Little Richard (2000)
February 20, 2000Release Date
Little Richard (2000)
February 20, 2000Release Date


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Cast & Crew.

Leon
Little Richard

Jenifer Lewis
Muh Penniman

Carl Lumbly
Bud Penniman

Tamala Jones
Lucille

Mel Jackson
Bud Blackwell

Garrett Morris
Carl Rainey

Don Dowe
Cop

Reynaldo Rey
Sugarfoot Sam

JoNell Kennedy
Peggie Penniman

Lahmard J. Tate

Alimi Ballard

Anthony Griffith
Actor

Warren G
Studio Musician

William James Jones
Billy Wright

V.P. Oliver
Young Robert

Robert Townsend
Director

Little Richard
Executive Producer

John Davis
Executive Producer

Edward J. Pei
Cinematography

Michael Novotny
Production Design

J. Todd Harris
Executive Producer

Bill Kerby
Writer

Daniel Taplitz
Writer

Iain Paterson
Producer
Media.


Details.
Release DateFebruary 20, 2000
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Content RatingPG-13
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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Little Richard is a 2000 biographical NBC television film written by Bill Kerby and Daniel Taplitz and directed by Robert Townsend. Based on the 1984 book, Quasar of Rock: The Life and Times of Little Richard, it chronicles the rise of American musical icon Little Richard from his poor upbringing in Macon, Georgia to achieving superstardom as one of the pioneers of rock and roll music and his conflicts between his religion and secular lifestyle, which leads to an early retirement following a 1957 tour of Australia, and later a comeback to secular performing during a concert in London in 1962.
The cast includes Leon as Little Richard Penniman, Jenifer Lewis as Richard's mother Leva Mae, or as she's listed in the movie credits, Muh Penniman, Carl Lumbly as Richard's stern father, Charles "Bud" Penniman, Tamala Jones as Richard's girlfriend Lucille (actually Audrey Robinson), Garrett Morris as Richard's preacher Carl Rainey and Mel Jackson as producer Robert "Bumps" Blackwell.
For his role as Penniman, Leon earned nominations for Best Actor in the Black Reel Awards and the NAACP Image Awards.
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