Get on Up
Tate Taylor2014-08-01
The Funk Don't Quit
6.754
139 min
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Chadwick Boseman | James Brown | The Free Refills |
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Nelsan Ellis | Bobby Byrd | Unowned |
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Dan Aykroyd | Ben Bart | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Viola Davis | Susie Brown | The Free Refills |
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Lennie James | Joe Brown | Unowned |
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Fred Melamed | Syd Nathan | Goutbreak |
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Jill Scott | DeeDee Brown | Unowned |
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Octavia Spencer | Aunt Honey | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Nick Eversman | Mick Jagger | Unowned |
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Tika Sumpter | Yvonne Fair | Unowned |
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James DuMont | Corporal Dooley | Unowned |
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Billy Slaughter | Pool Cleaner | Unowned |
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Ritchie Montgomery | Warden | Unowned |
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Craig Robinson | Maceo Parker | Unowned |
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Brandon Mychal Smith | Little Richard | Unowned |
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Aloe Blacc | Nafloyd Scott | Unowned |
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Josh Hopkins | Ralph Bass | Unowned |
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | Vicki Anderson | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Tariq Trotter | Pee Wee Ellis | Unowned |
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Keith D. Robinson | Baby Roy | Unowned |
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Stacey Scowley | Penelope White | Unowned |
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Liz Mikel | Gertrude Sanders | Unowned |
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Julius Tennon | Grandpa Byrd | Unowned |
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Allison Janney | Kathy | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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John Benjamin Hickey | Richard | Unowned |
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J.D. Evermore | Seminar Presenter | Unowned |
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Carol Lee | Mavis | Unowned |
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Cleta Elaine Ellington | Shirley Buell | Unowned |
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Jim Gleason | Insurance Salesman | Unowned |
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Ahna O'Reilly | Reporter | Unowned |
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Antonius Charles | Black Infantryman | Unowned |
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Donald Watkins | Black Infantryman | Unowned |
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Corey Sorenson | Pilot | Unowned |
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Hunter Burke | Soldier | Unowned |
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Jamarion Scott | Little James Brown | Unowned |
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Jordan Scott | Little James Brown | Unowned |
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Rena DeAngelo | Reno Reporter | Unowned |
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Aakomon Jones | Bobby Bennett | Unowned |
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George Quinones | Lynched Man | Unowned |
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Aaron Jay Rome | Frankie Avalon | Unowned |
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Atkins Estimond | Big Junior | Unowned |
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Clyde Jones | Daddy Grace | Unowned |
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Michael Papajohn | 1949 Cop | Unowned |
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Denzel Reed | Big Kid | Unowned |
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Phyllis Montana LeBlanc | Mrs. Byrd | Unowned |
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Taura Cherne | Sarah Byrd | Unowned |
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Kirk Bovill | Announcer | Unowned |
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Cariella Smith | Diner Waitress | Unowned |
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Jacinte Blankenship | Velma Brown | Unowned |
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Sandra DeNise | Female in Audience | Unowned |
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Sheldon Frett | Susie's Soldier | Unowned |
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Mario J. Radford | JB Chauffeur | Unowned |
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Joe T. Blankenship | Alan Leeds | Unowned |
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Randy Smith | Minder | Unowned |
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Alvin Edney II | Teddy Brown | Unowned |
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Adrien Scott Robinson | Little Christmas Boy | Unowned |
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Elliott June Rogers | Little Christmas Girl | Unowned |
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Jamell Richardson | Jimmy Nolen | Unowned |
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Jason Davis | Mayor White | Unowned |
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Justin Hall | Bootsy | Unowned |
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David Carzell | Catfish | Unowned |
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Dominic Thigpen | Chicken | Unowned |
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Matt Thompson | 1949 Cop | Unowned |
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Aaron J. Brooks | Insurance Agent | Unowned |