Directed by: Taylor Hackford
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Clifton Powell
Visible crew/equipment: After Ray's been given the first offer to make an album, he starts to discuss with Oberon. On one of Ray's two lenses a white screen used for lighting is reflected, on the other Oberon's stand in (who looks nothing like him) is seen. (01:17:15)
Visible crew/equipment: When Ray is in his new recording room, there's a shot of a white man near a TV, and the reflection of the camera is visible on the TV.
Continuity mistake: At the beginning, Ray holds out a ticket for the bus driver to see. In the next shot, from behind, both Ray's hands are at his side. When the shot changes back to the front, his right hand is extended again holding the ticket.
Milt Shaw: He's filed a lawsuit, Ray, and it's more than a fine. This guy's got juice, he can get you barred from ever playing Georgia again. But he's willing to drop the suit if you make up the gig.
Ray Charles: Not if it's segregated.
Milt Shaw: Ray... I admire what you're doing, man, but you can't afford this. Georgia's our highest grossing state.
Ray Charles: I'm never playing another Jim Crow joint ever again, do you got that?
Milt Shaw: I got it.
Trivia: It's shown in the film that Ray turns up to a protest outside the concert and then refuses to play before a segregated crowd in Georgia, which earns him a lifetime ban from the state. Ray Charles did cancel his concert but only paid compensation and was never banned from Georgia. There was also no protest outside the concert hall.
Question: What was that tune that Ray was playing on the piano just after he offered his 3 backup singers $30 a week?
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Answer: Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven.
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