Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues (2005)

Play it. Sing it. Shout it. Feel it.

Drama Music TV Movie

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.

star 5.7 7.8 75%
  • Release Date: 2005-02-12
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Director: George C. Wolfe

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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)

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