Ray Page #8

Synopsis: The story of Ray Charles, music legend. Told in his adult live with flashbacks to his youth we see his humble origins in Florida, his turbulent childhood which included losing his brother and then his sight, his rise as pianist in a touring band, his writing his own songs and running his own band and then stardom. Also includes his addiction to drugs and its affect on his working life and family life.
Director(s): Taylor Hackford
Production: Universal Pictures
  Won 2 Oscars. Another 52 wins & 54 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Metacritic:
73
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%
PG-13
Year:
2004
152 min
$75,000,000
Website
3,714 Views


From now on, we're gonna sing,

uh, four-part harmony.

Ethel, I want you to sing,

uh, uh, alto.

Margie, you sing tenor. Pat,

soprano, and Mary Ann, bass.

I ain't no bass.

I'm a soprano.

I'll sing bass.

I mean, where we come from,

we can sing anything.

Mmm-hmm.

We're talking about singing,

sugar, not hog calling.

What?

Oh, that's cold.

Who are you

calling a hog?

Well, if the corncob fits...

You better shut your mouth

before you get...

Wait a minute!

You stop now!

Hey, hey, hey!

What is all the cackling for?

Mary Ann, sweetheart, I wrote

something special for you: A solo.

A solo?

Yeah. C-Come on down here,

let me play it for you.

What kind of man are you?

Why do I love you so?

What kind of man

are you?

Yeah, yeah

When you love me

no more

Ethel!

Ethel! Come here and see

this new piano Ray got.

It's called

a... a... a Wurlitzer.

A what?

You got to see this thing.

It's out of sight.

Baby, I got your

drink here for you.

Don't play that.

Oh, she... she want me to

play something else.

What kind of man are you?

I just can't satisfy

What kind of man are you?

Oh, yeah

No matter how I try

Oh! Oh! Oh!

We got some hell

going on, gentlemen!

Now, this is a car.

This is a car!

Looks like

a damn Wieniemobile!

Lookie here!

Come on,

let's take it for a spin!

Since I'm the boss,

you got to let me drive.

Don't hit nothing,

Ray.

What Kind Of Man Are You?

I'm always left alone

Ooh! You okay?

Yeah.

What room are you in?

Ooh, honey,

you are so nasty.

That's what

I love about you.

No, seriously,

what room are you in?

Uh, I'm in 626.

Yeah.

Baby, I can't wait

till we get to your room!

Here's 626.

Right here.

Where's the key?

You have to get it.

I have to find it?

Is that it?

It might be.

Miss Mary Ann Fisher,

ladies and gentlemen.

Wait till you see what I got

in the goodie bag.

Goodie bag?

Gonna fly you to

the moon, baby.

Let me get

your hand, Ray.

There go three.

That's for you.

I thought you was

my friend, Fathead.

The weight is off.

Don't start with me, Ray.

The weight is off.

It ain't off.

When you get high, man,

and you try to cop,

those dealers spank your ass.

You gotta have

more discipline.

You know what, man? I ain't

messing up my high tonight,

sitting here with you,

arguing about nothin'.

Look, Fathead,

just tie me off.

Come on, Fathead. Fat.

Take care of your bad

self, you know so damn much.

Later, Margie.

Bye, Fathead.

Damn.

Ain't nothing free

in this world but Jesus.

Hey, Margie.

Yeah?

What do you want?

Do me a favor, sweetheart,

and... and pick that up for me.

You're going to

have to get me off.

I'll do it,

if you let me try some.

Sh*t. No, honey.

This ain't for

no little girls.

I ain't no little girl!

I understand.

It's just that this stuff

will take you places

that you don't want to go.

See, I want to share

that with you.

Listen to me!

If I ever hear about you

doing some drugs

you're through, you hear me?

You believe that more

than you believe in Jesus!

Don't say that,

Ray.

Ray!

Ray, I watch your show

every single night.

And every night

is new to me.

Maybe because

it's new to you.

It's like you live

every single word

and then you

bend some crazy note,

And damn if you

don't break my heart.

You got genius, baby.

I just want to

be a part of that.

Just want to be

a part of that.

You know the night time,

darling

Night and day

Is the right time

Night and day

To be

Night and day

With the one you love, now

Night and day

Say now oh baby

Night and day

When I come home baby, now

Night and day

I want you to hold my hand

Night and day

Yeah, tight as you can

Night and day

I know the night time

Night and day

Whoa, is the right time

Night and day

To be with the one

you love, now

Night and day

You know what

I'm thinking of

Night and day

Whoa!

