Ray

2004 152 min Drama, Music

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.

budget $40,000,000 earnings $124,700,000 return 3.1x

director Taylor Hackford

writers James L. White, Taylor Hackford