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Ray (2004/I) More at IMDbPro »

References

Gone with the Wind (1939)
 -  Character says spiral staircase in Ray's house is like in "Gone with the Wind". Ray contemplates whether he and his wife should have their portraits painted like Rhett and Scarlett.
"The Perry Como Show" (1948)
"Bandstand" (1952)
 -  show mentioned by one of characters
Stalag 17 (1953)
 -  Theatre marquee, New York, just after meeting Della.
The Moon Is Blue (1953)
Carmen Jones (1954)
 -  Joe Adams boasts he was in it.

Referenced in

"Saturday Night Live: Robert De Niro/Destiny's Child (#30.8)" (2004)
 -  Mentioned during Weekend Update
"Goedemorgen Nederland: (2005-02-17)" (2005)
 -  De Klerk and Sissing talk about this film.
"Saturday Night Live: David Spade/Jack Johnson (#30.14)" (2005)
 -  Mentioned during the monologue
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)
 -  Poster can be seen in one scene.
Jarhead Diaries (2006) (V)
 -  Title referenced.
The Benchwarmers (2006)
 -  on shelf in video store
Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2006)
 -  Taylor Hackford is introduced as the director of this movie
"HBO First Look: The Making of 'Dreamgirls' (#13.23)" (2006)
 -  mentioned once
"What the Buck?!: Beyonce Threatens to Lick Jennifer Hudson for Winning Oscar! (#1.2)" (2007)
 -  Michael Mentions that Jamie Foxx won an Oscar for this film
"Entourage: The Dream Team (#4.5)" (2007)
 -  The trailer of the movie is mentioned by Ari

Features

"Scooby Doo, Where Are You!" (1969)
 -  Seen on TV at one point
"Sesame Street" (1969)
 -  Clips of Ray Charles on Sesame Street are shown

Featured in

The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005) (TV)
 -  A small clip was presented as part of some of the nominated films.
11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005) (TV)
 -  A small clip was presented as part of the six nominated films for the best cast in a film.
"Goedemorgen Nederland: (2005-02-17)" (2005)
 -  A fragment of this film is shown.
The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV)
 -  Nominated in multiple categories
36th NAACP Image Awards (2005) (TV)
 -  clips shown during nominees
The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers (2006) (TV)
 -  This film is #99 on the list.

Spoofed in

"Robot Chicken: Joint Point (#1.14)" (2005)
 -  a sequel called "Ray's Day Out."
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
 -  Drug scenes and other plot points
Dance Flick (2009)
 -  The scene where Ray 's mother drops him off at school.

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