Talk to Me

Theatrical Release Date: 2007 07 13 (USA - Limited)

UPC: 025193330529

Studio: Universal Studios

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Humor, Profanity, Sexual Situations]

Summary: Don Cheadle stars as outspoken ex-convict and iconic radio personality Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene in a powerful biopic detailing the life and career of a media figure whose voice instilled the black community with hope during the turbulent 1960s. After talking his way onto the Washington, D.C. airwaves in the era of free love, a man emboldened by the inspirational soul music and rapidly expanding social consciousness that defined the decade openly courts controversy as his put-upon producer, Dewey Hughes (Chiwetel Ejiofor), runs interference. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Comedy Drama

Awards: Film Presented – Los Angeles Film Festival Film Presented – San Sebastián International Film Festival Best Male Lead – Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Male – Independent Spirit Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama – Golden Satellite Award Best Supporting Actress – Golden Satellite Award Best Actor – African American Film Critics Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – African American Film Critics Best Picture – African American Film Critics Film Presented – London Film Festival Best Supporting Actor – African American Film Critics

Features: Who is Petey Green?
Recreating P-Town
Deleted Scenes

Talk to Me

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 10/30/2007

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 119 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English,Spanish,French

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Talk to Me
1. Hard Up (Main Titles) [6:56]
2. Losing Ground [4:58]
3. New Blood [8:01]
4. In Bed With the Man [2:47]
5. Out of Your Element [8:30]
6. One Show, One Shot [11:05]
7. Tell it Like it Is [2:35]
8. This is P-Town [6:36]
9. Caught in the Act [6:05]
10. They Got Him [5:36]
11. A Dark Day [3:16]
12. Celebrate the Memory [3:13]
13. Taking it All the Way [5:56]
14. The Moment [8:02]
15. Keeping it Real [6:18]
16. Just Another Con [4:50]
17. Back on the Scene [5:12]
18. One Last Shot [5:14]
19. End of the Show [4:09]
20. End Titles [3:10]

Derek Armstrong

Given the ostentatious and highly cinematic life lived by Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene, a self-described miscreant-turned-straight-talking D.C. DJ, it's hard to believe we waited until 2007 for his biopic to materialize. Maybe it took having the right team in place: director Kasi Lemmons, screenwriters Rick Famuyiwa and Michael Genet, and stars Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor, who shape the man in vivid, moving, and often hilarious ways. A film like this lives and dies by the performance of its lead, and Cheadle perfectly mixes the reckless bravado that made Greene fun to behold with the self-doubt that made him human. But unlike most biopics, Cheadle shares the screen with a co-protagonist, Ejiofor as Dewey Hughes, his manager and an eventual legendary disc jockey in his own right. Much is made about how each character's strengths complete the other. The same can be said for the actors, who play off each other terrifically; Ejiofor's role not only doesn't take the movie away from Cheadle, but actually gives it the depth to rise above the paint-by-numbers nature of many biopics. Some numbers do get painted in the second half, as Greene's life had a trajectory typical of a star who burns brightly, then flames out, consumed by his fatal flaw. But much more indelible are the scenes that stand out from a conventional narrative arc, such as Petey's impromptu late-night eulogy to Martin Luther King Jr., where the normally incendiary personality tried to extinguish the flames burning outside the building by urging rioters to heed Dr. King's message. Coming on the heels of a slapstick brawl between Greene and the DJ who just slept with his girlfriend, this scene only hints at how expertly Lemmons juxtaposes the comic and tragic portions that tugged for control of Greene's life. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Sean MacMahon  Actor 
J. Miles Dale  Actor 
Jeff Kassel  Actor 
Don Cheadle  Executive Producer 
Michael Genet  Screenwriter 
Kasi Lemmons  Director 
Terence Blanchard  Composer (Music Score) 
Mark Gordon  Producer 
William Horberg  Executive Producer 
Rick Famuyiwa  Screenwriter 
Sidney Kimmel  Producer 
J. Miles Dale  Executive Producer 
Bruce Toll  Executive Producer 
Joe Fries  Producer 
Josh McLaughlin  Producer 
Joey Rappa  Executive Producer 
Don Cheadle  Actor 
Chiwetel Ejiofor  Actor 
Cedric the Entertainer  Actor 
Taraji P. Henson  Actor 
Mike Epps  Actor 
Martin Sheen  Actor 
Vondie Curtis-Hall  Actor 

Country: USA