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Idlewild
Genres
CrimeDramaMusic
Overview
A reticent piano player Percival, along with Rooster, his flamboyant lead performer and manager, struggle to keep their speakeasy, in the Prohibition-era South, out of the hands of gangsters who want to take it over.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
121 min
Release Date
2006-08-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
59
Vote Average
5.653
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
André 3000
Percival
Big Boi
Rooster
Paula Patton
Angel
Terrence Howard
Trumpy
Faizon Love
Ace
Malinda Williams
Zora
Cicely Tyson
Mother Hopkins
Macy Gray
Taffy
Ben Vereen
Percy Senior
Bruce Bruce
Nathan
Paula Jai Parker
Rose
Bobb'e J. Thompson
Young Rooster
Patti LaBelle
The Real Angel Davenport
Ving Rhames
Spats
Jackie Long
Monk
Oscar Dillon
Bobo
Jalil Jay Lynch
Cliff
Esau McGraw
Sonny
Bre'Wan Waddell
Young Percival
Carol Mitchell-Leon
Auntie Belle
China Anderson
Rooster's Daughter
Isis Faust
Rooster's Daughter
Kyra Freeman
Rooster's Daughter
Kabrina Truesdale
Rooster's Daughter
Rodney Johnson
Fatts
Bill Nunn
GW
Nadine Ellis
Church Dancer
Afemo Omilami
Walter
Dabier
Voice-Over (uncredited)
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