Idlewild (2006)

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R | 2 hr 21 mins | Romance, Urban, Musical, Period, Music | Released: 8/25/2006 |Box Office Total: $12.5M

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In the 1930s American South, there was one spot that served as a haven. All were welcome to come and find the Lord as they walked into church on Sunday mornings. When the good and righteous built these houses of worship, however, they did ask guests to leave a few things at the door, namely: cussing, liquor, fast women, gambling and guns. And that was the part of the sermon to which Rooster just didn't pay attention. Welcome to Idlewild, Georgia. Welcome to Church. Players gather nightly at the Church, with childhood friends--who grew up on opposite sides of the tracks--Rooster and Percival playing two key roles at the club. Soft-spoken and reserved mortician Percival sees playing piano at the nightclub as welcome respite from the doldrums of working in his overbearing father's funeral home. One night in Church, Percival meets the latest celebrity to tour the South, the ethereal Angel. Percival falls head over heels in love with the ingénue and is faced with a choice: stay or leave his oppressive father behind and pursue his dreams of becoming a song-and-dance man in the big cities of which he's only dreamed. Church's manager, Rooster, is the son of a moonshine runner, a man who has grown into his flashy clothes and role as a wheeler-dealer--juggling both his suspicious wife, Zora, and a cast of characters who make their money off the place's illegal dealings. But Rooster's problems multiply after he witnesses a shooting that places Trumpy--one of the mob men--into control of the influx of liquor into his juke joint. While on the run from the mob, the good-hearted scoundrel realizes his life of petty crime is taking him nowhere and must now fight his way back to his family while his best friend Percy tries to escape the hold Idlewild has on him--and start a new life performing in a faraway city.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
8/25/2006

Studio	Credit
HBO Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
Bryan Barber	Director
Cast	Credit
Andre Benjamin	Percival
Antwan Patton (Big Boi)	Rooster
Faizon Love	Ace
Paula Jai Parker	Rose
Paula Patton	Angel
Ving Rhames	Spats
Malinda Williams	Zora
Terrence Howard	Trumpy
Patti LaBelle	The Real Angel Davenport
Macy Gray	Taffy
Ben Vereen	Percival Sr
Cicely Tyson	Mother Hopkins
Bruce	Nathan
Bill Nunn	GW
Jackie Long	Monk
Oscar Dillon	Bobo
Jalil Jay Lynch	Cliff
Esau Ali Caldwell	Sonny
Bre'wan Waddell	Young Percival
Carol Mitchell-Leon	Auntie Belie
China Anderson	Rooster's Daughter
Isis Faust	Rooster's Daughter
Kyra Freeman	Rooster's Daughter
Kabrina Truesdale	Rooster's Daughter
Rodney Johnson	Fatts
Farnsworth Bentley	Voice of the Flask
Cynthia Covington Blash	Landlady
Cali Casino	Stagehand
Kevin Rowe	Stagehand
Lillian Jones	Stiffed Whore
Lakesha Lee	Wailing Mourner
Charlie Lucas	Cap
Angelo Christopher Moore	Band Director
Afemo Omilami	Walter
Liwaza Green	Fine Woman
Karen Dyer	Eva the Fire Diva
Annalisia Simone	Honey Bun
Jennifer D Johnson	Nan
Autavia Bailey	Coco
Jessica Castro	Bobbi
Kenna Morris	Sandi
Stephanie Moseley	China
Debra Killings	Singing Voice of Angel
Quinn Bass	Swop Dancer
Torya Beard	Swop Dancer
Jennifer Edmonds	Swop Dancer
Ryan Francois	Swop Dancer
Edgar Godineaux	Swop Dancer
Terrance Harrison	Swop Dancer
Michah James	Swop Dancer
Erika T Johnson	Swop Dancer
Janice Lorraine	Swop Dancer
Chanel Malvar	Swop Dancer
Marielys Molina	Swop Dancer
Adesola A Osakalumi	Swop Dancer
Henry Platt	Swop Dancer
Danielle Polanco	Swop Dancer
Carlos Sierra	Swop Dancer
Ivan Velez (Flipz)	Swop Dancer
Nadine Ellis	Church Dancer
Elton Laron	Church Dancer
Tracie Burton	Church Dancer
Ayesha Orange	Church Dancer
