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A biopic of legendary soul and R n'B singer Ray Charles, which details his rise to fame in the 1950s and '60s. Growing up poor, black, and blind in the rural south, Charles learns under the tutelage of his tough-love mother to turn these handicaps into assets. With this training, Ray eventually plays his way into a major deal with Atlantic records and earns icon status as an American legend. Along the way, the high cost of fame leads him to engage in abusive relationships, manipulative behaviour, and struggles with drug and alcohol problems.

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ProducerTaylor Hackford, Karen Baldwin, Howard Baldwin, Stuart Benjamin

EAN5050582912845

eBay Product ID (ePID)168109271

Product Key Features

ActorCurtis Armstrong, Michael Arata, Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King

Film/TV TitleRay

DirectorTaylor Hackford

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageDutch\French\German\Italian\Spanish

Run Time146 Mins

Release Year2012

FormatBlu-ray

FeaturesFeature Commentary with Director Taylor Hackford\Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary\Extended Musical Scenes\Intros by Jamie Foxx\Stepping into the Part\Ray Remembered\The Women of Ray\The Filmmaker's Journey\Ray: An American Story\A look inside Ray\Collectible 44 page book pack, With Subtitles

GenreDrama, Historical

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

AwardsBest Actor In A Leading Role 2004 - Jamie Foxx, Best Actor 2004 - Jamie Foxx

Additional InformationJamie Foxx stars in this biopic of legendary soul and R n' B singer Ray Charles. Skilfully edited and with a keen eye for period detail, the narrative weaves in and out of the past in an interlocking tapestry of the man's rise to fame in the 1950s and '60s. Growing up poor, black, and blind in the rural south, Charles learns under the tutelage of his tough-love mother (Sharon Warren) to turn these handicaps into assets. With this training, Ray eventually plays his way into a major deal with Atlantic records and earns icon status as an American legend. Along the way, the high cost of fame leads him to engage in abusive relationships, manipulative behaviour, and struggles with drug and alcohol problems. This is a dynamite film for the music alone (Charles's actual recordings are used in the film), but Foxx's career-benchmark performance transcends RAY's biopic roots, turning this into a piercing, full-on character study: unflinching, sometimes harrowing, and ultimately deeply moving. The sheer joy of Charles's music comes alive in Foxx's movements, and his character matures convincingly and powerfully. A stellar supporting cast is on hand to back him up every step of the way, including Larenz Tate as producer Quincy Jones, and Kerry Washington as Ray's long-suffering wife, Regina.

ReviewsTotal Film - Jamie Foxx rocks, New York Times - Taylor Hackford's biography of Ray Charles is a potent and invigorating portrait of genius, thanks to Jamie Foxx's performance and to the music of Ray Charles himself., Sunday Telegraph - Ray hits the Oscar road running, Sunday Mirror - Brilliant. A must see gem..., Chicago Sun-Times - The movie would be worth seeing simply for the sound of the music and the sight of Jamie Foxx performing it. That it looks deeper and gives us a sense of the man himself is what makes it special.

ScreenwriterJames L. White

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleRay

Consumer AdviceContains drug abuse