Talk to Me (2007 film)

Infobox Film
name = Talk To Me


caption = Theatrical release poster
director = Kasi Lemmons
producer = William Horborg
Bruce Toll
Joseph Rappa
Don Cheadle
writer = Michael Genet
Rick Famuyiwa
starring = Don Cheadle
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Taraji P. Henson
Cedric The Entertainer
Mike Epps
cinematography = Stephane Fontaine
music = Terence Blanchard
editing = Kenny Marsten
distributor = Focus Features
released = flagicon|USA July 13, 2007
runtime =
country = USA
language = English
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website = http://www.focusfeatures.com/talktome
amg_id = 1:349484
imdb_id = 0796368

"Talk To Me" is a 2007 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.

The movie premiered as the opening night film of the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival, on June 22, 2007. It opened in North America in a limited release on July 13, 2007 and nationwide on August 3, 2007. The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and Washington, DC.cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/List?endings=on&&locations=Hamilton,+Ontario,+Canada |title=Internet Movie Database - List of Films shot in Hamilton, Ontario |accessdate=2008-01-29]

Cast

*Don Cheadle... Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene
*Chiwetel Ejiofor... Dewey Hughes
*Taraji P. Henson... Vernell Watson
*Cedric The Entertainer... "Nighthawk" Bob Terry
*Mike Epps... Milo Hughes
*Martin Sheen... E.G. Sonderling
*Vondie Curtis Hall... Sunny Jim Kelsey
*Richard Chevolleau ... Poochie Braxton
*Alison Sealy-Smith ... Freda
*Elle Downs... Peaches
*Herbert L. Rawlings, Jr. ... James Brown
*Damir Andrei ... Fred De Cordova
*Jim Malmberg ... Johnny Carson

Critical reception

The film received favorable reviews from critics. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 81% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 117 reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/talk_to_me/ |title=Talk to Me - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2007-10-24 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes] On Metacritic, the film had an average score of 69 out of 100, based on 32 reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/talktome |title=Talk to Me (2007): Reviews |accessdate=2007-10-24 |publisher=Metacritic]

The film has been criticized for allegedly not being true to the details of his life and career and for inventing incidents and rearranging locations. [ [http://undercoverblackman.blogspot.com/2007/07/real-petey-greene.html "The real Petey Greene"] ]

Awards/Nominations

*African-American Film Critics
**Best Director: Kasi Lemmons (Winner)
**Best Actor: Don Cheadle (Winner)
**Best Supporting Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Winner)

*Image Awards
**Outstanding Motion Picture (Nominated)
**Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Don Cheadle (Nominated)
**Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Taraji P. Henson (Nominated)
**Outstanding Director in a Motion Picture: Kasi Lemmons (Winner)
**Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Nominated)
**Outstanding Writing for a Motion Picture: Michael Genet & Rick Famuyiwa (Winner)

*Independent Spirit Awards
**Best Male Lead: Don Cheadle (Nominated)
**Best Supporting Male: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Winner)

*Gotham Awards
**Best Ensemble (Winner)

*Satellite Awards
**Best Actor in a Musical/Comedy: Don Cheadle (Nominated)
**Best Supporting Actress: Taraji P. Henson (Nominated)

References

* [http://www.focusfeatures.com/talktome Official site]

External links

*imdb title|id=0796368|title=Talk to Me
*rotten-tomatoes|id=talk_to_me|title=Talk to Me
*metacritic film|id=talktome|title=Talk to Me
*mojo title|id=talktome|title=Talk to Me
*amg movie|id=1:349484|title=Talk to Me
* [http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/talktome.html Trailer] at Yahoo! Movies