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Genre Drama, DVD Movie, Unchain My Heart, Ray Charles, Blu-ray Movie
Format Multiple Formats, Color, Dubbed, AC-3, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen, Dolby
Contributor Clifton Powell, Terrence Howard, Howard Baldwin, Richard Schiff, Sharon Warren, Karen Baldwin, Scott Millan, C.J. Sanders, Stuart Benjamin, James L. White, Steve Cantamessa, Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Bokeem Woodbine, Sharen Davis, Paul Hirsch, Curtis Armstrong, David Krumholtz, Aunjanue Ellis, Taylor Hackford, Greg Orloff, Regina King, Bob Beemer, Larenz Tate, Harry Lennix See more
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Jamie Foxx (Collateral) stars as the one-of-a-kind innovator of soul who overcame impossible odds to become a music legend. Ray is the triumphant and remarkable story of one of America's true musical geniuses, Ray Charles. From his humble beginnings in the South through his meteoric rise to the top of American music charts, Ray's inspirational journey is a tale of hope, redemption and the power of the human spirit. "Ray is Electrifying" hails Peter Travers of Rolling Stone. Witness the incredible true story of a musician who fought harder and went further than anyone could imagine.

Bonus Content:

  • Extended Version of the Film
  • Feature Commentary with Director Taylor Hackford
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Extended Musical Scenes
  • Stepping into the Part
  • Ray Remembered
  • A Look Inside Ray
  • Trailer
  • Cast and Filmmakers

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Jamie Foxx's uncannily accurate performance isn't the only good thing about Ray. Riding high on a wave of Oscar buzz, Foxx proved himself worthy of all the hype by portraying blind R&B legend Ray Charles in a warts-and-all performance that Charles approved shortly before his death in June 2004. Despite a few dramatic embellishments of actual incidents (such as the suggestion that the accidental drowning of Charles's younger brother caused all the inner demons that Charles would battle into adulthood), the film does a remarkable job of summarizing Charles's strengths as a musical innovator and his weaknesses as a philandering heroin addict who recorded some of his best songs while flying high as a kite. Foxx seems to be channeling Charles himself, and as he did with the life of Ritchie Valens in La Bamba, director Taylor Hackford gets most of the period details absolutely right as he chronicles Ray's rise from "chitlin circuit" performer in the early '50s to his much-deserved elevation to legendary status as one of the all-time great musicians. Foxx expertly lip-syncs to Ray Charles' classic recordings, but you could swear he's the real deal in a film that honors Ray Charles without sanitizing his once-messy life. --Jeff Shannon

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.5 inches; 3.84 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ CVGT-DV77
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Taylor Hackford
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, Dubbed, AC-3, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen, Dolby
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 33 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ February 1, 2005
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Jamie Foxx, Regina King, Kerry Washington, Clifton Powell, Harry Lennix
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ Spanish, French
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Taylor Hackford, Stuart Benjamin, Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin
  • Language ‏ : ‎ French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified, English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Universal Studios Home Entertainment
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00005JND5
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ James L. White
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
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Stephanie Conley
5.0 out of 5 stars Such a good movie!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024
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I wouldn’t watch it with my little ones around but this movie is so good. Definitely a winner!!!
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Wess White
5.0 out of 5 stars Good price.
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2024
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Jamie Fox ,great acting.
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Jack haynes
5.0 out of 5 stars Biography
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024
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Jamie Foxx BECAME Ray Charles. Fantastic music!
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I liked that this was a documentary movie on the lifestyle of Ray Charles. It was a very good movie.
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Rojas40
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2024
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I love this movie. I think Jamie Foxx was masterful. However the most powerful scene to me was the scene where he was little and just going blind. He fell as he was waking into the cabin. The 4 minute scene that follows is so spiritually powerful. It just makes the whole movie for me.
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Christina Reynolds
4.0 out of 5 stars A Biopic That Is Clearly Doing Its Best (And J. Foxx Nails It!)
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𝑨𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆.
𝑵𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒐𝒓 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒐 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒆

Ray is a 2004 American biographical musical drama film focusing on 30 years in the life of rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles.The independently produced film was co-produced and directed by Taylor Hackford, and written by James L. White from a story by Hackford and White. It stars Jamie Foxx in the title role, along with Kerry Washington, Clifton Powell, Harry Lennix, Terrence Howard, Larenz Tate, Richard Schiff and Regina King in supporting roles.

