Get On Up
Movie
2014
PG-13
2 HOURS 18 MINS
Biography
Docudrama
Singer James Brown rises from poverty to become the Godfather of Soul.
Cast & Crew
Chadwick Boseman James Brown
Nelsan Ellis Bobby Byrd
Dan Aykroyd Ben Bart
Viola Davis Susie Brown
Lennie James Joe Brown
Fred Melamed Syd Nathan
Craig Robinson Maceo Parker
Jill Scott DeeDee Brown
Octavia Spencer Aunt Honey
Josh Hopkins Ralph Bass
Brandon Smith Little Richard
Tika Sumpter Yvonne Fair
Aunjanue Ellis Vicki Anderson
Tariq Trotter Pee Wee Ellis
Aloe Blacc Nafloyd Scott
Aakomon Jones Bobby Bennett
Jordan Scott Young James
Jamarion Scott Young James
Tate Taylor Director
Jez Butterworth Screenwriter
John-Henry Butterworth Screenwriter
Brian Grazer Producer
Mick Jagger Producer
Victoria Pearman Producer
Erica Huggins Producer
Tate Taylor Producer
Peter Afterman Executive Producer
Trish Hofmann Executive Producer
Jez Butterworth Executive Producer
John Butterworth Executive Producer
John Norris Executive Producer
Anna Culp Executive Producer
Stephen Goldblatt Cinematography
Michael McCusker Film Editing
Thomas Newman Original Music
Mark Ricker Production Design
Jesse Rosenthal Art Director
Rena DeAngelo Set Decoration
Sharen Davis Costume Design
Kerry Barden Casting
Paul Schnee Casting
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