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Talk to Me is a 2007 biographical film directed by Kasi Lemmons and starring Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Taraji P. Henson, Cedric the Entertainer, and Mike Epps. It is about Washington, D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist, and Dewey Hughes, his friend and manager.
Aug 3, 2007 · Talk to Me: Directed by Kasi Lemmons. With Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Bruce McFee, Mike Epps. The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Kasi Lemmons
- 2007-08-03
Jul 12, 2007 · The story of Petey Greene was a movie waiting to be made. Greene came out of prison to become, literally overnight, a popular and influential DJ. He was on WOL, a Washington, D.C., station that was looking for a morning man to connect with its African-American audience and got more than it bargained for.
The citizens are not collaborating but community activist Dewey Hughes wants to turn things around hiring a new DJ and that turns out to be Ralph Fueled by the new music and social upheaval of the...
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- Kasi Lemmons
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- Don Cheadle
Jan 9, 2012 · The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s. Universal - 2007. Subscribe to TRAILERS ...
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The true life story of Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene Jr. In the mid-to-late-1960s in Washington, D.C., vibrant soul music and exploding social consciousness were combining to unique and powerful effect.
