Get On Up
Drama
Music
History
The Funk Don't Quit
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
2014-08-01
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Cast
Director
Tate Taylor
Chadwick Boseman as James Brown
Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd
Dan Aykroyd as Ben Bart
Viola Davis as Susie Brown
Lennie James as Joe Brown
Fred Melamed as Syd Nathan
Jill Scott as DeeDee Brown
Octavia Spencer as Aunt Honey
Nick Eversman as Mick Jagger
Tika Sumpter as Yvonne Fair
James DuMont as Corporal Dooley
Billy Slaughter as Pool Cleaner
Ritchie Montgomery as Warden
Craig Robinson as Maceo Parker
Brandon Mychal Smith as Little Richard
Aloe Blacc as Nafloyd Scott
Josh Hopkins as Ralph Bass
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Vicki Anderson
Tariq Trotter as Pee Wee Ellis
Keith D. Robinson as Baby Roy
Stacey Scowley as Penelope White
Liz Mikel as Gertrude Sanders
Julius Tennon as Grandpa Byrd
Allison Janney as Kathy
John Benjamin Hickey as Richard
J.D. Evermore as Seminar Presenter
Jim Gleason as Insurance Salesman
Ahna O'Reilly as Reporter
Donald Watkins as Black Infantryman
Corey Sorenson as Pilot
Hunter Burke as Soldier
Rena DeAngelo as Reno Reporter
Aakomon Jones as Bobby Bennett
Aaron Jay Rome as Frankie Avalon
Atkins Estimond as Big Junior
Clyde Jones as Daddy Grace
Michael Papajohn as 1949 Cop
Kirk Bovill as Announcer
Jacinte Blankenship as Velma Brown
Sheldon Frett as Susie's Soldier
Joe T. Blankenship as Alan Leeds
Jason Davis as Mayor White
David Carzell as Catfish
Aaron J. Brooks as Insurance Agent