2005-02-12
95 mins
The Plot
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.
Cast and Crew
S. Epatha Merkerson
Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby
Marcus Carl Franklin
Ruben Santiago Jr.
Yasiin Bey
The Bandleader
Carmen Ejogo
Alean
Louis Gossett Jr.
Ol'lem Taylor
Macy Gray
Pauline
Terrence Howard
Bill Crosby
Ernie Hudson
Dick Barrymore
Rosie Perez
Bertha
Liev Schreiber
Ulysses Ford
Jimmy Smits
Ruben Santiago Sr.
Patricia Wettig
Laura's Mother
Jeffrey Wright
Mr. Paul
Adina Porter
Ricky
Bill Simms Jr.
Self
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Freddie Cobbs
Charlayne Woodard
Bill's Woman
Omar Benjamin
Ruben, Jr. (Toddler)
Julie Benz
Laura
Robert Bradley
Otis McClanahan
Michael Kenneth Williams
Jimmy
Saul Williams
Lonnie (War Veteran)
Delroy Lindo
Mr. Lucious
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Numb Finger Pete
Kathleen Chalfant
Mrs. Carmichael
Byanca Godwin
Bill's Woman
Hill Harper
Ruben Jr. (Adult)
Barry Shabaka Henley
Shakey Winfield
Lou Myers
Ol' Po Carl
Julanne Chidi Hill
Jimmy Lee's Woman
Henry Simmons
Jesse
Arista Pemberton
Fish Fry Guest
Ron Kellum
Fish Fry Guest
Muhammad Parks
Fish Fry Guest
Ken Robertson
Fish Fry Guest
Michelle Robinson
Fish Fry Guest
Paula Brown
Fish Fry Guest
Neisha Folkes-LeMelle
Dancer at Maxie's
Stevie Ray Anthony
Dancer at Maxie's
Carmen M. Chavez
Dancer at Maxie's
Ryan Francois
Dancer at Maxie's
Aakomon Jones
Dancer at Maxie's
Autum Perry
Dancer at Maxie's
Greg Poland
Dancer at Maxie's
Indira Taylor
Dancer at Maxie's
Eugene Lee
Nanny's Birthday Party Guest
Ryan Michelle Bathe
Nanny's Birthday Party Guest
Tracey Buckner
Nanny's Birthday Party Guest
Roxanne Mayweather
Nanny's Birthday Party Guest
Amad Jackson
Alean's Boyfriend
Bob Tyrus
Fish Sandwich Man
J.B. Williams
Gambler
Lily Santiago
Laura's Daughter
Trey Santiago-Hudson
Laura's Son
Delandis
Performer
Jana Thompson
Hotel Receptionist in Toronto (uncredited)
Josef Cannon
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Keith Tilque
Fish Fry Guest (uncredited)
