Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues

95 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Feb. 12, 2005

In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.

Lackawanna Blues

95 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Feb. 12, 2005

Lackawanna Blues
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers
Original title Lackawanna Blues
Directors George C. Wolfe
Writers Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Cast

S. Epatha Merkerson

as Rachel "Nanny" Crosby

Marcus Carl Franklin

as Ruben Santiago Jr.

Yasiin Bey

as The Bandleader

Carmen Ejogo

as Alean

Louis Gossett Jr.

as Ol'lem Taylor

Macy Gray

as Pauline

Terrence Howard

as Bill Crosby

Ernie Hudson

as Dick Barrymore

Rosie Perez

as Bertha

Liev Schreiber

as Ulysses Ford

Jimmy Smits

as Ruben Santiago Sr.

Patricia Wettig

as Laura's Mother

Jeffrey Wright

as Mr. Paul

Adina Porter

as Ricky

Jana Thompson

as Hotel Receptionist in Toronto

Bill Simms Jr.

as Self

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

as Freddie Cobbs

Charlayne Woodard

as Bill's Woman

Omar Benjamin

as Ruben, Jr. - Toddler

Julie Benz

as Laura

Robert Bradley

as Otis McClanahan

Saul Williams

as Lonnie (War Veteran)