Sing your song, Margie

Night and day

Baby

Night and day

Baby

Night and day

Oh, baby

Night and day

Do I love you?

Night and day

No one above you

Night and day

Hold me tight

Look at him. Look at his knees shaking.

He's got that

junkie itch.

Because the night time

He's totally hooked.

Oh, is the right time

Yeah, but listen to that

sound. He's brilliant.

You can never trust

a junkie, man.

What do you want me to do?

Listen to him, man.

I said baby

Night and day

Baby

Night and day

Baby

Night and day

Oh, baby

Night and day

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday, Ray!

You know what to do.

Take a deep breath.

Go ahead.

He blow them out?

Every single one.

I know the night time

Night and day

Everyday is the right time

Night and day

Night and day

You know

Night and day

You know what, I... I just

want to thank you so very much.

Please, uh, another round of

applause for Miss Margie Hendricks.

Thank you so much,

and good night.

Hey, you see

what time it is?

What's the problem?

The problem is on the

contract. That's the problem.

Ray! Ray! You still

got 20 minutes left.

Okay, what you want to do?

That fool's holding us to

every second of the contract.

Go... go baby-sit him.

I'll take care of it.

It's okay.

You know what, they say we got

a little bit more work to do.

That was the last song

in the book, Ray.

You know, Fathead,

it ain't never the last song.

Now, band, follow me and do

what I do, say what I say.

This is how we gonna do it.

Hey mama,

don't you treat me wrong

Come and love your daddy

all night long

It's all right

Whoa, it's all right

Hey, hey, hey, yeah

See the girl

with the diamond ring

She knows how to

shake that thing

Whoa, it's all right

Hey, hey, hey, yeah

That's what I'm talking about.

Tell your mama,

tell your pa

I'm gonna send you back

to Arkansas

Oh yes, ma'am,

you don't do right

Don't do right

What'd I say?

Tell me what'd I say

Tell me what'd I say

Where can I get

that record from?

I don't know.

It doesn't exist yet.

I'll tell Ray

he should record it.

Oh, no

Mmm

Mmm

Ooh

Ooh

Eee

Eee

Ooh

Ooh

It's all right

Baby, it's all right

Baby, it's all right

Oh, it's all right

Baby, it's all right

Mama, it's all right

Baby, it's all right

It's all right

It's all right

It's all right, now

Yeah, that's it.

Oh, this is it.

I'm telling you, that is

out of sight. That's a hit.

It's fantastic, Ray. But what the

hell are we gonna do with this?

It's too damn long.

Every night we play this, man,

we bring the house down.

I'm telling you,

it's guaranteed.

Tom, cut the playback!

Come on out here.

Baby, it's all right

You know what, Ray,

you're probably right.

I mean,

I'm sure you're right.

I've never heard

a sound like this before.

But how the hell are

we gonna market this?

We could cut the second verse,

pop back into the chorus.

Man, you cut that,

I'll cut you in half.

All right, all right,

Ray. Ahem.

We could, uh,

split it up.

Do a Side AISide B

type of thing.

It's been done before.

What the hell, right?

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James L. White

James L. White (November 15, 1947 – July 23, 2015) was an American screenwriter best known for his original screenplay for the 2004 film, Ray, a biopic on Ray Charles. White received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for his work on Ray.White was born on November 15, 1947, in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. He was raised by his single mother in Mount Sterling, approximately 35 miles east of Lexington. A love of reading led White to pursue a career as a writer. He served in the U.S. Navy before enrolling at the University of Massachusetts. He left the university after a year and worked a series of jobs in the Boston area. He moved to Los Angeles during the 1970s to pursue screenwriting.White credited his friend, actor Sidney Poitier, with helping in get his first screenwriting job. Poitier hired White to 1992 to pen the screenplay for a thriller called "Red Money." The film was never made, but it marked White's breakthrough into screenwriting after decades of attempts. In a 2005 award acceptance speech before the Friends of the Black Oscar Nominees group, White publicly thanked Poitier, "I would like to publicly thank Mr. Poitier, who was the first person in Hollywood to take a chance on me as a screenwriter."White was working on two screenplays at the time of his death in 2015 - a biopic on Bessie Smith titled "Empress of the Blues" and second film focusing on Dinah Washington, which is in pre-production.James L. White died from complications of liver and pancreatic cancer at his home in Santa Monica, California, on July 23, 2015, at the age of 67. He was survived by his wife, Elizabeth, two daughters and a son. more…

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