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Synopsis: The true life story of Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene Jr. In the mid-to-late 1960s, in Washington, 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 irrepressible and tempestuous 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

Genre: Biography, Drama, History

Director(s): Kasi Lemmons

Actors: Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Bruce McFee, Mike Epps

Production: Focus Features

9 wins & 13 nominations.


IMDB:: 7.4
Metacritic:: 69
Rotten Tomatoes:: 82%

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: R
Year:: 2007
: 118 min
: $4,436,352
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yourselves!
Go straight to hell!
WOL!
WOL!
Go straight to hell!
Go straight to hell!
WOL!
WOL!
PETEY ON LOUDSPEAKER:
Dewey Hughes is in bed
with the man!
CROWD:
Dewey Hughes is
in bed with the man!
Dewey Hughes is
in bed with the man!
Dewey Hughes is
in bed with the man!
Dewey Hughes is
in bed with the man!
Dewey Hughes is
in bed with the man!
Dewey Hughes is
in bed with the man!
Dewey Hughes is
in bed with the man!
Dewey Hughes is
in bed with the man!
Dewey Hughes is
in bed with the man!
Dewey Hughes is
in bed with the man!
Dewey Hughes is
in bed with the man!
Dewey Hughes is
in bed with the man!
Dewey Hughes is
in bed with the man!
Dewey Hughes is in bed with...
Dewey Hughes is
in bed with the man!
There he is!
(ALL BOOING)
Dewey Hughes is a blushing...
Well, does he have blood?
I don't know.
Now, a righteous brother
tries to better himself,
make up for his mistakes...
ALL:
That's right!
... and WOL slams
the door right in his face.
Now, I ask you,
is that righteousness?
ALL:
No!
Ladies and gentlemen,
WOL would never turn
its back on our listeners.
Our goal is to speak for
and to unite the community,
not divide or hurt.
Did he say WOL speaks
for the community?
Why ain't they speaking
about that black boy
that got shot down
by them pigs the other day?
Yeah!
Yeah!
Do you know why?
'Cause if they did,
Mr. Giant Foods
may not give them any more
of that green stuff.
And as we know, money is
always the real truth!
ALL:
Petey! Petey!
Petey! Petey!
Petey! Petey! Petey! Petey!
Petey! Petey! Petey! Petey!
Petey! Petey! Petey! Petey!
Hell, no!
Petey! Petey! Petey! Petey!
Telephone!
Petey! Petey! Petey!
Let him know!
Petey! Petey! Petey! Petey!
(ALL CHEERING)
(FUNK MUSIC PLAYING)
PETEY:
You're late.
Hey, you a little
out of your element
around here, ain't you,
Mister Tibbs?
Well, I thought you might be
more comfortable
in familiar surroundings.
Yeah, you right.
So, I wanna bring this little
show of yours to an end.
Well, that mean
you offering me a job?
No.
Well, then I'm afraid
the show must go on.
That's entertainment talk.
Listen, man,
since you're here,
wanna play a little game?
A little 9-Ball?
Sure.
Call it, sugar.
Heads. Please.
(COIN DROPS)
Tails.
Rack 'em, chump.
Please.
(CHUCKLING)
Wanna make it
a little interesting?
A little wager on it,
radio man?
You don't wanna just play?
Ain't really playing unless
you got something on the line.
What do you think? About
five hundred?
Rolling kind of heavy for
a man just out of the joint.
Oh, they got
a real nice savings plan.
Okay.
Uh-huh.
I see Mr. Blue Blazes
keeps you happy.

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Michael Genet

Michael Genet (born August 25, 1958) is an American actor and screenwriter. He has guest starred in a number of television series based in the New York City area, they include The Equalizer, New York Undercover, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ugly Betty and the soap operas As the World Turns, One Life to Live.As a screenwriter, Genet wrote the film She Hate Me (2004), directed by Spike Lee, co-writing the film with Lee. Genet also appeared in the film playing the older brother of the film's protagonist, played by Anthony Mackie. Prior to this, he appeared in Lee's 2002 film 25th Hour. The next film he wrote Talk to Me (2007), was directed by Kasi Lemmons, co-writing the film with Rick Famuyiwa.Genet has also appeared in a number of Broadway stage productions. more…

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