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This is the true life story of Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene Jr. In the mid-to-late 1960s, in D.C., vibrant soul music and exploding social consciousness were combining to unique and powerful effect. It was the place and time for Petey to fully express himself - sometimes to outrageous effect - and "tell it like it is." With the support of his girlfriend Vernell, the newly minted ex-con talks his way into an on-air radio gig. He forges a friendship and a partnership with fellow prison inmate Milo's brother Dewey Hughes. From the first wild morning on the air, Petey relies on the more straight-laced Dewey to run interference at WOL-AM, where Dewey is the program director. At the station, Petey becomes an iconic radio personality, surpassing even the established popularity of his fellow disc jockeys, Nighthawk and Sunny Jim. Combining biting humor with social commentary, Petey openly courts controversy for station owner E.G. Sonderling. Petey was determined to make not just himself but his community heard during an exciting and turbulent period in American history. As Petey's voice, humor, and spirit surge across the airwaves with the vitality of the era, listeners tune in to hear not only incredible music but also a man speaking directly to them about race and power in America like few people ever have.

Production
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment; Mark Gordon Productions; Pelagius Films; The Mark Gordon Company;

Cast Names
Don Cheadle; Chiwetel Ejiofor; Bruce McFee; Mike Epps; Peter MacNeill; Adam Gaudreau; Taraji P. Henson; Cedric the Entertainer; Martin Sheen; J. Miles Dale; Sean MacMahon; Richard Chevolleau; Martin Randez; Todd Schroeder; Vondie Curtis-Hall; Jeff Kassel; Alison Sealy-Smith; Johnie Chase; Eugene Clark; Benz Antoine; Warren Alan Young; Elle Downs; Ngozi Paul; Malik McCall; Matt Birman; Herbert Rawlins; Vicky Lambert; Mantee Murphy; Josh McLaughlin; Richard Fitzpatrick; Damir Andrei; Jim Annan; Jim Malmberg; David Brown; Robert J. Tavenor; Nadege Auguste; Johnny Carson; Lyndon Johnson; Martin Luther King; Bette Midler;

Release Date
2007-03-12 (ShoWest)
2007-06-21 (Los Angeles Film Festival)
2007-07-13 (limited)
2007-08-03

Genres
Biography; Drama; History;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated R for pervasive language and some sexual content.

Running Time
1 hr. 58 min.

Director
Kasi Lemmons

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