Get on Up (movie)
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Get on Up is a 2014 American biographical musical drama movie about the life of singer James Brown and directed by Tate Taylor and written by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth.
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| Directed by | Tate Taylor |
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| Music by | Thomas Newman |
| Cinematography | Stephen Goldblatt |
| Edited by | Michael McCusker |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 139 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million[2] |
| Box office | $33.4 million |
The movie stars Chadwick Boseman as Brown, Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd, Dan Aykroyd as Ben Bart, Viola Davis as Susie Brown, Craig Robinson as Maceo Parker, and Octavia Spencer as Aunt Honey.
The movie was released on August 1, 2014, received positive reviews.
References
- ↑ "GET ON UP (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. August 22, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ Steve Dougherty (July 24, 2014). "James Brown and the Making of 'Get On Up'". WSJ.
