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Lee Daniels' The Butler

Year:
Duration:
132 min
Genres:
Biography | Drama
IMDB rate:
7.1
Director:
Lee Daniels
Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 15 wins & 47 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2013-08-16
Filming Locations: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Earnings
Budget: $30,000,000
Opening Weekend: $24,637,312 (USA) (18 August 2013)
Gross: $116,624,134 (USA) (2 February 2014)
Cast
Actor
Character
Olivia Washington
Olivia Washington
Lee Daniels' The Butler
Forest Whitaker
Cecil Gaines
David Banner
Earl Gaines
Michael Rainey Jr.
Cecil Gaines (8)
LaJessie Smith
Abraham
Mariah Carey
Hattie Pearl
Alex Pettyfer
Thomas Westfall
Vanessa Redgrave
Annabeth Westfall
Aml Ameen
Cecil Gaines (15)
Clarence Williams III
Maynard
John P. Fertitta
Mr. Jenkins
Jim Gleason
R.D. Warner
Oprah Winfrey
Gloria Gaines
Isaac White
Charlie Gaines (10)
David Oyelowo
Louis Gaines
Joe Chrest
White Usher
Colman Domingo
Freddie Fallows
Adriane Lenox
Gina
Terrence Howard
Howard
Tyson Ford
Elroy
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Carter Wilson
Lenny Kravitz
James Holloway
Pernell Walker
Lorraine
James DuMont
Sherman Adams
Robert Aberdeen
Herbert Brownell
Robin Williams
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John Cusack
Richard Nixon
Yaya DaCosta
Carol Hammie
Jesse Williams
James Lawson
Margaret M. Owens
Woolworth Diner Patron #1
Eric Ducote
Woolworth Diner Patron #2
James Marsden
John F. Kennedy
Minka Kelly
Jacqueline Kennedy
Chloe Barach
Caroline Kennedy
Danny Strong
Freedom Bus Journalist
Clara Hopkins Daniels
Freedom Bus Rider
Elijah Kelley
Charlie Gaines (15-18)
Liev Schreiber
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dana Gourrier
Helen Holloway
Shirley Pugh
Malcolm X Goer
Bill Newman
Pastor
Nelsan Ellis
Martin Luther King Jr.
Colin Walker
John Ehrlichman
Alex Manette
Bob Haldeman
Mo McRae
Eldridge Huggins
Alan Rickman
Ronald Reagan
Jane Fonda
Nancy Reagan
Rusty Robertson
Senator Robertson
Nealla Gordon
Senator Kassebaum
Stephen Rider
Admiral Rochon
Andre Allemand
Bridge Protester (uncredited)
John L. Armijo
Eisenhower's Military Adviser (uncredited)
Jon Arthur
BET Videographer (uncredited)
Rex Baker
Protester (uncredited)
Patton Brantley
Handsome Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Joshua Braud
Josh (uncredited)
Warren Burger
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Blake Burt
Protester (uncredited)
Carroll Burt
Man at Water Fountain (uncredited)
Jonathan Aaron Butler
College Student (uncredited)
Tom Cain
Arresting Officer (uncredited)
Robin Lee Canode
D.C. Bus Station Arriving Passenger (uncredited)
Jimmy Carter
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rosalynn Carter
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edward J. Clare
Two-Star General (uncredited)
JJ Coker
James Baker (uncredited)
Markeith Coleman
Prisoner (uncredited)
Ross P. Cook
Embassy Protester (uncredited)
Duane Cothren
Military Social Aide (uncredited)
Haylie Creppel
White House Child (uncredited)
Walter Cronkite
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Steven J. Daniels
Protestor (uncredited)
Robert 'Bigg Sarge' Deon
Churchgoer
Donna Duplantier
Barbara Gaines (uncredited)
Alexander Eldimiati
JBJ Aide (uncredited)
Jazzy Ellis
College Student (uncredited)
Guy Fernandez
Black Panther (uncredited)
Gerald Ford
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rebecca Lee Fox
Racist (uncredited)
Redd Foxx
Fred Sanford
Justin Gant
Diner Attacker (uncredited)
Ray Gaspard
Pat Buchanan
Tyler Gibbs
Jim Counter MGR (uncredited)
Ron Glass
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Douglas M. Griffin
White Mob Leader (uncredited)
Brandon Guttuso
Homeless Person (uncredited)
Russell M. Haeuser
Redneck Bar Patron (uncredited)
Gene Kevin Hames Jr.
