Two former backup soul singers, Louis and Floyd, have not spoken to each other in 20 years, and reluctantly agree to travel across the country together to a reunion concert to honor their recently-deceased lead singer. Cleo, a beautiful young woman who is believed to be Floyd's daughter, accompanies them as a new singer.
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Effortless, spare, classical in form and comic.
- effortlessdemanding
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Samuel L. JacksonLouis Hinds
- Bernie MacFloyd Henderson
- Sharon LealCleo
- Adam HerschmanPhillip
- Sean HayesDanny Epstein
- Affion CrockettLester
- Jackie LongZig-Zag
- Mike EppsDuane Henderson
- John LegendMarcus Hooks
- Isaac HayesSelf
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- Malcolm D. LeeDirector
- Robert RamseyScreenplay
- Matthew StoneScreenplay
- Matthew F. LeonettiDirector of Photography
- Stanley ClarkeOriginal Music Composer
- Paul MillspaughEditor
- William HenryEditor
- David T. FriendlyProducer
- Charles CastaldiProducer
- Steven GreenerProducer
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