Idlewild

Idlewild

121 mins | Drama, Crime, Music | Aug. 25, 2006

A musical set in the Prohibition-era American South, where a speakeasy performer and club manager Rooster must contend with gangsters who have their eyes on the club while his piano player and partner Percival must choose between his love, Angel or his obligations to his father.

Idlewild

121 mins | Drama, Crime, Music | Aug. 25, 2006

Idlewild
A musical set in the Prohibition-era American South, where a speakeasy performer and club manager Rooster must contend with gangsters who have their eyes on the club while his piano player and partner Percival must choose between his love, Angel or his obligations to his father.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Universal Pictures, Atlas Entertainment, Forensic Films, HBO Films
Original title Idlewild
Directors Timothy Feimster, Jennifer Opresnick, Bryan Barber
Writers Bryan Barber

Cast

André 3000

as Percival

Big Boi

as Rooster

Paula Patton

as Angel

Terrence Howard

as Trumpy

Faizon Love

as Ace

Cicely Tyson

as Mother Hopkins

Macy Gray

as Taffy

Ben Vereen

as Percy Senior

Bruce Bruce

as Nathan

Bobb'e J. Thompson

as Young Rooster

Patti LaBelle

as The Real Angel Davenport

Ving Rhames

as Spats

Jackie Long

as Monk

Oscar Dillon

as Bobo

Jalil Jay Lynch

as Cliff

Esau McGraw

as Sonny

Bre'Wan Waddell

as Young Percival

Carol Mitchell-Leon

as Auntie Belle

China Anderson

as Rooster's Daughter

Isis Faust

as Rooster's Daughter

Kyra Freeman

as Rooster's Daughter

Kabrina Truesdale

as Rooster's Daughter

Rodney Johnson

as Fatts

Bill Nunn

as GW