The Help (2011)
The Help (2011)
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Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Emma Stone
Skeeter Phelan
Viola Davis
Aibileen Clark
Bryce Dallas Howard
Hilly Holbrook
Octavia Spencer
Minny Jackson
Jessica Chastain
Celia Foote
Ahna O'Reilly
Elizabeth Leefolt
Allison Janney
Charlotte Phelan
Anna Camp
Jolene French
Eleanor Henry
Mae Mobley
Emma Henry
Mae Mobley
Christopher Lowell
Stuart Whitworth
Cicely Tyson
Constantine Jefferson
Mike Vogel
Johnny Foote
Sissy Spacek
Missus Walters
Brian Kerwin
Robert Phelan
Wes Chatham
Carlton Phelan
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Yule Mae Davis
Ted Welch
William Holbrook
Stacy Wilde
Composer
Shane McRae
Raleigh Leefolt
Roslyn Ruff
Pascagoula
Tarra Riggs
Gretchen
Leslie Jordan
Mr. Blackly
Mary Steenburgen
Elaine Stein
Tiffany Brouwer
Rebecca
Carol Lee
Pearly
Carol Sutton
Cora
Millicent Bolton
Callie
Ashley Johnson
Mary Beth Caldwell
Ritchie Montgomery
Bus Driver
Don Brock
White Bus Passenger
Florence "Flo" Roach
Maid #1
Nelsan Ellis
Henry The Waiter
David Oyelowo
Preacher Green
LaChanze
Rachel
Dana Ivey
Gracie Higginbotham
Becky Fly
Woman in Grocery Store
Sheerene Whitfield
Maid #2
Cleta Elaine Ellington
Donna The Receptionist
Henry Carpenter
Jameso
John Taylor
Missus Walters' Date
Charles Cooper
Tire Winner @ Ballroom #1
Diana Cooper
Tire Winner @ Ballroom #2
Coyt Bailey
Party Guest #3
Wade Cottonfield
Lead Singer of Band
Kelsey Scot
Sugar Jackson
Amy Beckwith
Bridge Club
Sloane Fair
Bridge Club
Anna Jennings
Bridge Club
Lauren Miller
Bridge Club
Elizabeth Smith
Bridge Club
Mary Taylor Killebrew
Bridge Club
Kathryn Ursy
Bridge Club
Stephanie Ward
Bridge Club
Lamar Lott
Bus Rider (uncredited)
Charles Orr
Bellhop (uncredited)
Chris Columbus
Producer
Tate Taylor
Director / Screenplay / Executive Producer
Michael Barnathan
Producer
Brunson Green
Producer
Stephen Goldblatt
Director of Photography
Sharen Davis
Costume Design
Mark Radcliffe
Executive Producer
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Kerry Barden
Casting
Kathryn Stockett
Novel
Hughes Winborne
Editor
Jennifer Blum
Executive Producer
Sonya Lunsford
Co-Producer
Cate Hardman
Script Supervisor
Jeff Skoll
Executive Producer
Curt Beech
Art Direction
Mohamed Khalaf Al-Mazrouei
Executive Producer
Mark Ricker
Production Design
Paul Schnee
Casting
John Norris
Executive Producer
Jennifer Hawks
Music Supervisor
L. Dean Jones Jr.
Executive Producer
Rena DeAngelo
Set Decoration
Dennis Drummond
Supervising Sound Editor
Dana Kay Hart
Costume Supervisor
Scott Millan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Scott A. Jennings
Sound Effects Editor
Erik Bernstein
Rigging Gaffer
Will Arnot
Camera Operator / Steadicam Operator
Andrew Silver
Music Editor
Willie D. Burton
Production Sound Mixer
Camille Friend
Hair Department Head
Brad Wilder
Makeup Department Head
Nate Berkus
Executive Producer
Bill Bernstein
Music Editor
Russell Allen
Production Coordinator
Rocky Capella
Stunt Coordinator
Dale Robinette
Still Photographer
David Giammarco
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Graziano
Post-Production Manager
Curtis Lindersmith
Digital Intermediate
Natasha Ladek
Wigmaker
Robin Bonaccorsi
Stunts
Jwaundace Candece
Stunts
Robert Bella
Post Production Supervisor
Jim Passon
Color Timer
Robin Sweet
Unit Production Manager
Gloria Belz
Makeup Artist
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 9, 2011
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 26m
Budget$25,000,000
Box Office$216,600,000
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
The Help is a 2011 period drama film written and directed by Tate Taylor and based on Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel of the same name. The film features an ensemble cast, including Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Allison Janney, Cicely Tyson, and Sissy Spacek. The film and novel recount the story of a young white woman and aspiring journalist Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan. The story focuses on her relationship with two black maids, Aibileen Clark and Minny Jackson, during the Civil Rights Movement in 1963 Jackson, Mississippi. In an attempt to become a legitimate journalist and writer, Skeeter decides to write a book from the point of view of the maids, exposing the racism they face as they work for white families. Black domestic workers in 1960s United States were referred to as "the help", hence the title of the journalistic exposé, the novel and the film. "The Help" brings to light the challenges and discrimination that African American people faced.
DreamWorks Pictures acquired the screen rights to Stockett's novel in March 2010 and quickly commissioned the film with Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan, and Brunson Green as producers. The film's casting began later that month, with principal photography following four months after in Mississippi. The film is an international co-production between companies based in the United States, India, and the United Arab Emirates.
The Help premiered at the Jackson suburb of Madison, Mississippi on July 30, 2011, and at Beverly Hills on August 9, 2011, and went into general theatrical release in North America on August 10, 2011 with distribution by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through the Touchstone Pictures label. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $221 million worldwide and receiving positive reviews from critics. The Help received four Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Best Actress for Davis, and Best Supporting Actress for both Chastain and Spencer, with Spencer winning the award. The film also won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.