Idlewild (2006)

Director:

Bryan Barber

Writer (WGA):

Bryan Barber (written by)

Release Date:

25 August 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Musical | Romance

Plot:

A musical set in the Prohibition-era American South, where a speakeasy performer and club manager Rooster...

Plot Keywords:

Speakeasy | Gangster | Jazz Club | Unfaithful Husband | Female Nudity

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

André Benjamin	...	Percival
Big Boi	...	Rooster (as Antwan A. Patton)
Paula Patton	...	Angel
Terrence Howard	...	Trumpy
Faizon Love	...	Ace
Malinda Williams	...	Zora
Cicely Tyson	...	Mother Hopkins
Macy Gray	...	Taffy
Ben Vereen	...	Percy Senior
Paula Jai Parker	...	Rose
Bobb'e J. Thompson	...	Young Rooster
Patti LaBelle	...	The Real Angel Davenport
Ving Rhames	...	Spats
Jackie Long	...	Monk
Oscar Dillon	...	Bobo
Jalil Jay Lynch	...	Cliff
Esau McGraw	...	Sonny
Bruce Bruce	...	Nathan
Bre'Wan Waddell	...	Young Percival
Carol Mitchell-leon	...	Auntie Belle (as Carol Mitchell Leon)
China Anderson	...	Rooster's Daughter
Isis Faust	...	Rooster's Daughter
Kyra Freeman	...	Rooster's Daughter
Kabrina Truesdale	...	Rooster's Daughter
Rodney Johnson	...	Fatts
Farnsworth Bentley	...	The Flask (voice)
Bryan Barber	...	Photographer
Cynthia Covington Blash	...	Landlady
Cali Casino	...	Stagehand
Kevin Rowe	...	Stagehand
Lillian Jones	...	Stiffed Whore
Lakesha Lee	...	Wailing Mourner
Charlie Lucas	...	Cap
Angelo Moore	...	Band Director (as Angelo Christopher Moore)
Bill Nunn	...	GW
Afemo Omilami	...	Walter
Liwaza Green	...	Fine Woman
Karen Dyer	...	Eva the Fire Diva
Annalisia Simone	...	Honey Bun
Jennifer D. Johnson	...	Nan (as Jennifer Johnson)
Autavia Bailey	...	Coco
Ilia Jessica Castro	...	Bobbi (as Jessica Castro)
Kenna Michelle Morris	...	Sandi (as Kenna Morris)
Stephanie Moseley	...	China
Debra Killings	...	Angel (singing voice)
Quinn Bass	...	Swop Dancer
Torya Beard	...	Swop Dancer
Jennifer Edmonds	...	Swop Dancer
Ryan Francois	...	Swop Dancer
Edgar Godineaux	...	Swop Dancer
Terrance Harrison	...	Swop Dancer
Micah James	...	Swop Dancer
Erika T. Johnson	...	Swop Dancer
Janice Lorraine	...	Swop Dancer
Chanel Malvar	...	Swop Dancer
Marielys Molina	...	Swop Dancer
Adesola A. Osakalumi	...	Swop Dancer (as Adesola Osakalumi)
Henry 'Chopper' Platt	...	Swop Dancer (as Henry Platt)
Danielle Polanco	...	Swop Dancer
Carlos Sierra	...	Swop Dancer
Ivan 'Flipz' Velez	...	Swop Dancer
Nadine Ellis	...	Church Dancer
Elton Laron	...	Church Dancer
Tracie Burton	...	Church Dancer
Ayesha Orange	...	Church Dancer
Josette Wiggan	...	Church Dancer
Jason Samuels Smith	...	Church Dancer
Victoria Parsons	...	Church Dancer
Dannon Bryant	...	Church Dancer
Sleepy Brown	...	Syncopated Church Orchestra (as Patrick "Sleepy" Brown)
Norwood Fisher	...	Syncopated Church Orchestra (as John Norwood Fisher)
Kevin Kendrick	...	Syncopated Church Orchestra
John Dexter Steward Jr.	...	Syncopated Church Orchestra
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Raquel Horsford	...	Showgirl (uncredited)
Nadyia Jones	...	Chicago Showgirl (uncredited)
J. Lee	...	Band Member (uncredited)
Tiara Parker	...	Show Girl (uncredited)
Tia Robinson	...	Showgirl (uncredited)
Ben Solenberger	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Bryan Barber

