Themes: Down on Their Luck, Ladder to the Top, Musician's Life
Main Cast: Leon, Jenifer Lewis, Carl Lumbly, Tamala Jones, Mel Jackson
Release Year: 2000
Country: US
Run Time: 120 minutes
Plot
Robert Townsend directs this biopic on the life of one of the great early rock & roll entertainers -- Little Richard (played by Leon). The film charts Richard's rise from his humble origins in Macon, Georgia, to his chart-topping success to his much-reported return to the Church. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
Garrett Morris - Preacher Rainey; Lahmard Tate; Anthony Griffith; Jonelle Kennedy; Michael Mantell; Reynaldo Rey; Warren G.; Michael Ralph; Robert Littman
Credit
Brian Chavanne - Casting, Robert Townsend - Director, Sabrina Plisco-Morris - Editor, Marcelo Sansevieri - Editor, John Davis - Executive Producer, Little Richard - Executive Producer, J. Todd Harris - Executive Producer, Michael Novotny - Production Designer, Edward J. Pei - Cinematographer, Iain Paterson - Producer, Daniel Taplitz - Screenwriter, Bill Kerby - Screenwriter, Sidney James - Music Producer, Johnny Britt - Music Producer
