washington D.C.

Steven Lafferty
set production assistant: Washington, DC

Dylan Matlock
set production assistant: Washington D.C.

Jane Sakowski
key craft service: second unit, Washington D.C.

Thanks

Jeff Sotzing
special thanks

Production Company

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
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Mark Gordon Productions
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The Mark Gordon Company
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Pelagius Films
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Distributor

Cathay-Keris Films

Central Film

Focus Features

Pinema

RCV Film Distribution

RCV Home Entertainment

Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Versus Entertainment

Special Effects

Performance Solutions

Miscellaneous

AONRuben-Winkler Entertainment Insurance
insurance

Ashley
clearances

Elizabeth Bardsley & Associates
research

En Route Catering
catering

Entertainment Clearances
rights and clearances

Entertainment Partners
payroll services

Hand Prop
props supplied by

Helie Film Support Services
location security

International Film Guarantors
completion guaranty

Medic One
on-set medic

Modern VideoFilm
digital intermediate

Northwest Sinfonia
orchestra

PIC Agency
titles

PS Production Services
cameras and lenses

Post Accounts
post-production accounting

Reel Craft Ltd.
craft service

Scarlet Letters
end credits

Searchworks Research and Clearance
stock footage

Sonic Magic
foley recording services

Studio X
score recorded and mixed at

Sublime Sound
sound editorial services

Talk Productions
production services

Tattersall Sound
picture editing facilities

Tellavision
video and computer playback

Todd-AO Radford
re-recording services

Urban Marketing Corporation of America (UMCA)
field publicity

Widget Post Production
adr recording facility






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