Memphis (2011)
Overview
Memphis is set in the places where rock and roll was born in the 1950s: the seedy nightclubs, radio stations and recording studios of the musically-rich Tennessee city. With an original score, it tells the fictional story of DJ Huey Calhoun, a good ole' local boy with a passion for R&B music and Felicia Farrell, an up-and-coming black singer that he meets one fateful night on Beale Street. Despite the objections of their loved ones (Huey's close-minded mama and Felicia's cautious brother, a club owner), they embark on a dangerous affair. As their careers rise, the relationship is challenged by personal ambition and the pressures of an outside world unable to accept their love. Originally shown in select theatres, then broadcast as an episode of the PBS series "Great Performances" (season 39, episode 11).
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What is Memphis about?
Memphis is set in the places where rock and roll was born in the 1950s: the seedy nightclubs, radio stations and recording studios of the musically-rich Tennessee city. With an original score, it tells the fictional story of DJ Huey Calhoun, a good ole' local boy with a passion for R&B music and Felicia Farrell, an up-and-coming black singer that he meets one fateful night on Beale Street. Despite the objections of their loved ones (Huey's close-minded mama and Felicia's cautious brother, a club owner), they embark on a dangerous affair. As their careers rise, the relationship is challenged by personal ambition and the pressures of an outside world unable to accept their love. Originally shown in select theatres, then broadcast as an episode of the PBS series "Great Performances" (season 39, episode 11). Memphis is a Music movie, released on 2011-04-28, runtime 165 minutes.
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In the United States, Memphis can be bought from Amazon Video and Google Play Movies. The table on this page lists 1 more country. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Don Roy King
Cast
- Chad Kimball as Huey Calhoun
- Montego Glover as Felicia Farrell
- Derrick Baskin as Gator
- J. Bernard Calloway as Delray Jones
- James Monroe Iglehart as Bobby
- Michael McGrath as Mr. Simmons
- Cass Morgan as Gladys Calhoun
- Jennifer Allen as Clara/White Mother/Ensemble
- Brad Bass as Perry Como/Frank Dryer/Ensemble
- Tracee Beazer as Someday Backup Singer/Ensemble
- Tanya Birl as Ethel/Ensemble
- Kevin Covert as Buck Wiley/Martin Holton/Ensemble
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