Partially due to inevitable time constraints and the need for a reasonable center of contact: it is not uncommon for biopics to sacrifice the representation of key figures in an individual’s life that might better contextualize an ongoing pattern of behavior.
Despite what impression 𝑹𝒂𝒚 might want viewers to get from watching, Charles’ upbringing was curdled with controversy and child-rearing methods that weren't necessarily the most consistent. Prior to being born his biological mother, Aretha, was informally adopted by a Bailey Robinson and his wife, Mary Jane.
Aretha was impregnated by Bailey a few years afterwards when she was fifteen, and this scandalous affair ended with a temporary migration to Albany, Georgia from Greenville, Florida so she could be with family; she returned to Florida shortly after Ray was born on September 23, 1930.
Bailey abandoned his family for the purposes of marrying another woman elsewhere before Ray was even a year old, and Mary Jane remained involved as a parental figure as much as she could because around this time she had also lost a son of her own. It is noted that as far as ‘indulgences’ go Aretha was much less likely to spoil Ray than Mary Jane, but the former went to great lengths to seek out resources in her community that could better assist her son because his vision started to deteriorate when he was about four and was completely gone by the time he was seven. Help would be provided in the form of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) in St. Augustine, and this was particularly valuable as a tuition-free option that was willing to accept a blind African American pupil. 𝑹𝒂𝒚, while it teases the versatility of Charles as a master of composition, somehow still undermeans his aptitude and his experiences as a student there that shaped his abilities: it is true that Ray was partial to the piano and played it the most often, however, while in attendance at FSDB from 1937 to 1945 he also learned how to proficiently play the alto, saxophone, clarinet, and trumpet.

𝑹𝒂𝒚 very intentionally chooses to focus on the death of a younger brother, George, as a trauma that would follow Charles through the entirety of his adult life, and given its theatrical appeal is a justifiable decision (Though, it should be said, that Ray tried to save George and didn’t just idly witness his drowning) though the death of Aretha (From a heart attack) has been recalled as much more devastating for him. It was so calamitous, in fact, that her death made Charles decide to drop out of school (Something that doesn’t go mentioned in 𝑹𝒂𝒚 as even a point of irony, since he was sent away to FSDB for educational purposes) and pursue a career as a musician using whatever resources were found to be at his disposal.
Ignoring for the extent to which recreational substance use was normalized by his peers, missing in 𝑹𝒂𝒚 are internalized components that might better inform audiences as to what Charles thought he had to gain from the use of mind-altering substances: mainly, heroin and marijuana. Besides its likely use as a way of coping with the loss of Aretha and George, Charles always faced immense pressure to be the “trendsetter” regardless of who he performed with, and it speaks volumes that when asked about his ‘creative process’ throughout the years that Ray would attribute much of his ingenuity to intoxication in some measure. Even after quitting the use of heroin successfully he didn’t become some poster child for sobriety, as the last half of his life he was known to be a heavy drinker and functioning alcoholic.
Just speaking on the sensitivity it requires, it makes total sense that 𝑹𝒂𝒚 is particular about the scenes within it that involve drug use as they could paint a less-than respectable image. That said, it is much too eager to be pivoted by some stroke of redemption as illustrated by the truth about two key interactions in its screenplay. Firstly, the death of Margie Hendricks (Which happened about ten years after what is depicted) was not found to be definitely caused by an overdose, but was rather more prone to gossip or speculation than suggested as an autopsy was never performed on her. Secondly, his eventual commitment to rehab was more-so influenced by a desire to avoid being incarcerated as opposed to any involving the well-being of his own family.
(#Funfact: Outside of the obvious complication that might come with being honest about Charles’ substance use in general - ie, the incidental glorification of it - Hackford wanted to do more with this element specifically but an unexpected demand made doing so impossible. Producer Anschutz (One of the few people that wanted to provide financial assistance to begin with) demanded that 𝑹𝒂𝒚 be appropriate enough to acquire a PG-13 rating, and this reduced the degree to which they could even be a topic of conversation)

Given Charles' blindness in combination with his compromised education it is perhaps easy to suggest he was in a position to be exploited early on in the context of business-related arrangements, but predatory management proved to be the least of his concerns, if not much less than what 𝑹𝒂𝒚 insulates to have been the case.
To be a performer during the time Charles became known was to knowingly play along with the Jim Crow tune as race relationship played a significant role in employment opportunities, and with it came a certain amount of social responsibility that could be ignored by privileged individuals for monetary gain.It is true that Charles refused to play (When it was requested he do so via a telegram from a Civil Rights group) a specific event that took place in Augusta, Georgia in 1961 upon finding out its audience would be segregated, but neglected is emphases on the fact that he was one of the 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 performers to openly defy such practices. This inspired and set a very clear precedent for highly-requested performers that weren’t even from the United States that traveled there (IE, The Beatles) to do the same.
Additionally, Ray was never actually officially banned from playing in the state of Georgia after this event though it did result in a lawsuit, and this made him feel “unwelcome” for some time after the fact. Consequently provided by that would be room for 𝑹𝒂𝒚 to explore the psychological effect of being ‘betrayed’ by his birth place even if Charles really did receive an official apology for this happening via public ceremony in 1979.

