Directed by Bill Condon   Written by Tom Eyen   Bill Condon   Cast Jamie Foxx ... Curtis Taylor Jr. Beyoncé ... Deena Jones (as Beyoncé Knowles) Eddie Murphy ... James 'Thunder' Early Danny Glover ... Marty Madison Jennifer Hudson ... Effie White Anika Noni Rose ... Lorrell Robinson Keith D. Robinson ... C.C. White (as Keith Robinson) Sharon Leal ... Michelle Morris Hinton Battle ... Wayne Mariah Iman Wilson ... Magic (as Mariah Wilson) Yvette Cason ... May Ken Page ... Max Washington Ralph Louis Harris ... M.C. (as Ralph Harris) Michael-Leon Wooley ... Tiny Joe Dixon Loretta Devine ... Jazz Singer John Lithgow ... Jerry Harris John Krasinski ... Sam Walsh Alexander Folk ... Ronald White Esther Scott ... Aunt Ethel Bobby Slayton ... Miami Comic Jordan Wright ... Teddy Campbell Dawnn Lewis ... Melba Early Jaleel White ... Talent Booker JoNell Kennedy ... Joann Sybyl Walker ... Charlene Lesley Nicole Lewis ... Stepp Sister Eboni Nichols ... Stepp Sister (as Eboni Y. Nichols) Arike Rice ... Stepp Sister (as Ariké Rice) Fatima Robinson ... Stepp Sister Aakomon Jones ... Little Albert (as Aakomon 'AJ' Jones) Bernard Fowler ... Tru-Tone (as Barsheem Bernard Fowler) Anwar Burton ... Tru-Tone (as Anwar 'Flii Stylz' Burton) Tyrell Washington ... Tru-Tone Rory O'Malley ... Dave Laura Bell Bundy ... Sweetheart Anne Elizabeth Warren ... Sweetheart (as Anne Warren) Ivar Brogger ... David Bennett Daren A. Herbert ... Jimmy's Piano Player Jocko Sims ... Elvis Kelly Pam Trotter ... Rhonda Cleo King ... Janice Eddie Mekka ... Club Manager Alejandro Furth ... Case Worker Dilva Henry ... TV Reporter Vince Grant ... American Bandstand Producer Robert Cicchini ... Nicky Cassaro Thomas Crawford ... TV Director Charles Jones ... Carl Robert Curtis Brown ... Technical Director Stephanie Owens ... Tania Williams Gilbert Glenn Brown ... Man with Gun Marty Ryan ... Stagehand Michael Villani ... Detroit Reporter Gregg Berger ... Chicago Deejay Daniel Riordan ... L.A. Deejay David James ... Photographer Paul Kirby ... Promo Film Narrator (voice) Derick Alexander ... Security Guard Yvette Nicole Brown ... Curtis' Secretary Nancy Anderson ... Go-Go Dancer (as Nanci E. Anderson) Joelle Cosentino ... Go-Go Dancer Lisa Eaton ... Go-Go Dancer Clare Kutsko ... Go-Go Dancer Tracy Phillips ... Go-Go Dancer (as Tracy Phillips) Kelleia Sheerin ... Go-Go Dancer Mykel Brooks ... Campbell Connection Dancer Johnny Erasme ... Campbell Connection Dancer Cory Graves ... Campbell Connection Dancer J.R. Taylor ... Campbell Connection Dancer Corinthea Henderson ... Bad Side Dancer (as Cornithea 'Mario' Henderson) Craig Hollamon ... Bad Side Dancer Reginald Jackson ... Bad Side Dancer Chuck Maldonado ... Bad Side Dancer Anthony Rue II ... Bad Side Dancer John Silver ... Bad Side Dancer Larry Sims ... Bad Side Dancer Black Thomas ... Bad Side Dancer Kevin Wilson ... Bad Side Dancer Adrian Wiltshire ... Bad Side Dancer Earl Wright ... Bad Side Dancer (as Earl 'Punch' Wright) Russell 'Goofy' Wright ... Bad Side Dancer Dominic Chaiduang ... Disco Dancer Jose Cueva ... Disco Dancer Omhmar Griffin ... Disco Dancer Sky Hoffmann ... Disco Dancer Trevor Lopez-Daggett ... Disco Dancer Leo Moctezuma ... Disco Dancer (as Cecilio Moctezuma) Gabriel Paige ... Disco Dancer Terrance Spencer ... Disco Dancer Tony Testa ... Disco Dancer Quinton Weathers ... Disco Dancer Jull Weber ... Disco Dancer Marcel Wilson ... Disco Dancer Stevie Ray Anthony ... Jimmy's Band Matthew Dickens ... Jimmy's Band Jerohn Garnett ... Jimmy's Band Mario Mosley ... Jimmy's Band Jimmy R.O. Smith ... Jimmy's Band Michael Cline ... Reporter #2 (scenes deleted) Uncredited Cast Robert Amico ... Italian Card Player Erinn Anova ... Dancer Felix J. Boyle ... Grammy Award Stage Manager Barry Brisco ... Trombone Player Erica Burton ... Red Carpet Girl Jacare Calhoun ... Audience Member Tené Carter Miller ... Extra Wahayn Inello Clayton ... Theater Spectator Curt Clendenin ... Hotel Pool Patron Barron Edwards ... Boy #1 Alvin Ellie ... Bad Side Pianist Ashley Glenn ... Disco Dancer Justin Rodgers Hall ... Concierge Bud Joseph Hebert ... Photographer Stu James ... Disco Dancer Andre Johnson ... Bar Patron Harry Kallet ... Reporter Julio Leal ... Paparazzi Jason David McFadden ... Deena's Bodyguard Ian Novotny ... Boxing Match Attendee Kyra Oser ... Disco Dancer Jimmy Pardo ... Comedian Damion Poitier ... Man in D.C. Bar Lamonte Rogers ... Background Raquel Rosser ... Fan at James Thunder Early Concert Daisy Alexandra Sylbert-Torres ... American Bandstand Dancer George F. Watson ... Silver Tie Music Producer in Final Audience with Marty Madison Danièle Watts ... Bride Jamar Welch ... Sax player Robert Wheeler ... Stage Manager De'Angelo Wright ... Secretary Job Seeker Shane Wright ... James Thunder Early Concert Fan Debra Zane ... Woman in Miami Beach Club Produced by Jonathan King   Laurence Mark   Leeann Stonebreaker   Patricia Whitcher   Original Music by Tom Eyen   Henry Krieger

Additional Info Premiere: December 09, 2006 Theatrical Release: December 25, 2006 DVD Release: May 01, 2007 Blu-ray Release: June 03, 2008 Country: Distributor: DreamWorks Websites: Production Companies Dreamworks Pictures Paramount Pictures Laurence Mark Productions Distributors Paramount Pictures   (2006) (USA) (theatrical) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (2009) (USA) (TV) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (DVD) (Full Screen Edition) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (DVD) (Widescreen Edition) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2012) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2014) (USA) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2014) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.6 / 10 Our Rating 6.1 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.7 / 10 Female Users 5.7 / 10 Site Ranking #1,960 / 21,075 Ratings Breakdown Almost Perfect 4 total ratings Site Ranking #1,956 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) #1,957 M*A*S*H (1970) #1,958 Castlevania: Season 3 (2020) #1,959 Velma: Season 1 (2023) #1,960 Dreamgirls (2006) #1,961 My Hero Academia: Season 2 (2017) #1,962 My Hero Academia: Season 3 (2019) #1,963 My Hero Academia: Season 4 (2019) #1,964 My Hero Academia: Season 1 (2016)