Writing credits (WGA)
Bryan Barber		(written by)

Produced by
Bryan Barber	....	co-producer
André Benjamin	....	co-producer
Big Boi	....	co-producer (as Antwan A. Patton)
Erika Conner	....	co-producer
William Green	....	executive producer
Robert Guralnick	....	producer
Scott Macaulay	....	executive producer
Robin O'Hara	....	executive producer
Kimberly Rach	....	line producer
Charles Roven	....	producer
Blue Williams	....	co-producer (as Michael 'Blue' Williams)

Original Music by
John Debney

Cinematography by
Pascal Rabaud		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Anne Goursaud

Casting by
Kerry Barden
Billy Hopkins
Suzanne Smith

Production Design by
Charles Breen

Art Direction by
Gary Diamond

Set Decoration by
Marthe Pineau

Costume Design by
Shawn Barton

Makeup Department
Coni Andress	....	additional hair stylist
Wendy Bell	....	additional makeup artist
Shutchai Tym Buacharern	....	key makeup artist (as Tym Shutchai Buacharern)
Susan Buffington	....	additional hair stylist
Cynthia L. Chapman	....	additional hair stylist
Rebecca DeHerrera	....	makeup artist
George Robert Fuller	....	hair stylist: Ms. LaBelle
David Halsey	....	additional hair stylist
Linda Kamp	....	key makeup artist
Miia Kovero	....	hair stylist
Veronica Lorenz	....	key makeup artist
Mike Mekash	....	tattoo makeup artist
Sandra S. Orsolyak	....	additional makeup artist (as Sandra Orsolyak-Allen)
Wynona Price	....	makeup artist: Mr. Rhames (as Wynona Y. Price)
Charles Gregory Ross	....	head hair stylist (as Charles Gregory)
Derrick Rutledge	....	makeup artist: Ms. LaBelle
Keith Sayer	....	makeup artist
Rebecca Schwedner	....	key makeup artist
Joan Shay	....	hair stylist
Yvette Shelton	....	key hair stylist
Rea Ann Silva	....	head makeup artist (as Reaann Silva)
Linda Thompson	....	hair stylist (as Linda Clark-Thompson)
Denise Tunnell	....	additional makeup artist
Bernard Williams	....	additional hair stylist
Marylin Lee	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Elizabeth Fox	....	post-production supervisor
Ana S. Pelaez	....	assistant production supervisor
Lisa Rodgers	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christian Clarke	....	assistant director
Barbara D'Alessandro	....	first assistant director: second unit
Barbara D'Alessandro	....	second assistant director
Steve Danton	....	first assistant director
Timothy Feimster	....	second assistant director
Terry Ham	....	second assistant director
Bradley Morris	....	second second assistant director
Thomas Parris	....	second assistant director: second unit (as Thomas G. Parris)
Thomas Parris	....	second second assistant director (as Thomas G. Parris)
Chuck Picerni Jr.	....	second unit director
Jonathan Starch	....	first assistant director (as Jonathan C. Starch)

Art Department
Kip Bartlett	....	assistant property master
Scott Buckwald	....	property master
Cosmas A. Demetriou	....	set designer
Joshua L. Ellsworth	....	propmaker
Patrick Fuhrman	....	set dresser
Trevor Goring	....	storyboard artist
Collin Grant	....	storyboard artist
Beejay Grob	....	set buyer
George Harding III	....	set dresser
Kevin Hardison	....	set designer
Frank J. Hart	....	propmaker
Kenneth Heimer	....	propmaker: reshoots
Chris Holcombe	....	scenic artist
Doug Kelehan	....	painter
Brian Kontz	....	painter
Jeffrey Kushon	....	set decorator: additional photography
Alicia Lowe	....	art department coordinator
Donnie MacDonald	....	second props
Rick Mobbs	....	scenic artist
William Scot Noonan	....	propmaker
James F. Oñate	....	scenic foreman
Kevin Rowe	....	stagehand
Greg Sanger	....	leadman: Los Angeles
Jeffrey Schlatter	....	construction coordinator
Michael Shapiro	....	set dresser
Brian Stultz	....	head scenic artist
Daniel Turk	....	construction coordinator: Los Angeles
Scott D. Warner	....	propmaker

