Little Richard (2000)
February 20, 2000Release Date
Little Richard (2000)
February 20, 2000Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Leon
Little Richard
Jenifer Lewis
Muh Penniman
Carl Lumbly
Bud Penniman
Mel Jackson
Bud Blackwell
Tamala Jones
Lucille
Garrett Morris
Carl Rainey
Robert Townsend
Director
Don Dowe
Cop
Bill Kerby
Writer
Reynaldo Rey
Sugarfoot Sam
Daniel Taplitz
Writer
Iain Paterson
Producer
JoNell Kennedy
Peggie Penniman
Velton Ray Bunch
Composer
Edward J. Pei
Cinematographer
Warren G
Studio Musician
William James Jones
Billy Wright
John Davis
Executive Producer
Little Richard
Executive Producer
Sabrina Plisco
Editor
Marcelo Sansevieri
Editor
Richard Reams
Set Decoration
Michael Novotny
Production Design
J. Todd Harris
Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Little Richard is a 2000 biographical NBC television film written by Bill Kerby and Daniel Taplitz and directed by Robert Townsend. Based on the 1984 book, Quasar of Rock: The Life and Times of Little Richard, it chronicles the rise of American musical icon Little Richard from his poor upbringing in Macon, Georgia to achieving superstardom as one of the pioneers of rock and roll music and his conflicts between his religion and secular lifestyle, which leads to an early retirement following a 1957 tour of Australia, and later a comeback to secular performing during a concert in London in 1962.
The cast includes Leon as Little Richard Penniman, Jenifer Lewis as Richard's mother Leva Mae, or as she's listed in the movie credits, Muh Penniman, Carl Lumbly as Richard's stern father, Charles "Bud" Penniman, Tamala Jones as Richard's girlfriend Lucille (actually Audrey Robinson), Garrett Morris as Richard's preacher Carl Rainey and Mel Jackson as producer Robert "Bumps" Blackwell.For his role as Penniman, Leon earned nominations for Best Actor in the Black Reel Awards and the NAACP Image Awards.