Idlewild (2006)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

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

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:

Featured in "HBO First Look: Idlewild (#13.13)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

The Nightmare

I waited over a year for this movie, and it was worth it!!!

From the opening to the closing credits, this movie is exciting to watch and never disappoints. It has everything, great choreography great music (I normally dislike musicals), nice plot, and very good actors.

It opens with the saying that the world is a stage and the men and women are just actors, it goes on to show two very different friends grow up and deal with the choices they've made, or in some cases haven't made. It has the usual elements of a movie; love, loss, betrayal, murder, but what makes this movie stand out is the visual and audial stimulation, the 1920's/30's costumes which weren't afraid to show a woman's femininity and the men who didn't leave the house unless they were "suited" up. The stage performances were a little wild (and so is Outkast, which makes then so great) and unusual. I love Roosters' last performance. Outkast has a way of stating the obvious about life, but in a light you normally wouldn't see it in.

I highly recommend this movie, and don't leave until the very last words have rolled off the screen!