The Help

Year:

2011

Duration:

USA:146 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

8.1

Director:

Tate Taylor

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 72 wins & 94 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2011-08-10

Filming Locations: Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA

Earnings

Budget: $25,000,000

Opening Weekend: $26,044,590 (USA) (14 August 2011)

Gross: $169,708,112 (USA) (8 March 2012)

Cast

Actor

Character

Emma Stone

The Help

Viola Davis

Aibileen Clark

Bryce Dallas Howard

Hilly Holbrook

Octavia Spencer

Minny Jackson

Jessica Chastain

Celia Foote

Ahna O'Reilly

Elizabeth Leefolt

Allison Janney

Charlotte Phelan

Anna Camp

Jolene French

Eleanor Henry

Mae Mobley

Emma Henry

Mae Mobley

Chris Lowell

Stuart Whitworth

Cicely Tyson

Constantine Jefferson

Mike Vogel

Johnny Foote

Sissy Spacek

Missus Walters

Brian Kerwin

Robert Phelan

Wes Chatham

Carlton Phelan

Aunjanue Ellis

Yule Mae Davis

Ted Welch

William Holbrook

Shane McRae

Raleigh Leefolt

Roslyn Ruff

Pascagoula

Tarra Riggs

Gretchen

Leslie Jordan

Mr. Blackly

Mary Steenburgen

Elain Stein

Tiffany Brouwer

Rebecca

Carol Lee

Pearly

Carol Sutton

Cora

Millicent Bolton

Callie

Ashley Johnson

Mary Beth Caldwell

Ritchie Montgomery

Bus Driver

Don Brock

White Bus Passenger

Florence 'Flo' Roach

Maid #1

Nelsan Ellis

Henry The Waiter

David Oyelowo

Preacher Green

LaChanze

Rachel (as La Chanze)

Dana Ivey

Gracie Higginbotham

Becky Fly

Woman in Grocery Store

Sheerene Whitfield

Maid #2

Cleta Elaine Ellington

Donna The Receptionist (as Cleta E. Ellington)

Henry Carpenter

Jameso

John Taylor

Missus Walters' Date

Charles Cooper

Tire Winner @ Ballroom #1

Diana Cooper

Tire Winner @ Ballroom #2

Coyt Bailey

Party Guest #3

Wade Cottonfield

Lead Singer of Band

Kelsey Scot

Sugar Jackson (as Kelsey Scott)

Amy Beckwith

Bridge Club

Sloane Fair

Bridge Club

Anna Jennings

Bridge Club

Lauren Miller

Bridge Club

Elizabeth Smith

Bridge Club

Mary Taylor Killebrew

Bridge Club

Kathryn Ursy

Bridge Club

Stephanie Ward

Bridge Club (as Steffany Ward)

Julie Ann Doan

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Stuart Greenwell

Barber (uncredited)

Lamar Lott

Bus Rider (uncredited)

Jordan Sudduth

Restaurant Gallant (uncredited)

Mario Tolliver

Church Member (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Costars Emma Stone and Bryce Dallas Howard have both played Gwen Stacy in a Spider-Man movie.

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The book store in the film, Avent & Clark Booksellers, was named after Avent Clark, a production assistant on the film from Greenwood, MS.

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There are 2 cast members from "True Blood". Nelsan Ellis "Lafayette" and Anna Camp "Sarah Newlin".

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Goofs

Near the end of the scene with the commodes. The closest toilet has a modern plastic fill valve. In the 1960's all of these valves were brass or copper. The color would have been of that metal or a shade of green from corrosion.

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When Aibileen is walking away from Elizabeth's house, her uniform is stained with sweat from under her arms, but as she walks further, you can see her uniform is clean again

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When Hilly and Elizabeth are eating at the restaurant/coffee house, Elizabeth's earrings appear and disappear.

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Quotes

Missus Walters: I may have trouble remembering my own name, or what country I live in, but there are two things I can't seem to forget: that my own daughter threw me into a nursing home, and that she ate Minny's shit.

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Hilly Holbrook: [check from Celia Foote] Pay to the order of: Two Slice Hilly, $200.00.

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Mr. Blackly: Shut that goddamn door!

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Faq

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A Note Regarding Spoilers

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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

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How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

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For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for The Help can be found here.

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Who is Medgar Evers?

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Medgar Evers [1925-1963] was a prominent African-American in the Civil Rights Movements during the 1950s and early 1960s in Mississippi. He was assassinated by Byron De La Beckwith, a member of the White Citizens' Council, in June 1963.

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