Get on Up (movie)

Get on Up is a 2014 American biographical musical drama movie about the life of singer James Brown and directed by Tate Taylor and written by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth.

Get on Up
Directed by	Tate Taylor
Screenplay by	Jez Butterworth John-Henry Butterworth
Story by	Steven Baigelman Jez Butterworth John-Henry Butterworth
Produced by	Brian Grazer Mick Jagger Tate Taylor Victoria Pearman
Starring	Chadwick Boseman Nelsan Ellis Dan Aykroyd Viola Davis Craig Robinson Octavia Spencer
Cinematography	Stephen Goldblatt
Edited by	Michael McCusker
Music by	Thomas Newman
Production companies	Imagine Entertainment Jagged Films Wyolah Films
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	August 1, 2014 (2014-08-01) (United States)
Running time	139 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$30 million[2]
Box office	$33.4 million

The movie stars Chadwick Boseman as Brown, Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd, Dan Aykroyd as Ben Bart, Viola Davis as Susie Brown, Craig Robinson as Maceo Parker, and Octavia Spencer as Aunt Honey.

The movie was released on August 1, 2014, received positive reviews.

References

1. "GET ON UP (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. August 22, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
2. Steve Dougherty (July 24, 2014). "James Brown and the Making of 'Get On Up'". WSJ.