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Release Date:
24 April 2009 (USA) moreTagline:
Life has a mind of its own morePlot:
A Los Angeles Journalist, befriends a homeless Julliard trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper. full summary | full synopsisNewsDesk:
(247 articles)
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(Credited cast)| Jamie Foxx | ... | Nathaniel Ayers | |
| Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Steve Lopez | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Meggan Anderson | ... | Flutist | |
| Halbert Bernal | ... | EMT | |
| Matt Besser | ... | Commuter #4 | |
| Troy Blendell | ... | New young editor | |
| Jayce Bradley | ... | Brawling Frat Guy | |
| Pete Brown | ... | Composer | |
| Michael Bunin | ... | Adam Crane | |
| Joshua Cabrera | ... | Teenage Musician | |
| Ralph Cole Jr. | ... | Enraged Homeless Man | |
| Ingrid Coree | ... | Nurse | |
| Paul Cruz | ... | EMT | |
| Marcos De Silvas | ... | Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa | |
| Aurelius DiBarsanti | ... | Paramedic | |
| Paul Edney | ... | Driver | |
| Nelsan Ellis | ... | David | |
| S. Zev Esquenazi | ... | Sgt. Hendrickson | |
| Angela Featherstone | ... | Commuter #1 | |
| Lauren E. Gates | ... | Ballerina | |
| Marissa Ghavami | ... | Ballerina | |
| Artel Great | ... | Leon (as Artel Kayàru) | |
| Paul Greenberg | ... | Commuter #2 | |
| Lejla Hadzimuratovic | ... | Disney Hall Patron | |
| Justin Rodgers Hall | ... | Sgt. Harris | |
| Lisa Gay Hamilton | ... | Jennifer (as Lisagay Hamilton) | |
| Richard Hansen | ... | L.A.P.D | |
| Rachael Harris | ... | Leslie | |
| Joe Hernandez-Kolski | ... | EMT #1 | |
| Tom Hollander | ... | Graham Claydon | |
| Pete Ilarius | ... | Disney Hall Patron | |
| Catherine Keener | ... | Mary Weston | |
| Edward Kiniry-Ostro | ... | Craig | |
| Francesca Kortesmaki | ... | Twin violinist | |
| Therese Kortesmaki | ... | Twin violinist | |
| Kitty Kreidler | ... | Skid Row Homeless woman | |
| Heather La Bella | ... | ER Doctor | |
| Hallie Lambert | ... | Ballerina | |
| Kirsten Lea | ... | Awards Presenter | |
| Susane Lee | ... | Marisa | |
| Lemon | ... | Jeremy | |
| Wayne Lopez | ... | Officer Hank | |
| Wally Lozano | ... | Sign Spinner | |
| Michael Maddigan | ... | Brawling Frat Guy | |
| Ricky Marciano | ... | Cop | |
| Justin Martin | ... | Nathaniel - Age 13-16 | |
| Annie McKnight | ... | Linda - LAMPS Advocate | |
| George Meyers | ... | Cop | |
| Rob Nagle | ... | Neil | |
| Nick Nervies | ... | Jennifer's son | |
| Kai Nuuhiwa | ... | Brawling Frat Guy | |
| Alejandro Patino | ... | Construction foreman | |
| Palma Lawrence Reed | ... | ER Nurse | |
| Stephen Root | ... | Curt | |
| Franklin Ruehl | ... | Homeless man | |
| Esa-Pekka Salonen | ... | Conductor | |
| Jules Sanchez | ... | Skid Row Porta Potty Dweller | |
| Sharon Savene | ... | LAPD Officer | |
| Holly Sherman | ... | Juilliard student | |
| Robyn Jean Springer | ... | Disney Hall patron | |
| Janaya Sultze | ... | Ballerina | |
| Jeff Sutherland | ... | Cowboy on Plane with Wife | |
| Valentyna Svyatchenko | ... | Julliard Student | |
| Patrick Tatten | ... | Paul | |
| David Jean Thomas | ... | Jim Trotter | |
| Karmyn Tyler | ... | Juilliard Party Guest | |
| Ilia Volok | ... | Mr. Barnoff | |
| Maggie Wagner | ... | Mrs. Villaraigosa | |
| Charlie Weirauch | ... | Atheist | |
| Troy Williams | ... | Cop - Hospital Scene | |
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Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, some drug use and language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
117 minLanguage:
EnglishColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Australia:M | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44923) | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:12 | Ireland:12AFilming Locations:
Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA moreFun Stuff
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In the scene that Nathaniel Ayers and Steve Lopez attend a rehearsal concert, all the seats are covered with canvas. This was not cinematic imagery; this is actually done in some concert halls during rehearsals to reflect a more accurate sound as if the seats were being occupied. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Lopez pulls over in the tunnel after spotting Ayers, his car blocks the right lane. In subsequent shots, cars are seen in the background cruising through that very same lane, one even merges into it, even though Lopez's car is blocking it just a few yards ahead. moreFAQ
Does Jamie Foxx actually play the instruments he is shown playing in the movie?A Note Regarding Spoilers
Who is Nathaniel Anthony Ayers?
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Do not think this as one of those schmaltzy ersatz living experiences. That is what the people who packaged the movie want you to think. This is a movie about failure, and if you had enough of grim and depressing news lately, do not see the movie. On the other hand, if you are not suffering from empathy deficit disorder you are ready for the experience. The story is of Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez, and Skid Row dweller Nathaniel Ayers. Lopez wrote about his friendship with Ayers in his columns, which were later adapted into a book on which this movie is based. The experience that the director and his actors dish up is the rough kind, the sort that acknowledges limitations. Wright took firm control of the movie's tone: The first half describes Lopez's meeting and initial attempts to help Ayers, it is about feeling good, redemption. The second, more realistic part is about the sweat and pain that comes after the saving, for both the redeemed and the redeemer. This movie is less about a friendship between a journalist and a down-and-out musician, than it is about seeing what, and who we are we looking at. The movie is only in part about a serious illness. It does a god job of getting at the isolation we feel when we have tried to do the right thing and never could do enough. In the end, "The Soloist" is about how unknowable other people really are.