Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues
Release: 2005-02-12
·Runtime: 95m
·★ 5.7
Drama
Music
TV Movie
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
HBO Films
Good Shepherd Entertainment
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Jimmy Smits
as Ruben Santiago Sr.
Tracey Buckner
as Nanny's Birthday Party Guest
Rosie Perez
as Bertha
Michael Kenneth Williams
as Jimmy
Ernie Hudson
as Dick Barrymore
Charlayne Woodard
as Bill's Woman
Barry Shabaka Henley
as Shakey Winfield
Terrence Howard
as Bill Crosby
Marcus Carl Franklin
as Ruben Santiago Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Ol'lem Taylor
Jeffrey Wright
as Mr. Paul
Yasiin Bey
as The Bandleader
Aakomon Jones
as Dancer at Maxie's
Amad Jackson
as Alean's Boyfriend
Saul Williams
as Lonnie (War Veteran)
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
as Numb Finger Pete
Lou Myers
as Ol' Po Carl
Jana Thompson
as Hotel Receptionist in Toronto (uncredited)
S. Epatha Merkerson
as Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby
Carmen Ejogo
as Alean
Liev Schreiber
as Ulysses Ford
Julanne Chidi Hill
as Jimmy Lee's Woman
Blaise Brooks
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
as Freddie Cobbs
Ryan Michelle Bathe
as Nanny's Birthday Party Guest
Julie Benz
as Laura
Trey Santiago-Hudson
as Laura's Son
Macy Gray
as Pauline
Hill Harper
as Ruben Jr. (Adult)
Henry Simmons
as Jesse
Josef Cannon
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Patricia Wettig
as Laura's Mother
Adina Porter
as Ricky
Kathleen Chalfant
as Mrs. Carmichael
Lily Santiago
as Laura's Daughter
Delroy Lindo
as Mr. Lucious
