Movie
Born to Be Blue
Overview
Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.
Details
- Release date
- 2015-09-13
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Lumanity Production, New Real Films, Hideaway Pictures, Productivity Media
- Country
- Canada, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ethan Hawke as Chet Baker
- Carmen Ejogo as Jane/Elaine
- Callum Keith Rennie as Dick
- Stephen McHattie as Dad
- Janet-Laine Green as Mom
- Tony Nappo as Officer Reid
- Janine Theriault as Florence
- Tony Nardi as Nicholas
- Katie Boland as Sarah
- Dan Lett as Danny Friedman
- Sophia Walker as Real Sophia
- Kevin Hanchard as Dizzy Gillespie
Crew
- Robert Budreau - Director
- Robert Budreau - Writer
More like this
Cadillac Records
The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
Hounddog
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
The Joker is Wild
A Prohibition-era nightclub crooner has his career is cut short when his throat is slashed by a mob boss.
All Eyez on Me
All Eyez on Me chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records. Against insurmountable odds, Tupac rose to become a cultural icon whose career and persona both continue to grow long after his passing.
Miles Ahead
An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.
Mo' Better Blues
Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.
Bird
Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
Beats
An agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.
Rocketman
The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.
Blaze
Inspired by the life of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw country movement that spawned the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. The film weaves together three periods in Blaze's life, exploring his love affair with Sybil Rosen; his last, dark night on Earth; and the impact his songs and his death had on his fans, friends, and foes.