White House Guest (uncredited)
A. Michelle Harleston
D.C. Bus Station Passenger's Mother (uncredited)
Sadarias Harrell
DC Bus Rider / Prisoner / Rioter (uncredited)
Rodney Hebert
White House Engineer (uncredited)
Bria Hobgood
Extra (uncredited)
Alaine Huntington
White House Guest (uncredited)
Rahsaana Ison
Woman in Waiting Room (uncredited)
Jesse Jackson
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Jensen
MacGeorge Bundy
Jim Johnson
Eisenhower Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Mark Joyce
Barfly (uncredited)
Martin Luther King
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gladys Knight
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alex Ladove
Protester (uncredited)
Elton LeBlanc
US Navy Admiral (uncredited)
Wanda Leigh
Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson
Hal Linden
Barney Miller (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sam Malone
Young Abraham (uncredited)
John R Mangus
Mississippi Jail Guard (uncredited)
Starlette Miariaunii
College Student (uncredited)
Mike R. Moreau
LBJ Aide (uncredited)
Dorian Morrison
Rioter (uncredited)
Barack Obama
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mary Katherine Oglesby
White House Child (uncredited)
Monicah Owino
Churchgoer
Darryl Perrilloux
Washington DC Rioter (uncredited)
Jeffrey Poitier
White House Butler (uncredited)
Renato Powell
Chef (uncredited)
Philippe Radelet
Houseman (uncredited)
Tarra Riggs
Sophie Wilson (uncredited)
Xosha Roquemore
Foxy
Aaron Saxton
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Carl Singleton
White House Butler (uncredited)
Chaz Smith
Reagan Reception Attendee (uncredited)
Kay Smith
Diane Nash
Jim Sojka
White House Engineer (uncredited)
Andrew j Spinks
LBJ Secret Service (uncredited)
Marco St. John
Chief Justice Warren Burger
Jason Stanly
Reagan Marine Color Guard (uncredited)
Valerie Strecker
Excelsior Guest (uncredited)
Craig Tate
Hobo (uncredited)
Shirley Tregre
Mob Woman (uncredited)
Joseph Uzzell
Angry Mob Member (uncredited)
Bob Walker
JFK VIP Friend (uncredited)
Mike Wallace
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dean J. West
White House Reporter (uncredited)
Michael Whitener
(uncredited)
Demond Wilson
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jake Wynne-Wilson
Reagan's Body Man (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
The screenplay for this film was featured in the 2010 Blacklist; a list of the "most liked" unmade scripts of the year.
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First inspired by a feature article published November 7, 2008, in the Washington Post: "A Butler Well Served by This Election."
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Columbia Pictures put the film in turnaround in 2008. The Weinstein Company acquired the distribution rights in 2012.
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Goofs
During the first shot of the White House and titled as 1957, a bronze 1959 Chevrolet drives by.
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In close-ups toward the end, Forest Whitaker's crisp white collar has brown make-up along the edges.
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In 1957, when the White House is shown from a distance, a red Volkswagen bug drives by, with its white convertible top down. Several years later, in front of the courthouse in Tennessee, the same car is parked on the street, with the top down.
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Quotes
Richard Nixon: I don't want to say anything negative about that Kennedy boy. I'm sure he's a real nice fellow. But do you really want that spoiled rich son-of-a-bitch fuck to be your next president?
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Gloria Gaines: [looking at a picture of her granddaughter] I mean, really, Shaquanda. What kind of name is that?
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Gloria Gaines: Stop calling him a nigger cause he ain't no nigger.
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Faq
Q
Why was this movie rated so long by the Oscars. I thought 12 Years a Slave was good but not better than The Butler
A
I think the Butler, which covered recent history, was too real for Hollywood. It was a very moving picture to those of us who grew during the 50's and 60's. I think there was only one Oscar nomination.
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Photos from cast
Olivia Washington Corrina Roshea
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