📜 Overview:
The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
💵 Budget: USD
12,000,000
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
2008-12-05
⌚ Running Time:
109 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
7.2
Beloved Cast
Leonard Chess
Adrien Brody
Muddy Waters
Jeffrey Wright
Geneva Wade
Gabrielle Union
Little Walter
Columbus Short
Willie Dixon
Cedric the Entertainer
Revetta Chess
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Howlin' Wolf
Eamonn Walker
Isabelle Allen
Tammy Blanchard
Alan Freed
Eric Bogosian
Chess Engineer
Norman Reedus
Chuck Berry
Yasiin Bey
Etta James
Beyoncé
Mick Jagger
Josh Alscher
Man in the Caddy
Tim Bellow
Lomax
Tony Bentley
Keith Richards
Marc Bonan
Policeman (Little Walter beating)
Douglas Crosby
Geneva's Teenage Son
Dexter Darden
Blonde Girl
Veronika Dash
Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter
Sean Shyboy Davis
Charles Waters
Eshaya Draper
Policeman (with Chuck Berry)
Christopher Durham
Phil Chess
Shiloh Fernandez
Shelly Feder
Jill Flint
Engineer - Present Day
Erik Frandsen
Slick Pimp
Gano Grills
Minnie Ripperton
Suzette Gunn
Pot Strong
Jordan Haynes
Policeman (with the Stones)
William Hill
Bartender
Mike Hodge
Muddy - Age 6
Tyler Humphrey
Maid
Osas Ighodaro
Mysterious Black Man
Kevin Jackson
Hubert Sumlin
Albert Jones
Harmonica Player
Rayan Lawrence
Pot's Girlfriend Juanita
Chyna Layne
Jimmy Rogers
Kevin Mambo
Manager
Aaron Munoz
Bouncer
Wade Mylius
Another Blonde
Rebecca Pappa
Man Who Rolled 7
Jonathan Earl Peck
Hip Hop Artist
Q-Tip
Muddy's Grandmother
Ginnie Randall
Muddy's Floozy #1
Ashlee Ray
Producer - Present Day
Jake Robards
Mr. Feder
Jay O. Sanders
Guitarist
Samuel Smith
James Cotton
Valence Thomas
Muddy's Floozy #2
Carmen Ziina Vasquez
Mississippi DJ
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Guitar Player (uncredited)
Kade Alexie
Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Kandé Amadou
Teenybopper (uncredited)
Angelina Aucello
Overseer (uncredited)
Lawrence P. Beron
Picnic Boyfriend (uncredited)
Ryan Curtis
Mississippi DJ (uncredited)
Vincent D'Onofrio
Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited)
Seth Donavan
Etta's Violinist (uncredited)
John Farrer
Etta's Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Doug W. Goldman
Young Lover (uncredited)
Evan Hart
Girlfriend (uncredited)
Tiffany M. Johnson
Field Worker (uncredited)
Vianca Johnson
Chicago Cop (uncredited)
Andrew Kaempfer
Vendor (uncredited)
Tony Lawson
Bystander (uncredited)
Rege Lewis
Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Malikha Mallette
Muddy's Band Member (uncredited)
Cerrone May
Muddy Waters' Girlfriend (uncredited)
Adaku Ononogbo
Shocked Bystander (uncredited)
Catherine Pierce
Officer Brown (uncredited)
Stephen Seidel
Dice Player (uncredited)
Derrick Simmons
