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"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.

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Chadwick Boseman

James Brown

Nelsan Ellis

Bobby Byrd

Dan Aykroyd

Ben Bart

Viola Davis

Susie Brown

Lennie James

Joe Brown

Fred Melamed

Syd Nathan

Jill Scott

DeeDee Brown

Octavia Spencer

Aunt Honey

Nick Eversman

Mick Jagger

Tika Sumpter

Yvonne Fair

James DuMont

Corporal Dooley

Billy Slaughter

Pool Cleaner

Ritchie Montgomery

Warden

Craig Robinson

Maceo Parker

Brandon Mychal Smith

Little Richard

Aloe Blacc

Nafloyd Scott

Josh Hopkins

Ralph Bass

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Vicki Anderson

Tariq Trotter

Pee Wee Ellis

Keith D. Robinson

Baby Roy

Stacey Scowley

Penelope White

Liz Mikel

Gertrude Sanders

Julius Tennon

Grandpa Byrd

Allison Janney

Kathy

John Benjamin Hickey

Richard

J.D. Evermore

Seminar Presenter

Carol Lee

Mavis

Cleta Elaine Ellington

Shirley Buell

Jim Gleason

Insurance Salesman

Ahna O'Reilly

Reporter

Antonius Charles

Black Infantryman

Donald Watkins

Black Infantryman

Corey Sorenson

Pilot

Hunter Burke

Soldier

Jamarion Scott

Little James Brown

Jordan Scott

Little James Brown

Rena DeAngelo

Reno Reporter

Aakomon Jones

Bobby Bennett

George Quinones

Lynched Man

Aaron Jay Rome

Frankie Avalon

Atkins Estimond

Big Junior

Clyde Jones

Daddy Grace

Michael Papajohn

1949 Cop

Denzel Reed

Big Kid

Phyllis Montana LeBlanc

Mrs. Byrd

Taura Cherne

Sarah Byrd

Kirk Bovill

Announcer

Cariella Smith

Diner Waitress

Jacinte Blankenship

Velma Brown

Sandra DeNise

Female in Audience

Sheldon Frett

Susie's Soldier

Mario J. Radford

JB Chauffeur

Joe T. Blankenship

Alan Leeds

Randy Smith

Minder

Alvin Edney II

Teddy Brown

Adrien Scott Robinson

Little Christmas Boy

Elliott June Rogers

Little Christmas Girl

Jamell Richardson

Jimmy Nolen

Jason Davis

Mayor White

Justin Hall

Bootsy

David Carzell

Catfish

Dominic Thigpen

Chicken

Matt Thompson

1949 Cop

Kerry Barden

Casting

Paul Schnee

Casting

Brian Grazer

Producer

Victoria Pearman

Producer

Tate Taylor

Producer

Erica Huggins

Producer

Peter Afterman

Executive Producer

Mick Jagger

Producer

Trish Hofmann

Executive Producer

John Norris

Executive Producer

Michael McCusker

Editor

Craig Dollinger

Boom Operator

Scott Millan

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jason King

Sound Designer

Robert L. Sephton

Sound Effects Editor

Cate Hardman

Script Supervisor

Sharen Davis

Costume Design

Steven A. Morrow

Sound mixer

Will Arnot

Steadicam Operator

Rena DeAngelo

Set Decoration

Jason King

Sound Effects Editor

Rickley W. Dumm

Sound Effects Editor

Daniel Saxlid

Dialogue Editor

Budd Carr

Music Supervisor

Thomas Newman

Original Music Composer

Anna Culp

Executive Producer

Will Arnot

Camera Operator

Margaret Yen

Music Supervisor

Stephen Goldblatt

Director of Photography

Robert L. Sephton

Sound Designer

Mark Ricker

Production Design

Greg P. Russell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gary Trentham

Production Coordinator

D. Stevens

Still Photographer

Jez Butterworth

Executive Producer

Robin Mulcahy Fisichella

Production Supervisor

John-Henry Butterworth

Executive Producer

Jesse Rosenthal

Art Direction

Curt Sobel

Music Editor

Jordan Corngold

Music Editor

Bill Bernstein

Music Editor

Colin J. Campbell

Gaffer

Chuck Picerni Jr.

Stunts

Cleta Elaine Ellington

Sean Paul Braud

Stunts