Josette Wiggan	Church Dancer
Jason Samuels Smith	Church Dancer
Victoria Parsons	Church Dancer
Dannon Bryant	Church Dancer
Patrick Brown	Syncopated Church Orchestra
John Norwood Fisher	Syncopated Church Orchestra
Kevin Kendrick	Syncopated Church Orchestra
John Dexter Steward Jr	Syncopated Church Orchestra
Production Credits	Credit
Charles Roven	Producer
Robin O'Hara	Executive Producer
Erika Conner	Co-Producer
Robert Guralnick	Producer
Scott Macaulay	Executive Producer
Michael "Blue" Williams	Co-Producer
Andre 3000	Co-Producer
William Green	Executive Producer
Antwan Patton (Big Boi)	Co-Producer
Bryan Barber	Co-Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Mosaic Media Group (Gold/Miller)	Production Company
Forensic	Production Company
Great Start Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Universal	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Universal Studios Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
United International Pictures (UIP)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Writer	Credit
Bryan Barber	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Dawn Darfus	Production Accountant
Carole Sanders Peterman	Accountant - Payroll Accountant
Bob Lane	Post-Production Accountant
Rayshelle Willis ('Shelle')	Assistant Accountant
Connie Kunz	Assistant Accountant
Tarah Phillippi	Accountant - Payroll Clerk
Jason Cramer	Post-Production Accountant
Susan J Bonno-Buckner	Assistant Accountant
Karen Chalk Hughes	Assistant Accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Alicia Rudd	Animal Wrangler
Art Department	Credit
Marthe Pineau	Set Decorator
Andrew Krish	Leadman
Alicia Lowe	Art Department Coordinator
Alton McClellan	Painter - Stand-by Painter
Gregory H Messer	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Darcy M Jones	Sculptor
Michael H Ward	Assistant Art Director
Brian Stultz	Scenic Artist - Scenic Chargeman
Cosmas Demetriou	Set Designer
Gary C Diamond	Art Director
Rufus Best Sr	Gang Boss
Charles Breen	Production Designer
Colin Grant	Storyboard Artist
David Lyons	Greensman - Head Greens
Kevin Hardison	Set Designer
Timothy Pope	Set Decorator - Set Decorator Buyer
James Onate	Scenic Artist
Gus Ramsden	Sculptor
Barry Spencer	Gang Boss
Michael A Shapiro	Set Dresser
Mary M Stacy	Set Dresser
Paul L Sanders	Gang Boss
Scott Warner	Gang Boss
George W Harding III	Set Dresser
George Shaw	Set Dresser
Vernon Harrell	Set Dresser
Chester Lee Henderson Jr	Set Dresser
Carl Hector	Set Dresser
Beejay Grob	Set Dresser
Daniel B Foster	Set Dresser
Herbert Harrell	Set Dresser
Edward LeViseur III ('Tantar')	Set Dresser
Steve Roberts	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Michelle Moore Slater	Extras Casting Assistant
Michael J Winfree	Extras Casting
Billy Hopkins	Casting
Paul Schnee	Casting Associate (New York)
Suzanne Smith	Casting
Deborah Maxwell Dion	Casting Associate (Los Angeles)
Regina McLeod	Extras Casting
Micah A Noble	Extras Casting Assistant
Kerry Barden	Casting
Marty Cherrix	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Rose Cox	Craft Service
J Charlie Watson	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Pascal Rabaud	Director of Photography
Jacques Jouffret	Steadicam Operator
Michael Tackett	Photography - Still Photographer
Paul Varrieur	Camera Operator
Steve Bowen	Color Timer - Digital Color Timer
Kate Butler	Assistant Camera
Scott Crabbe	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Nicole Martinez	Loader
Kevin Huver	Camera - Camera Intern
Kevin Martinek	Camera - Camera Intern
Joseph C D'Alessandro	Camera Operator
Jason Harris	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist Operator (2nd Unit)
Daniel Turek	Assistant Camera
Robert LaBonge	Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Neal Norton	Steadicam Operator
Christian Satrazemis	Assistant Camera
David Thompson	Steadicam Operator
