Chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists.Chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists.Chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 22 nominations
Beyoncé
- Etta James
- (as Beyoncé Knowles)
Josh Alscher
- Mick Jagger
- (as Joshua Alscher)
Tim Bellow
- Man in the Caddy
- (as Timothy Bellow)
Cedric The Entertainer
- Willie Dixon
- (as Cedric the Entertainer)
Sean Shyboy Davis
- Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter
- (as Sean Davis)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLeonard Chess' brother, Philip, was his partner in both the nightclub and Chess Records. However, Philip is never mentioned throughout this movie, and only appears in Chess Records scenes.
- GoofsEveryone at Chess Records drives a '57 Cadillac, in 1955.
- Quotes
Muddy Waters: You and me not gonna wake up every morning and get everything we want. Mostly we got to take what come. And half the time, that's gonna be a bunch of bullshit.
- Crazy creditsThe fanfare's timing in the TriStar Pictures logo is off and is out of sync, but the logo is seen in an extra tint of blue.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Golden Globe Awards (2009)
- SoundtracksI'm a Man
Performed by Jeffrey Wright
Written by Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)
Published by Arc Music Corp.
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Great movie from acting to the music , I highly recommend. You won't be let down.
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- Apr 10, 2020
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $12,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,195,551
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,445,559
- Dec 7, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $8,883,644
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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