
Lackawanna Blues
Play it. Sing it. Shout it. Feel it.
2005 en 95 minutes
Rating: 6.4
Plot
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.
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Cast

S. Epatha Merkerson
Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby

Marcus Carl Franklin
Ruben Santiago Jr.

Yasiin Bey
The Bandleader

Carmen Ejogo
Alean

Louis Gossett Jr.
Ol'lem Taylor

Macy Gray
Pauline

Terrence Howard
Bill Crosby

Ernie Hudson
Dick Barrymore

Rosie Perez
Bertha

Liev Schreiber
Ulysses Ford

Jimmy Smits
Ruben Santiago Sr.

Patricia Wettig
Laura's Mother

Jeffrey Wright
Mr. Paul

Adina Porter
Ricky

Bill Simms Jr.
Self

Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Freddie Cobbs

Charlayne Woodard
Bill's Woman

Omar Benjamin
Ruben, Jr. (Toddler)

Julie Benz
Laura

Robert Bradley
Otis McClanahan

Michael Kenneth Williams
Jimmy

Saul Williams
Lonnie (War Veteran)

Delroy Lindo
Mr. Lucious

Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Numb Finger Pete

Kathleen Chalfant
Mrs. Carmichael

Byanca Godwin
Bill's Woman

Hill Harper
Ruben Jr. (Adult)

Barry Shabaka Henley
Shakey Winfield

Lou Myers
Ol' Po Carl

Julanne Chidi Hill
Jimmy Lee's Woman

Henry Simmons
Jesse

Arista Pemberton
Fish Fry Guest

Ron Kellum
Fish Fry Guest

Muhammad Parks
Fish Fry Guest

Ken Robertson
Fish Fry Guest

Michelle Robinson
Fish Fry Guest

Paula Brown
Fish Fry Guest

Neisha Folkes-LeMelle
Dancer at Maxie's

Stevie Ray Anthony
Dancer at Maxie's

Carmen M. Chavez
Dancer at Maxie's

Ryan Francois
Dancer at Maxie's

Aakomon Jones
Dancer at Maxie's

Autum Perry
Dancer at Maxie's

Greg Poland
Dancer at Maxie's

Indira Taylor
Dancer at Maxie's

Eugene Lee
Nanny's Birthday Party Guest

Ryan Michelle Bathe
Nanny's Birthday Party Guest

Tracey Buckner
Nanny's Birthday Party Guest

Roxanne Mayweather
Nanny's Birthday Party Guest

Amad Jackson
Alean's Boyfriend

Bob Tyrus
Fish Sandwich Man

J.B. Williams
Gambler

Lily Santiago
Laura's Daughter

Trey Santiago-Hudson
Laura's Son

Delandis
Performer

Jana Thompson
Hotel Receptionist in Toronto (uncredited)

Josef Cannon
Headwaiter (uncredited)

Keith Tilque
Fish Fry Guest (uncredited)

Blaise Brooks
Party Guest (uncredited)