Anthony Gerace III	Camera Operator - Crane Operator
Matthew Heath	Assistant Camera
Derek Smith	Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Sacha Riviere	Steadicam Operator - 1st Assistant Steadicam
Patrick Borowiak	Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
Sean Yaple	Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
Legal	Credit
Susan Bodine	Legal Counsel
Andrea F Cannistraci	Legal Counsel
Joel H Weinstein	Legal Counsel
Music	Credit
Cab Calloway	Song Performer
Brad Dechter	Orchestrations
Sandy DeCrescent	Music Contractor - Orchestra Contractor
Wolfgang Amadeus	Music Engineer - Electronic Score Engineer
Andre 3000	Music Supervisor
OutKast	Original Music
John Debney	Music Conductor
John Debney	Original Score - Music Score
Al Handler	Song
Jennifer Reeve	Music Coordinator
Vincent Cirilli	Score Recording - Digital Recordist
Paul Rabjohns	Music Editor
Robert Fernandez	Score Mixing
Kevin Kendrick	Music - Additional Source Music
Antwan Patton (Big Boi)	Music Supervisor
Jim Harrison	Music Editor
Mike Watts	Orchestrations
Lola Debney	Music Coordinator - Music Score Coordinator
Cutmaster Swiff	Music - Source Music Chopper/Scratcher
Len Riley	Song
Macy Gray	Song Performer
OutKast	Song Performer
Frank Bennett	Orchestrations
Melanie Hoyson	Music Supervisor - Score Production Supervisor
Adam Kay	Music - Production Music Playback
Billy Meyers	Song
Matt Sullivan	Music Supervisor - Production Music Supervisor
Kevin Kaska	Orchestrations
Andre 3000	Song
Sleepy Brown	Song Performer
Jazze Pha	Song Performer
Antwan Patton (Big Boi)	Song
Bessie Smith	Song Performer
Patrick Brown	Song
Phalon Alexander ('Jazze Pha')	Song
Leo Reisman & His Orchestra	Song Performer
Eddie De Lange	Song
Angelic Voices	Song Performer
Joi	Song Performer
Will Hudson	Song
Irving Mills	Song
The Decon Band	Song Performer
Harold Arlen	Song
Paul Rabjohns	Song Performer
Ted Koehler	Song
Larry Lunetta	Song Performer
Wesley Wilson	Song
Norah Jones	Song Performer
Milton Ager	Song
Andre 3000	Song Performer
Whild Peach	Song Performer
Jack Yellen	Song
Antwan Patton (Big Boi)	Song Performer
Jabari Winfree	Song
Scar	Song Performer
Carlton Mahone	Song
Donny Mathis	Song
Joi Gilliam	Song
David Sheats	Song
Paul Rabjohns	Song
Kevin Kendrick	Song
Myrna Brown	Song
David Brown	Song
Terrence Smith	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Chuck Picerni Jr	Stunt Coordinator
Dean Bailey	Stunt Player
Jeff Cadiente	Stunt Player
Neil Castles Jr	Stunt Player
John Copeman	Stunt Player
Scott Corgan	Stunt Player
Henry M Kingi Jr	Stunt Player
Bennie E Moore Jr	Stunt Player
Dean Mumford	Stunt Player
Manny Perry	Stunt Player
Larnell Stovall	Stunt Player
Production Management	Credit
Taylor Ammons	Assistant Production Coordinator
Jonathan Starch	Assistant Director
Robin O'Hara	Unit Production Manager
Jessica Cardinale	Post-Production Coordinator
Michael Craig Sanborn	Location Assistant
Eleanor Nichols	Production Coordinator
Ana Pelaez	Production Supervisor
Craig M Rogers	Assistant Location Manager
Kimberly Rach	Line Producer
Lisa Rodgers	Post-Production Supervisor
Jennifer Opresnick	Script Supervisor
Andrew Lanier	Location Manager
Elizabeth Fox	Post-Production Supervisor
Debra Piazzie	Production Supervisor
Nini Rogan	Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
Steve Danton	Assistant Director
Stephen Lim	Unit Production Manager
Barbara D'Alessandro	Assistant Director
Terry Ham	Assistant Director
Bradley A Morris	Assistant Director
Thomas G Parris	Assistant Director
Thomas G Parris	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Sound	Credit
Matt Fann	Sound - Utility Sound Technician
Cameron Frankley	Sound Supervisor
Cameron Frankley	Sound Designer
David Kelson	Sound Mixer
Ulrika Akander	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Supervising Dialogue Editor
Rick Canelli	ADR - ADR Recordist
Mary Jo Lang	Foley Mixer
