The film soul men might have started out at a comedydrama, but now it has a different meaning. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. Soul men is a mediocre film at best, buoyed by the abrasive chemistry of bernie mac and samuel l. Thomas howell, rae dawn chong, arye gross, james earl jones, leslie nielsen, james b. The release of the musical comedy soul men is a bittersweet moment in cinematic history. It was the first of three bernie mac films that were released after his death. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Read the soul men movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Though its been about twenty years since they have spoken with one another, two estranged soulsinging legends agree to participate in a reunion performance at the apollo theater to honor their recently deceased band leader. Jackson and isaac hayes, who contributed a track to this soundtrack album. Jackson and bernie mac are soul men the hilarious story of louis samuel l. Like comedian chris rock, the star of the bernie mac show never was one to shy away from talking hard truths to america.
Soul dressing play on apple music soul dressing download on itunes. Soul man singer sam moore still wants his day in court. Stax records will release the soundtrack on november 4. When isaac hayes and bernie mac signed up to star alongside each other in the upcoming movie soul men, nobody could have predicted both men would be dead before the films release. Soul men soundtrack features jackson, mac and issac hayes. Jackson, bernie mac, sharon leal, adam herschman the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of 49 out of 100 on. He grew up in the city, in a rougher neighborhood than most others, with a large family living under one roof.
In 2009, moore and his wife sued the weinsteins, claiming that soul men which starred samuel l. Soul men script transcript from the screenplay andor. Soul men soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. Jackson, bernie mac, and yes, the recently late, great isaac hayes in the story of two estranged soul legends played by jackson and mac who reunite at the apollo theater. Diehard fans of jackson and especially mac will have a blast with this movie. In his final performance, bernie mac stars as floyd, a retired businessman who was once in a famous motownlike trio. Jennifer coolidge in a small memorable supporting part best known as stiflers. An edgy comic who skyrocketed to comedy fame with his memorably sidesplitting appearance in performerp99175spike leespikelees featurev207022the original kings of comedytheoriginalkingsofcomedy, bernie mac may have seemed an. Finally, the soul men script is here for all you fans of the bernie mac and sam jackson movie. Top 10 movie portrayals of real life gangsters duration. Soul men on dvd february 10, 2009 starring samuel l.
Soul men 2008 watch hot english movies free online. Sure, theres a plot, but the real pleasure of soul men is watching the most gloriously badtempered men in movies face off. Jackson, bernie mac go on a reunion tour to honor their late leader. Soul man is a 1986 american comedy film about a white man who takes tanning pills in order to pretend to be black and qualify for a blackonly scholarship at harvard law school. He joined fellow comedians steve harvey, cedric the entertainer, and d. Jackson, bernie mac, sharon leal and sean hayes, released on november 7, 2008. Lee scheduled for release on 2102009 excellent movie, 7 november 2008 author.
Whats notable about soul men is that the people doing the stealing from black artists are other black people. Released november 7th, 2008, soul men stars samuel l. Bernie mac better than cornbread kings of comedy duration. Soul men is a 2008 american musical comedy film directed by malcolm d. You cant go wrong with samuel jackson and bernie mac.
Never can say goodbye written by clifton davis performed by isaac hayes courtesy of concord music group, inc. Sikking, and julia louisdreyfus the title refers to the sam. Jackson and floyd henderson played by bernie mac have not spoken in over 30 years. Born and raised on chicagos south side, mac gained popularity as a standup comedian. Jackson and bernie mac are soul men the hilarious story of. Soul men cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Find all 33 songs in soul men soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Jackson and floyd bernie mac, a popular singing duo back in the day, who went their separate ways and never spoke again.
Bernard jeffrey mccullough october 5, 1957 august 9, 2008, better known by his stage name bernie mac, was an american comedian, actor, and voice actor. Thankfully, bernie macs penultimate feature is a soul movie with genuine heart, a crowdpleasing comedy that leans more heavily toward laughs for the majority of the running time, yet still. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. Thomas howell, rae dawn chong, arye gross, james earl jones. To achieve his dream of attending harvard, a pampered teen poses as a young black man to receive a full scholarship. When the death of their former group leader john legend reunites them and sends them driving cross country for a tribute concert at the. Soul men details after not speaking for two decades, a pair of. This situation provided him with a great insight into his comedy, as his family, and the situations surrounding them. It has two of the hardest working actors in showbiz the late great bernie mac and samuel l jackson as two has been soul stars on a road trip to a funeral tribute concert of the late great marcus hook john legend. Jackson and floyd bernie mac travel cross country to perform at a tribute concert in hono. Jackson and floyd bernie mac used to be one of the countrys top musical duos, until they broke up and never spoke again. It marks the final film project of both bernie mac, one of the films coleads with samuel l.
Though its been some twenty years since they have spoken with one. They both passed away within days of one another after the film wrapped. Bernard jeffrey mccollough was born in 1957 in chicago, the son of mary mccullough and jeffery harrison. Jackson, bernie macsoul men apartment scene youtube bernie mac women got all the power duration. Bernie mac, isaac hayes in soul men encore reuters. But it was the final film of both costar bernie mac and guest star isaac hayes who, in a ghoulish coincidence, died over the same weekend in august of 2008, and like it or not, that affects how we watch it now. What a brilliant way for bernie mac to, ever so sadly, leave us to earlysamuel l jackson and bernie mac team up for a hilarious duo on a road trip to pay final respects for their friend who was once the lead singer in their soul trio singing group and went solo leaving bernie and samuel in the dust to live off royalties the. Some of the best soul singes are in this movie, too. Everything you need to know about soul men movie 2008. The chemistry between bernie and samuel l jackson was natural. Bernie mac stars in the film and issac hayes has a cameo.
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