TALK TO ME (2007)

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	July 13th, 2007 (Limited; wider release: July 27; wide release: August 3)
	Kasi Lemmons
	Michael Genet, Rick Famuyiwa, Kasi Lemmons
	Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Taraji P. Henson, Mike Epps, Vondie Curtis Hall, Cedric the Entertainer, Martin Sheen
	Focus Features
	Drama
	focusfeatures.com
	R for pervasive language and some sexual content
	118 minutes
	$4,526,759 (US total)
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"Talk to Me" is the powerful real-life story of Ralph Waldo "Petey" Green (Cheadle), an outspoken ex-con who talked his way into becoming an iconic radio personality in the 1960s, in Washington, D.C. Sparked by both the era's vibrant soul music and exploding social consciousness, Petey openly courted controversy at a white-owned station. Relying on his producer Dewey Hughes (Ejiofor) to run interference, Petey's unprecedented "tell it like it is" on air style gave voice and spirit to the black community during an exciting and turbulent period in American history.

Henson plays Petey's supportive lover Vernell. Cedric plays Nighthawk, an established radio personality with a more traditional style than Petey's. Epps plays Milo, Dewey's prison-inmate brother.

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I Ain't That Crazy

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Don't Blame Me, It's the Voice

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"Cliched or not, the charismatic Cheadle ignites the screen and makes it come alive with energy and soul"

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Talk to Me Says Its Piece on DVD October 30
October 12th, 2007: DVD to contain featurettes and deleted scenes.

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EXCLUSIVE: Kasi Lemmons Says Talk to Me
October 28th, 2007: The Director discusses the iconic character of Petey Green, making a period piece and when to edit a sequence from a film.