Drama

The Butler

Follow Through Productions

Salamander Pictures

Laura Ziskin Productions

Lee Daniels Entertainment

Pam Williams Productions

Windy Hill Pictures

United States of America

English

Forest Whitaker

Oprah Winfrey

David Oyelowo

John Cusack

Jane Fonda

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Mariah Carey

Terrence Howard

Lenny Kravitz

Aml Ameen

Michael Rainey Jr.

James Marsden

Alex Pettyfer

Vanessa Redgrave

Alan Rickman

Liev Schreiber

Robin Williams

Yaya DaCosta

David Banner

Colman Domingo

Nelsan Ellis

Nealla Gordon

Elijah Kelley

Minka Kelly

Adriane Lenox

Mo McRae

Pernell Walker

Jesse Williams

Clarence Williams III

LaJessie Smith

John P. Fertitta

Jim Gleason

Isaac White

Joe Chrest

Tyson Ford

James DuMont

Robert Aberdeen

Olivia Washington

Margaret M. Owens

Eric Ducote

Chloe Barach

Danny Strong

Clara Hopkins Daniels

Dana Gourrier

Shirley Pugh

Bill Newman

Colin Walker

Alex Manette

Rusty Robertson

Stephen Rider

Tarra Riggs

Xosha Roquemore

Lee Daniels

Cassian Elwes

Buddy Patrick

Laura Ziskin

Andrew Dunn

Rodrigo Leão

Joe Klotz

Tim Galvin

Sebastián Silva

Leah Daniels-Butler

Billy Hopkins

Ruth E. Carter

Danny Epper

Lori Agostino

Erik Polczwartek

Jason Baldwin Stewart

Diane Lederman

Debra Denson

Beverly Jo Pryor

Deanna Simmons

Kimberly Murphy

Dana Kay Hart

Wendy Talley

Robert L. Stevenson

Victoria Wood

Jen Wall

Robin Simmerly

Sarah Forrest

Michelle C. Harmon

Brian A. Waits

Randall S. Coe

Steve Martemucci

Michael Arena

David Keith Broome

John Lindsay

Gus Coto

Robert Hein

Debby VanPoucke

Michael Barry

Daniel Cohen

Ted Markovic

Aniela Sidorska

Luke DiTommaso

Charlotta Forssman

Ray McIntyre Jr.

Jeff Galpin

Grayson Austin

Jeffery J. Tufano

Michael Stumpf

Luis Lopez DeVictoria

Anne Marie Fox

Trey Shaneyfelt

Kristopher Weaver

Annette Farnsworth

Ulysses Guidotti

Kat Spiess

Ben Schor

Amy Sanderson

Virginia McCollam

Mickey Lambert

Elizabeth Himelstein

Meredith Richardson

Harvey Weinstein

Len Blavatnik

Branka Mrkic

David Wahnon

Kevin Ladson

Ruth Hernandez

Heather Gross

Lisa C. Satriano

Peter Dress

Bob Weinstein

Ari Daniel Pinchot

Marcos Gonzales

Daina Daigle

Candace Neal

Dana Boisseau

Sherri Hamilton

Yolanda Sheridan

LeDiedra Richard-Baldwin

Kellie Robinson

Matthew W. Mungle

Clinton Wayne

Courtney Lether

Jonah Levy

Bradley Martin

Zach Smithers

Jordan Whaley

Hans Bjerno

Hilton Garrett

Francis James

Len Levine

Damon Meledones

Jeremy Webre

Robert D Morrison Jr.

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We begin with some brutality at the hands of a character (Alex Pettyfer) who believes that the negroes on their cotton plantation are, quite literally, worthless. He rapes a woman then murders her husband when he raises a very mild objection! His mother (Vanessa Redgrave) takes a liking to their now orphaned boy and promotes him from the fields to be their houseboy. Learning how to keep his head down and to play the game, he quickly succeeds and ends up working in the White House. His period there (ending in the Reagan administration) allows for an interesting conduit to depict the evolution of the American civil rights movement, of changing (and not) attitudes and it gives a little insight into how the Oval Office and it's occupants might work. The supporting cast list is impressive, but with the exception of Oprah Winfrey (his wife "Gloria") most have but fleeting appearances as the story moves along. Their own life is not without heartache and troubles - one of their sons is determined to do what he can to fight for their freedom from oppression, an activity done at considerable peril to him and those around him. The narrative also, gently, exposes discrimination across the board - from salaries and promotion opportunities, to segregated seating at a milk bar, as well as nodding, tragically, to the war in Vietnam. Perhaps it is the gentle way in which it illustrates the prevalent racism that is most potent. It allows us to evolve with him, sometimes slowly, sometimes shockingly and that is to the credit of Whitaker who exudes a decency that is hard not to admire. The production is well paced with a complimentary soundtrack that is well worth a look.

I was in a mood for a Robin Williams movie. I hadn't heard of this one and it was streaming free. While Williams had only a small role as Eisenhower this movie was amazimg: thought provoking and tear jerking. Probably not the best for a 5:30 a.m. Saturday, bu this is going on  my DVD to purchase list. Following a man(Whittaker) from his childhood on a plantation, to running away from home, getting a job as a house boy in a fancy DC hotel, to butlering for seven different presidents, though Carter and Ford don't make an appearance. It's a family tale, falling in love witn a maid from the hotel(Whimphry), raising two boys, onein politics, from MLK to the BPP to congress, all against daddy's wishes, and one "good boy" who joins the army for what he believes in. I only heard of Whitaker from Young Rock, but he was great.Makeup was wonderful keeping up with aging. Oprah was a great mama, loving her boys, pleasing her man, and a lonely house wife while he worked long hours at the Whitehouse contributing to struggles with alcohol and adultury. One of the best dramad I have seen in years.

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