A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
- Won 3 Oscars
- 58 wins & 123 nominations total
Mary Agnes Nixon
- Copa Coat Check Girl
- (as Maggie Nixon)
Gavin Lyle Foley
- Frankie Vallelonga
- (as Gavin Foley)
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- TriviaUpon the film's release, the Shirley family stated that Tony and Doc were not friends, they had "an employer-employee relationship". In January 2019, audio recordings of an interview with Don Shirley emerged in which he stated, "I trusted him implicitly... You see... not only was [Tony] my driver, we never had an employer/employee relationship. You don't have time for that bullshit. My life is in this man's hands!... So you've got to be friendly with one another."
- GoofsThe version of "Lucille" that plays in the car is not the original 1957 recording, but a rerecording Little Richard made for K-Tel in 1976... 14 years after the film is set.
- Crazy creditsThe real-life photos (and a few insights into their lives after the events in the movie) of Dr. Donald Shirley and Frank "Tony Lip" Vallelonga are shown before the end credits roll.
- ConnectionsFeatured in CTV News at Six Toronto: Episode dated 11 September 2018 (2018)
- SoundtracksThat Old Black Magic
Written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer
Featured review
A perfect example of Yin & Yang - and black and white has nothing to do with it.
Outstanding true story film showing that color doesn't define us, but how we act ourselves and towards others, does.
Great performances from the entire cast, especially Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali who were perfectly cast and convincing in their roles. It was also great to see comedian Sebastian Maniscalco in this film as well.
Writer, director and producer Peter Farrelly nailed every aspect of this biography.
The score, cinematography, sets and visuals were all on point.
I'm not a fan of slow paced long films, but this was was close to an exception. I feel if the pace was picked up a bit and/or the 130 min run-time edited down to around 110 mins, this would have been a perfect 10 from me.
Excellent drama and comedy perfectly positioned throughout the film.
A well deserved 8/10 from me.
Great performances from the entire cast, especially Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali who were perfectly cast and convincing in their roles. It was also great to see comedian Sebastian Maniscalco in this film as well.
Writer, director and producer Peter Farrelly nailed every aspect of this biography.
The score, cinematography, sets and visuals were all on point.
I'm not a fan of slow paced long films, but this was was close to an exception. I feel if the pace was picked up a bit and/or the 130 min run-time edited down to around 110 mins, this would have been a perfect 10 from me.
Excellent drama and comedy perfectly positioned throughout the film.
A well deserved 8/10 from me.
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- Also known as
- Cẩm Nang Xanh
- Filming locations
- Houmas House Plantation, Burnside, Louisiana, USA(Raleigh concert venue)
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Box office
- Budget
- $23,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $85,080,171
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $320,429
- Nov 18, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $321,752,656
- Runtime2 hours 10 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1
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