Emmet Ray, according to himself, was the greatest jazz guitarist of the 1920s and 1930s. At least in New York, anyway. Although Ray certainly had a signature style and a melodic skill, those who knew Ray best admit that perhaps he was best known in his extra-musical roles -- as a pimp and a kleptomaniac whose fatal flaws hung over his career like a black cloud.
Production Magnolia Productions; Sweetland Films;
Cast Names John H. Tobin; Anna Damergis; Catherine Dudley; Scott Beehner; Fiona Jones; Trish McGettrick; Gary Cowling; Michael Criscuolo; Stanley Crouch; Maria Ottavia; Kenneth Edelson; Eddie Eisele; Alan Francis; Rick Hickman; Jon M. McDonnell; Adam Sietz; Woody Allen; Ben Duncan; Daniel Okrent; Dan Moran; Tony Darrow; Chris Bauer; Sean Penn; Constance Shulman; Kellie Overbey; Darryl Alan Reed; Marc Damon Johnson; Ron C. Jones; Steve Bargonetti; Benjamin Franklin Brown;
Box Office USD 4,196,621
Release Date 1999-09-04 (Telluride Film Festival) 1999-12-03 (New York City, New York) 1999-12-10 (Los Angeles, California)
Genres Comedy; Music;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated PG-13 for sexual content and some substance abuse.