Jon Michaels	Assistant Sound Editor
Ryan Juggler	Foley Editor
Barbara Harris	ADR Voice Casting
Eric Flickinger	Dubbing Mixer - Dubbing Recordist
Laura Graham	ADR Editor
John Roesch	Foley Artist
Thomas J O'Connell	ADR Mixer
Jeff Porrello	Boom Operator
Angelo Palazzo	Sound Effects Editor
Mark Smith	Rerecording Mixer
Scott Morgan	Foley Recordist
Thomas Whiting	ADR Editor
Shawn Sykora	Foley Editor
Alyson Moore	Foley Artist
Daniel Giannattasio	Sound - Utility Sound Technician
William Jacobs	Sound Effects Editor
Larry Long	Sound Mixer
Ron Bartlett	Rerecording Mixer
Jason King	Sound Effects Editor
Karen Spangenberg	ADR Editor
Carl Rudisill	Sound Mixer (2nd Unit)
Visual Effects	Credit
Matthew Broeska	3-D Animator - 3D Supervisor
George Taylor	3-D Artist - 3D Tracking Artist
George Taylor	2-D Artist - 2D Compositor
Christine Albers	2-D Animator - 2D Supervisor
William Aaron Purcell	Special Effects - Special Effects Leadman
Sean Scott	Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist
David Brandt	CG Supervisor
Sasha Houdek	Animation Director - Animation Producer
Sarah Vinson	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Coordinator
Blair Werschler	Rendering Artist - 3D Lighting and Rendering Artist
Peter T Crosman	Visual Effects Supervisor
William G Davis	Graphic Artist
Dave Beavis	Special Effects Supervisor
Liz Ralston	Visual Effects Producer
Elad Offer	Main Title Design
Eric Pender	CGI Artist - CG Artist
Patrick Kavanaugh	Digital Effects - Digital Effects Supervisor
Joe Henke	Animation Supervisor - CG Animation Supervisor
David Hill	Special Effects Technician
Michael J Hudson	Special Effects Technician
Carl Willat	Animation Supervisor
Jamie Baxter	Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Chris Bond	Visual Effects Supervisor
Yugi Yagasaki	CGI Artist - Lead CG Artist
Scott Callison	3-D Animator
Kert Gartner	2-D Artist - 2D Compositor
Ken Zorniak	Visual Effects Producer
Allen Tracy	Visual Effects - VFX Coordinator
Mike Shand	Visual Effects Supervisor
Karin Ross	Visual Effects Producer
Tetsuo Yoshida	Digital Effects Artist - Inferno Artist
Will Wagner	Special Effects Technician
John Teska	Visual Effects - Lead VFX Artist
John F Gross	Visual Effects Supervisor
Dave Morton	Visual Effects - Lead VFX Artist
Andrea D'Amico	Visual Effects Producer
Alex Cherry	Visual Effects - I/O Coordinator
Bryan Hirota	Visual Effects Supervisor
Lisa Maher	Visual Effects Producer
Elad Offer	Visual Effects Supervisor
Julia Gaudette	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Coordinator
Kristien Hamilton	Visual Effects Producer
Genevieve Yue	Visual Effects Producer
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Reaann Silva	Makeup Artist
Shawn Barton	Costume Designer
B J Rogers-Meddings	Costume Supervisor
Samuel W Steward	Set Costumer
Mary Miles	Tailor
Charles Gregory	Hair Stylist - Head Hairstylist
Christine Gentry	Seamstress Supervisor - Seamstress
Anthony Franco	Assistant Costume Designer
Anthony Franco	Costumes
Julian Filiberti	Costumer
Rebecca Schwedner	Makeup Artist
Anne K Osborne	Seamstress Supervisor - Seamstress
Yvonne Fraser	Set Costumer
Yvette Shelton	Hair Stylist
Linda Clark-Thompson	Hair Stylist
Jamie S Johnson	Set Costumer
Natalie J Nye	Seamstress Supervisor - Seamstress
Veronica Lorenz	Makeup Artist
Karen Keyes	Set Costumer
Joan Shay	Hair Stylist
tym shutchai buacharern	Makeup Artist
Coni Andress	Hair Stylist
Keva Keyes	Set Costumer
Linda Kamp	Makeup Artist
Wendy Bell	Makeup Artist
Susan Buffington	Hair Stylist
Cynthia L Chapman	Hair Stylist
Denise Tunnell	Makeup Artist
David Halsey	Hair Stylist
Sandra Orsolyak-Allen	Makeup Artist
Wynona Price	Makeup Artist
Bernard Williams	Hair Stylist
George Robert Fuller	Hair Stylist
Derrick Rutledge	Makeup Artist
Mike Mekash	Makeup Artist - Tattoo Makeup Artist

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