All things considered, 𝑹𝒂𝒚 manages to hold its own head over water with a bit of testimonial appeal, focusing on key moments of his life where a song could be a hypothetical response to distress though the circumstances surrounding their creation is obviously much more nuanced. Ray’s eventual success was intimately tied to his knowledge that concerns the combination of various sounds: something that empowered him to mix genres in a novel manner as he knew how to play to the strengths of music that had already been produced so as to modernize its flow to a larger audience.
Though it likely could have, Foxx’s performance does not feature his own vocals (All of the singing heard is Ray’s with Foxx pantomiming to a tee), but his commitment by way of impression is really only the tip of the iceberg; he was fitted with prosthetics that essentially kept his eyes glued shut on set for what was sometimes fourteen hours at a time, and all of the piano playing (So, playing done while his eyes would have been prevented from opening) is his own.

It need not be said that mainstream biopics really shouldn’t be taken at face value to begin with, and their containability is a side-effect of deception that can serve a greater purpose. For all that it is worth, Charles himself was asked for his opinion about 𝑹𝒂𝒚’s screenplay prior to the start of its production, and with the exception of two scenes that he asked be omitted he approved it as glossed memorabilia that he hoped could be used as another way to remember him after his eventual passing.
Ray’s artistic influence continues to live on in musicians whose styles vary broadly, and a glance into the more turbulent years of his life with a topical generosity may be the very least he deserves, after all. Ray Charles died on June 10th, 2004 as a result of liver failure (Which can be linked to his heavy drinking, as mentioned earlier), commenting shortly beforehand that if he had known he would live longer than he had expected to he would have taken better care of himself.
Unfortunately, he was subsequently unable to be present during the final screening of 𝑹𝒂𝒚 and its official premiere, missing both by mere months: making it an incidentally well-timed eulogy that is quite simply doing its best.
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Jblaze9
5.0 out of 5 stars Touching and deep
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2024
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Great, soulful movie
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The Fancy One
5.0 out of 5 stars Time to take Jamie Foxx seriously
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2005
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Jamie Foxx initially broke into the business as a comedian, but he really wanted to be a singer. In "Ray", he gets his wish. After a stint on the shows "In Living Color" and "Roc", his own TV sitcom and appearances in several film comedies (some good, others not so good), we got to see what he was really made of. He began to be cast in dramatic roles in big-budget films like "Any Given Sunday", where he played an egotistical football star to the hilt. Later on we caught Foxx as Bundini Brown in "Ali", and he gave yet another noticeable, showstopping performance in that role. Then came his role last year in "Collateral" with Tom Cruise, and we just knew it: Jamie Foxx could definitely be taken seriously as an actor. He had landed the part of the late R&B pioneer and legend Ray Charles, but there were some doubters out there as to if Jamie was the right person for the role...his past in comedy came back to haunt him. But he proves the nay-sayers wrong with his amazing and unforgettable performance in this movie.

Jamie, in his role as Charles, is remarkably like Brother Ray with his mannerisms, as if he had channeled the beloved legend's spirit and brought it to life on screen. The film chronicles Ray's rise to fame, with flashbacks of his childhood, the drowning death of his little brother and how he gradually lost his vision during those years. But it doesn't shy away from his dark side, nor does it paint him as a saint, either: his growing addiction to heroin and his shabby treatment of the people closest to him (his wife, mistresses, producers and management) are a big part of this movie. It does sugarcoat and embellish some things about Ray's life in the script, but that does not take away from the fact that Taylor Hackford's direction of Jamie and this film is simply a joy to watch, and is no doubt Oscar-worthy. The supporting cast is also very strong...newcomer Sharon Warren as Ray's mom Aretha, Kerry Washington as Della Bee, Ray's wife, and veteran actress Regina King as Margie are only a few of many powerful performances to take note of.

The DVD is packed with a lot of bonus features that are also thoroughly enjoyable: numerous deleted scenes (which you have the option of seeing individually or when viewing the film in its entirety - I don't recommend it, though - the editing is poor), extended musical performances and interviews with Ray's friends and admirers, and footage of Ray and Jamie together.