Sound Department
Ulrika Akander	....	supervising dialogue editor
Ron Bartlett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Vincent Cirilli	....	ProTools engineer
Greg Crawford	....	adr recordist: Atlanta
Brian Dunlop	....	foley editor
David Esparza	....	sound effects editor
Eric Flickinger	....	sound recordist
Cameron Frankley	....	sound designer
Cameron Frankley	....	supervising sound editor
Laura Graham	....	supervising adr editor
Tim Hays	....	sound: Idlewild Blue Music Video
William Jacobs	....	sound effects editor
Jason W. Jennings	....	sound effects editor
Ryan Juggler	....	supervising foley editor (as Ryan B. Juggler)
David Kelson	....	sound mixer
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
Jason King	....	sound effects editor
Ai-Ling Lee	....	sound effects editor
Larry Long	....	sound mixer
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Jon Michaels	....	assistant sound editor
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Vince Nicastro	....	foley artist
Angelo Palazzo	....	sound effects editor
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist
Mark Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Karen Spangenberg	....	adr editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Shawn Sykora	....	foley editor
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Thomas Whiting	....	adr editor
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
David Beavis	....	special effects coordinator (as Dave Beavis)
Douglas Calli	....	special effects technician
Phil H. Fravel	....	special effects technician
David Hill	....	special effects technician
Michael J. Hudson	....	special effects technician (as Michael Hudson)
Mike Hudson	....	special effects technician
William Purcell	....	special effects foreman
William Purcell	....	special effects leadman (as William Aaron Purcell)
Will Wagner	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Gary Abrahamian	....	animation lead: CIS Hollywood
Christine Albers	....	2D supervisor: Frantic Films
Jared Barber	....	animator
Miguel Bautista	....	digital compositor
Jamie Baxter	....	digital compositor: Eden Films
Chris Bond	....	visual effects supervisor
Jason Booth	....	digital compositor
Jayni Borgaro	....	paint and roto artist: CIS Hollywood
David Brandt	....	CG supervisor
Brent Breedveld	....	lead animator
Matt Broeska	....	3D supervisor: Frantic Films
Nicholas Brooks	....	digital compositor
Scott Callison	....	3D animator
Tim Carras	....	digital compositor
John Cassella	....	CG artist: CIS Hollywood
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Donnie Creighton	....	digital intermediate assistant producer
Peter Crosman	....	visual effects supervisor
Andrea D'Amico	....	visual effects executive producer: Eden FX
Andrea D'Amico	....	visual effects producer: Eden Films
Eric Dehaven	....	digital compositor
Karin Eunson-Ross	....	visual effects producer: Frantic Films (as Karin Ross)
David Fox	....	visual effects production manager: Frantic Films
Amy Garback	....	CG artist: CIS Hollywood
Corey Garnett	....	systems: CIS Hollywood
Kert Gartner	....	compositor: Frantic Films
Julia Gaudette	....	visual effects coordinator: CIS Hollywood
Julia Gaudette	....	visual effects production manager: CIS Hollywood
Larry Gaynor	....	senior paint and roto: CIS Hollywood
John F. Gross	....	visual effects supervisor: Eden FX (as John Gross)
Kristien Hamilton	....	visual effects producer
Joe Henke	....	animation supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Bryan Hirota	....	visual effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Sasha Houdek	....	animation producer
Mark Intravartolo	....	compositor
Patrick Kavanaugh	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Patrick Kavanaugh	....	digital effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Anne Kim	....	digital compositor
Sean Konrad	....	digital compositor
Terence Krueger	....	visual effects
Tom Leckie	....	digital compositor
Diane Macke	....	project manager: efilm
Lisa Maher	....	visual effects producer: CIS Hollywood
Allan McKay	....	visual effects
Diana Miao	....	color and lighting supervisor: CIS Hollywood
David R. Morton	....	lead visual effects artist: Eden Films (as Dave Morton)
Alex Murtaza	....	lighting artist
Naveen Nathan	....	junior systems: CIS Hollywood
Anita Naufal	....	visual effects
Elad Offer	....	lead Inferno artist: Money Shots
Elad Offer	....	visual effects supervisor: Money Shots
Eric Pender	....	CG artist: CIS Hollywood
Liz Ralston	....	visual effects producer
Chris Ryan	....	CG artist: CIS Hollywood
Jeff Sargent	....	digital compositor
Nobuteru Sasagawa	....	digital artist
Sean M. Scott	....	digital artist: Eden Films (as Sean Scott)
Michael Shand	....	visual effects supervisor: Frantic Films (as Mike Shand)
Danita Slaughter	....	digital opticals editor
George Taylor	....	3D tracker: Frantic Films
George Taylor	....	compositor
John Teska	....	digital effects supervisor
John Teska	....	lead visual effects artist: Eden Films
Allen Tracy	....	visual effects coordinator: Frantic Films
Yves Tremblay	....	digital compositor
Sarah Vinson	....	visual effects coordinator
Jason Wardle	....	lead CGI artist: CIS Hollywood
Diana Marie Wells	....	digital artist (as Diana M. Wells)
Blair Werschler	....	3D lighting and rendering artist: Frantic Films
Chad Wiebe	....	visual effects: Frantic Films
Carl Willat	....	animation supervisor
Yuji Yagasaki	....	lead CG artist: Money Shots
Kyle Yamamoto	....	research and development programmer: CIS Hollywood
Tetsuo Yoshida	....	Inferno artist: Money Shots
Genevieve Yue	....	visual effects producer
Ken Zorniak	....	visual effects producer: Frantic Films
Matt Ashton	....	senior systems: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Conrad Dueck	....	CGI supervisor: Frantic Films (uncredited)
Donald Fly	....	general manager: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Jeremy Lang	....	head of information technology: Custom Film Effects (uncredited)
Jinwoo Lee	....	organic modeler: rooster (uncredited)
Sean M. Scott	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Neil Castles Jr.	....	stunt driver
John Copeman	....	stunt rigger
Thomas Dewier	....	stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunt double
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunt coordinator
Chuck Picerni Jr.	....	stunt coordinator
Larnell Stovall	....	stunt double: Big Boi

