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Summary:
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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Box Office Info:
Cast:
André Benjamin (as Percival )
Big Boi (as Rooster (as Antwan A. Patton) )
Paula Patton (as Angel )
Terrence Howard (as Trumpy )
Faizon Love (as Ace )
Malinda Williams (as Zora )
Cicely Tyson (as Mother Hopkins )
Macy Gray (as Taffy )
Ben Vereen (as Percy Senior )
Paula Jai Parker (as Rose )
Bobb'e J. Thompson (as Young Rooster )
Patti LaBelle (as Angel Davenport )
Ving Rhames (as Spats )
Jackie Long (as Monk )
Oscar Dillon (as Bobo )
Directed By: Bryan Barber
Written By: Bryan Barber & Doug Stern
Produced By: Universal Pictures Distribution
Release Date (US): August 25th, 2006
Length of Movie: 2h 21min
MPAA Rating: R for violence, sexuality, nudity and language.
Budget: $15,000,000
Opening Weekend: $5,745,780
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Idlewild Soundtrack
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1. Intro
2. Mighty O
3. Peaches - Sleepy Brown, OutKast,
4. Idlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry 'Bout Me)
5. Infatuation (Interlude)
6. N2U
7. Morris Brown - Sleepy Brown, OutKast,
8. Chronomentrophobia
9. Train - Sleepy Brown, OutKast,
10. Life Is Like a Musical
11. No Bootleg DVDs (Interlude)
12. Hollywood Divorce - Lil Wayne, , OutKast, Snoop Dogg
13. Zora (Interlude)
14. Call the Law
15. Bamboo & Cross (Interlude)
16. Buggface
17. Makes No Sense at All
18. In Your Dreams - Killer Mike, , OutKast
19. PJ & Rooster
20. Mutron Angel - OutKast, Whild Peach,
21. Greatest Show on Earth - Macy Gray, OutKast
22. You're Beautiful (Interlude)
23. When I Look in Your Eyes
24. Dyin' to Live
25. Bad Note
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