Before his death in June, 2004, Ray gave Jamie his personal seal of approval to portray him in the film, and that seemed to be the motivation that Jamie used to completely envelop himself in the role. If he's good enough for Ray, then he's good enough for me. Job well done, Mr. Foxx. I'll be pulling for you to take home that Oscar.
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Kelly
5.0 out of 5 stars A must see….
Reviewed in Canada on October 17, 2023
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This was a great movie, Jamie Fox played Ray Charles amazingly.
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OsirideinBehet
5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo
Reviewed in Italy on April 13, 2024
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Molto bello
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Mr L.
5.0 out of 5 stars A voir evidemment
Reviewed in France on February 19, 2024
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Tres bon
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Javiusgarcius
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
Reviewed in Spain on September 17, 2015
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Excelente calidad de sonido e imagen, para ser el formato DVD, me hubiera gustado adquirirla en Bluray, pero no encontré la edifición, pero ésta ha cumplido de sobra mis espectativas. Además dentro de las opciones de reproducción, una de ellas permite al visionarla, sobreponiendo las escenas eliminadas a la vez que ves la versión comercial, lo que te permite ver otra pelicula distinta.
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McKingstarr
5.0 out of 5 stars Jamie "Ray Charles" Foxx, in einer grandiosen Rolle als Soullegende!
Reviewed in Germany on January 25, 2015
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Ich als eigentlicher Hip-Hop & R.n.B. Fan, bin eigentlich nicht so besonders an Soul interessiert. Aber dennoch mag ich die Afroamerikanische Szene und alles was dazu gehört sehr. Die großen Legenden wie Ray Charles, James Brown oder Bobby Womack, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson oder Whitney Houston aus den Bereichen Soul, Blues, Rock und Pop müssten aber wohl jedem bekannt sein. Zumindest eine Hand voll guter Songs dieser Künstler sind nicht spurlos an einem vorbei gegangen.
Aber eigentlich spielt es hier ja garkeine Rolle welche Musik man mag, denn der Film "Ray" zeigt das Leben eines großen Musikers, den man spätestens nach dem Anschauen, noch besser kennen und lieben lernt als zuvor.
Gekauft habe ich mir diesen Film aber eigentlich, weil ich sehr auf Biographie-Verfilmungen aller Art stehe.
Da ich in zuvor schon in den Genuß von Filmen wie Notorious B.I.G, 8Mile, Get rich or die Tryin, ALI und Mandela gekommen bin, durfte auch Ray natürlich nicht fehlen.
Da mich der Werdegang und die Geschichte von Soullegende Ray Charles einfach interessierte, kaufte ich mir diesen Film also vor einigen Jahren auf DVD und nun auch auf Blu-Ray. Ich muss sagen, dass ich immerwieder begeistert bin von diesem Film und Ray's Lebensweg. Außerdem ist hier mit Jamie Foxx, ein sehr guter Schauspieler zu sehen, der Ray Charles nahezu perfekt verkörpert. Diese Rolle ist für ihn wie gemacht. Würde man nicht wissen dass es sich um Jamie Foxx handelt, könnte man meinen dass es der echte Ray Charles ist.

Ich denke ich muss über die Story nicht besonderst viel verraten. Man muss sich den Film einfach anschauen. Jeder Fan dieses Kündtelers kennt ja im Prinzip seinen Lebenslauf und alle anderen sollten sich einfach überraschen lassen.
Im Prinzip geht es hier um den Aufstieg des Ray Charles als Soulmusiker, der in einer Zeit geboren wurde, inder das schwarze Volk damals in den USA noch unterdrückt wurde. In armen Verhältnissen und ohne Vater wächst er in Atlanta bei seiner Mutter auf. Er hat noch einen jüngeren Bruder, allerdings muss er mit ansehen wie der durch einen Unfall ums Leben kommt.
Nur knapp sieben Monate später erblindet Ray dann im Alter von sieben Jahren an grünem Star.
Viele Schicksalsschläge musste er also ertragen, ließ sich davon aber nie wirklich unter kriegen.
In Florida beginnt er dann einige Jahre später seine Musikkarriere und wird dadurch zu einem der bekanntesten Musiker seiner Zeit.....

Ich mag diesen Film sehr. Gut er ist zwar nicht mein absoluter Lieblingsfilm, aber man muss ihn trotzdem gesehen haben.
Es ist ein Streifen den man auch öfters sehen kann. Bei mir was es bisher auch schon zwei mal.
Hier gibt es über 150 Minuten lang die volle Packung Ray Charles bzw. Jamie Foxx zu sehen. Ich sage, kauft euch das Ding und gebe ganz klar fünf verdiente Sterne.
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