Camera and Electrical Department
Raymond Benthall	....	electrician: rigging
Don Bixby	....	gaffer
Katherine M. Butler	....	first assistant camera
Simon Carey	....	gaffer: still shoot
Scott Crabbe	....	digital video assist operator
Joe D'Alessandro	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Chris Dambra	....	best boy rigging electric
Collin Davis	....	first assistant camera: additional photography
Scott Frye	....	grip
Gary Hatfield	....	additional photographer: insert unit
James Hawkinson	....	director of photography: additional photography
Matt Heath	....	assistant camera
Rob Hill	....	grip
Adam Hinson	....	rigging gaffer
Kevin Huver	....	camera intern
Doug Hyun	....	still photographer
Jacques Jouffret	....	Steadicam operator
Roy Knauf	....	additional assistant camera
Dan Kneece	....	Steadicam operator: additional photography
Dan Kneece	....	camera operator: "b" camera, additional photography
Robert LaBonge	....	director of photography: second unit
Kevin Martinek	....	camera intern
Matt Mosher	....	cinematographer: screen tests
Ritchie Nannini	....	grip
Alan Newcomb	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Neal Norton	....	Steadicam operator
Cristiano Palermi	....	gaffer: second unit
Harrison Palmer	....	rigging grip
Jesse Wayne Parker	....	key grip
Sacha Riviere	....	first assistant Steadicam
Christian Satrazemis	....	assistant camera
Derek Smith	....	camera operator: second unit
Dave Spencer	....	grip
John R. Sutton	....	best boy rigger
Michael Tackett	....	still photographer
David J. Thompson	....	Steadicam operator
Dan Turek	....	first assistant camera
Paul Varrieur	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Sean Yaple	....	additional assistant camera
Langston York	....	additional electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
McLean Alley	....	principal casting associate
Marty Cherrix	....	location casting (as Marty Keener Cherrix)
Deborah Maxwell Dion	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Regina McLeod	....	extras casting director
Micah 'Checka' Noble	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Giorgio Armani	....	selected wardrobe: Mr. Patton & Mr. Rhames
Allison Biggar	....	wardrobe assistant
Anthony Franco	....	assistant costume designer
Lorraine Alexis Mahru	....	costumer
B.J. Rogers	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Steve Bowen	....	digital color timer
Jessica Cardinale	....	post-production coordinator
David Checel	....	additional editor
Richard Conkling	....	first assistant editor
Michael Hatzer	....	color timer
John Paul Horstmann	....	first assistant editor
Sarah Lucky	....	editorial assistant

