Talk to me [videorecording] / Sidney Kimmel Entertainment ; Mark Gordon Productions ; Pelagius Films ; The Mark Gordon Company ; produced by Joe Fries, Mark Gordon, Sidney Kimmel, Josh McLaughlin ; story by Michael Genet ; screenplay by Michael Genet and Rick Famuyiwa ; directed by Kasi Lemmons.
Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, c2007.
Description: 1 videodisc (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Series: Focus Features spotlight series
Subject(s): Greene, Ralph, 1931-1984 Drama.
Greene, Ralph, 1931-1984 Drama.
Radio talk shows Washington (D.C.) Drama.
Radio personalities Washington (D.C.) Drama.
Soul music Drama.
Música y radio Washington (D.C.) Teatro. bidex
Alma (Música) Washington (D.C.) Teatro. bidex
Radio talk shows Washington (D.C.) Drama.
Radio personalities Washington (D.C.) Drama.
Soul music Drama.
Washington (D.C.) Drama.
Washington (D.C.) Drama.
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Biographical Feature. migfg
Feature films. gsafd
Biographical films. gsafd
Credits: Director of photography, Stéphane Fontaine ; editor, Terilyn A. Shropshire ; music, Terence Blanchard ; costume designer, Gersha Philips ; production designer, Warren Alan Young.
Performers: Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Bruce McFee, Mike Epps, Peter MacNeill, Adam Gaudreau, Taraji P. Henson, Cedric the Entertainer, Martin Sheen.
Target Audience: MPAA rating: R; for pervasive language and some sexual content.
Notes: English dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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Special features: Deleted scenes; "Who is Petey Greene?" featurette; recreating P-Town.
Summary: Washington, D.C., in the mid-to-late 1960s, vibrant soul music and exploding social consciousness were combining to become a unique and powerful effect. It was the place and time for Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene, Jr. to fully express himself and "tell it like it is." With the support of his irrepressible and tempestuous girlfriend Vernell, the new ex-con talks his way into an on-air radio gig. He forges a friendship and a partnership with Dewey Hughes. From the first wild morning on the air, Petey relies on the more straight-laced Dewey to run interference at WOL-AM, where Dewey is the program director. At the station, Petey quickly becomes an iconic radio personality. Combining biting humor with social commentary, Petey openly courts controversy for station owner E.G. Sonderling. Petey was determined to make not just himself but his community heard during this turbulent period in American history. As Petey's voice, humor, and spirit surge across the airwaves with the vitality of the era, listeners tune in to hear not only incredible music but also a man speaking directly to them about race and power in America. Through the years, Petey's style, on- and off-air - would redefine both Petey and Dewey, and empower each to become the man he would most like to be.
