In the 1960s, in Washington, D.C., vibrant soul music and exploding social consciousness were combining to unique and powerful effect. With the support of his irrepressible and tempestuous girlfriend Vernell (Taraji P. Henson), the newly minted ex-con Petey (Don Cheadle) talks his way into an on-air radio gig. At WOL-AM, Petey becomes an iconic radio personality, surpassing even the established popularity of his fellow disc jockeys, Nighthawk (Cedric The Entertainer) and Sunny Jim (Vondie Curtis Hall). Combining biting humor with social commentary, Petey openly courts contro... versy for station owner E.G. Sonderling (Martin Sheen). As Petey???s voice, humor, and spirit surge across the airwaves with the vitality of the era, listeners tune in to hear not only incredible music but also a man speaking directly to them about race and power in America like few people ever have.
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Talk to Me A colourful biopic of Petey Greene, an irreverent black ex-con who becomes a popular Washington DC disc jockey during the turbulent 1960s Talk Radio is the exception that proves the rule: the secret of films about radio DJs is to get the action out of the studio and to find a more cinematic distraction for viewers who, after all, could be at home listening to their wireless (or watching 'Frasier') for free.
In Play Misty For Me, the hook was a bunny-boiling erotomaniac; in Good Morning Vietnam, it was the background of Indo-Chinese conflict; in The Fisher King, a modern quest for the Holy Grail;
Talk to Me, which stars Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor, hearkens to another era, to a time before shock jocks bestrode morning drive time like colossal blowhards. Cheadle plays Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene, an ex-con turned Washington, D.C., radio and television talk-show host, beloved local icon and Howard Stern role model. Ejiofor plays the straight-laced Dewey Hughes, who put him on the air when nobody else would have. Their unlikely friendship and partnership, founded on a shared commitment to speak out against injustice, is the focus of director Kasi Lemmons' film, which observes the fervor of a bygone activist culture longingly, as if to ask, what's with every...
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definitely a 5/5 movie. It was a big stand with Martin Luther King. It was also cool to see Johnny Carson. What a great movie with great history behind it.