Music Department
Wolfgang Amadeus	....	electronic score engineer
Wolfgang Amadeus	....	electronic scoring mixer
André Benjamin	....	music supervisor (as Andre 3000)
Frank Bennett	....	additional orchestrator (as Frank Bennet)
Jeff Carson	....	scoring music editor
Vincent Cirilli	....	music digital recordist
Bryan Clements	....	scoring crew
John Debney	....	conductor
Lola Debney	....	score coordinator
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Mark Eshelman	....	scoring crew
Robert Fernandez	....	score mixer (as Bobby Fernandez)
Robert Fernandez	....	score recordist (as Bobby Fernandez)
Mark Graham	....	music preparation
Jim Harrison	....	music editor
Kevin Kaska	....	additional orchestrator
Kevin Kendrick	....	additional source music
Evyen Klean	....	music consultant (as Evyen J. Klean)
Greg Loskorn	....	scoring technician
Adam Michalak	....	score recordist
Melanie Mullens Hoyson	....	score production supervisor
Paul Rabjohns	....	supervising music editor
Jennifer Reeve	....	music coordinator
Julie Sessing	....	music clearance
David Sheats	....	source music re-mixer (as Cutmaster Swiff)
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Matthew Rush Sullivan	....	production music supervisor
Mike Watts	....	additional orchestrator
Peter Erskine	....	musician (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Larry Wayne Boswell	....	picture car coordinator
Neil Castles Jr.	....	picture car coordinator
Ty Church	....	transportation coordinator
Jenny Elsinger	....	driver
Brett Leslie	....	driver
Mark McNeill	....	transportation captain
Greg Stancil	....	driver
Sonya Tomaro	....	driver

Other crew
Tammy Arnold	....	dialect coach
Hinton Battle	....	choreographer
Ryan Bennett	....	production assistant
Susan J. Bonno-Buckner	....	co-accountant
Jen Brett	....	production secretary
Zack Brown	....	assistant: Mr. Roven (as Zach Brown)
Sasha Charlemagne	....	assistant: Ms. O'Hara & Mr. Macaulay
Justin Chien	....	helicopter pilot: camera, aerial unit
Eugene Cotto	....	assistant: Ving Rhames
Christopher C. Courter	....	assistant to producers
Joseph A. Covas	....	location assistant
Rose Cox	....	key craft service
Raz Cunningham	....	assistant to producers
Tami D'Addio	....	dance coordinator
Benedict Fancy	....	location assistant
Julian J. Filiberti	....	head of background
Philippe Gallichet	....	chef
Edgar Godineaux	....	second assistant choreographer
Chris Grest	....	production assistant: second unit
Ben Hammock	....	set production assistant
Bass Hampton	....	assistant location manager
Eleanor Hemingway	....	production coordinator
Marybeth Kelly	....	clearances
Marybeth Kelly	....	product placement
Jason Allen King	....	production assistant
Micheal Edward King	....	production assistant
Connie Kunz	....	co-first assistant accountant
Andrew L. Lanier	....	location manager
Katarzyna 'Kait' Malec	....	production assistant
Tracy A. Martin	....	production assistant
Lori C. Miller	....	title designer
Khanya Mkhize	....	adr loop group
Tamra Natisin	....	set production assistant
Eleanor Nichols	....	production coordinator
Koko Ntuen	....	assistant to producers
Brian J. O'Connell	....	production assistant
Maria Torres O'Connor	....	assistant choreographer (as Maria Torres)
Elad Offer	....	title designer
Jennifer Opresnick	....	script supervisor
Joseph Palmer	....	assistant: Mr. Roven
George A. Parker	....	technical supervisor: preview
Tarah Phillippi	....	second assistant accountant
Kenneth Price	....	production assistant
Karen Roberts	....	production accountant
Brad Robinson	....	production assistant
Valerie N. Robinson	....	production assistant
Craig Rogers	....	assistant location manager
Alicia Rudd	....	animal wrangler
Nicholas Ryan Rumpf	....	production assistant
Craig Sanborn	....	location assistant
Carole J. Sanders	....	payroll accountant
Ryan Schaetzle	....	location scout
Jason J. Scott	....	production assistant
Starlotte Dawn Smith	....	production assist: Hinton Battle
Rebecca Thornell	....	clearance
Bridgetta Tomarchio	....	assistant to producers
Kathryn Francis Tucker	....	production assistant
Chanda Venable	....	production intern
Ka-Ron Om Vereen	....	executive assistant: Mr. Barber
Chad Wheeler	....	set production assistant
Allison Wilke	....	production consultant
Rayshelle Willis	....	first assistant accountant
Stephanie Yeager	....	production assistant
Maryjane Layani	....	production accountant: CIS Hollywood ) (uncredited)

