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Soul Men

Year:

2008

Duration:

100 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music

IMDB rate:

6.5

Director:

Malcolm D. Lee

Awards:

3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2008-11-07

Filming Locations: Louisiana, USA

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $5,401,605 (USA) (9 November 2008)

Gross: $12,081,447 (USA) (1 February 2009)

Cast

Actor

Character

Jennifer Coolidge

Juan Gabriel Pareja

Soul Men

Sara Erikson

Soul Men

Samuel L. Jackson

Louis Hinds

Bernie Mac

Floyd Henderson

Sharon Leal

Cleo

Adam Herschman

Phillip

Sean Hayes

Danny Epstein

Affion Crockett

Lester

Fatso-Fasano

Pay-Pay

Jackie Long

Zig-Zag

Mike Epps

Duane Henderson

John Legend

Marcus Hooks

Isaac Hayes

Himself

Vanessa del Rio

Full-Figured Neighbor

P.J. Byrne

Floyd's Doctor

Ken Davitian

Ardesh Kezian

Soledad O'Brien

Herself

Randy Jackson

Narrator (voice)

Jackie Johnson

Weather Woman

Shane Sampson

Henderson Twin #1

Dylan Sampson

Henderson Twin #2

Bart Hansard

Flagstaff Lounge Manager

Michael Brouillet

Keyboard Player (Flagstaff)

Sean Goulding

Trombone Player (Flagstaff) (as Sean Robert Goulding)

Ritchie Montgomery

Emmett the Drunk

Clay Yocum

Audience Member (Flagstaff)

Lara Grice

Peabody Desk Clerk

Paul T. Taylor

Peabody Hotel Manager

Monyetta Shaw

Odetta

Jody Thompson

Deputy

Maurice DuBois

Newscaster

Miko DeFoor

Apollo Stage Manager

Michael Showers

Detective in Charge

Millie Jackson

Claudette

Willie Hall

Himself

Ben Cauley

Himself

Charles 'Skip' Pitts

Himself (as Skip Pitts)

Scott Bomar

Bassist

Archie 'Hubie' Turner

Keyboard

Art Edmaiston

Baritone Saxophone

Marc Franklin

Trombone

Robin Moffett

Female Singer

Ketrick Robinson

Male Singer

Jovan 'Jr.' Taylor

Baritone Sax Player

Nathan Adams

Tenor Sax Player

Michael C. 'Mike' Allen

NYC Police Officer

LaVita Brooks

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

NyaSimone Caldwell

Henderson daughter

Keenan Carter

Young Louis Hinds

Gary D. Earl

Officer Harris

Ron Fagan

Hotel Couple - Man

Ted Ferguson

Dancing Cowboy

Michael Franklin

Trumpet Player

Beth Hebert

Masseuse

Cindy McBride

Office Worker

Lee Ann McDade

Apollo Audience Member

Donald Meyers

Man in Hotel Lobby

James Paul

Apollo Nite Club Patron (uncredited)

Joey Robinson

Foxy Lady

Franklin Ojeda Smith

Impersonator

Calvin Sykes

Younger Floyd Henderson

Alicia Tennant

Female Singer / Audience Member (uncredited)

Kenon Walker

Beale St. Patron

Thomas Wallace

News Photographer

Steven Whitemon

Officer White

Did you know?

Trivia

Both this film and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) are dedicated to Bernie Mac.

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A tribute to Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes plays during the End Credits.

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Final film for Isaac Hayes. Also final film for Bernie Mac, although Old Dogs (2009), featuring Bernie Mac, was released later, Mac's scenes in that movie were shot before Soul Men (2008).

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Goofs

When they first put on their old suits to perform, Floyd's jacket rips up the back. When they appear on stage there is no rip in the jacket.

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(At approx 18-20 min) Louis is in the Eldorado with Floyd and they flash a silver .38 pistol. Then after they almost crash the .38 is now a black .22 pistol

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Quotes

Louis Hinds: [opens the door for Floyd to leave] get the fuck out.

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