Thanks
Sharlene Falls	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Atlas Entertainment
• Forensic Films
• HBO Films
• Mosaic Media Group

Distributors

• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2006) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures (2007) (Japan) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Frantic Films (visual effects)
• Eden FX (visual effects)
• CIS Hollywood (visual effects)
• Carl's Fine Films (visual effects)
• Money Shots (visual effects) (as Moneyshots)
• Modern VideoFilm (visual effects)

Other Companies

• BeBee  night lights
• Cinema Catering  catering
• Coptervision  aerial cinematography
• Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA)  publicity
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• EUE/Screen Gems Studios  lighting and grip equipment
• Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein  legal services
• Geffen Records  thanks
• Getty Images  stock footage courtesy of
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as Joann Kane Music Service)
• Joe Dunton & Company  camera equipment provided by (as Joe Dunton Cameras International Inc.)
• LaFace Records  soundtrack
• Matchframe Video  dailies telecine
• Money Shots  main titles (as Moneyshots)
• Negative People  negative cutting
• Orbit Digital  Avids
• RPM Group  promotion and marketing
• Right Lobe Design Group  end credits
• Sony Pictures Studios Scoring Stage  score recorded and mixed at (as Sony Scoring Stage)
• Wilshire Stages, The  ADR recording facility

Also Known As:

My Life in Idlewild (USA) (working title)
Speakerboxxx (USA) (working title)
Untitled OutKast Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexuality, nudity and language.

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Germany:12 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:M | Argentina:16 | USA:R (certificate #42268)

Filming Locations:

Burgaw, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Atlas Entertainment

Trivia:

The working title of the film was Speakerboxxx, named after Outkast's 2003 album.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the first big song sung by Rooster, the camera is on Percival playing the piano. A few seconds later, Rooster is seen dancing around the stage, but there is no one at the piano.

Quotes:

Trumpy: [Out of breath] What... was... that... you... told... me... Spatz? Never... never... bring... a... knife... to... a... gun... fight?
Trumpy: You son of a bitch jackass

Movie Connections:

Referenced in OutKast Goes to Idlewild: The Rebirth of Cool (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Drunken Rooster

shame, shame, shame

Here we have the most creative Hip Hop/Rap duo teaming with one of the most creative music video directors on a very good film. I can't believe people aren't seeing this movie...especially black folks. We support some of the most drab and unimaginative crap in music and film but won't support good art. (Maybe it needs more violence or ass shaking in it.)

Anyways, Idlewild has a great story, great music, and highly creative camera work and directing. The acting isn't excellent, but it does not detract from the film. I look forward to seeing more work from Mr. Barber. I wish there were more black filmmakers like him and more music artists like Outkast. Let's move forward people.