Soul Men traces the story of two estranged soul-singing legends, Louis Hinds (Samuel L. Jackson) and Floyd Henderson (Bernie Mac), who must reunite for a tribute concert at the Apollo Theater after...
Soul Men traces the story of two estranged soul-singing legends, Louis Hinds (Samuel L. Jackson) and Floyd Henderson (Bernie Mac), who must reunite for a tribute concert at the Apollo Theater after the death of their former groups lead member (John Legend). With only Floyds lime green 1971 Cadillac El Dorado convertible to get them from L.A. to New York, Hinds and Henderson embark on a road trip that just might give these bickering soul men another chance to harmonize if they dont kill each other first. Sharon Leal (Dreamgirls, This Christmas), Jennifer Coolidge (Epic Movie, For Your Consideration), Sean Hayes (The Bucket List, Will & Grace), Adam Herschman (I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Accepted), Affion Crockett ("Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins," "The Boondocks"), soul music icon Isaac Hayes (South Park, Hustle & Flow), and Grammy-winning R&B recording artist John Legend also star.
No one could believe someone hadnt thought of it first. Sam Jackson and Bernie Mac have never been in a movie together. Ever, says Soul Men producer Steve Greener, who is also Bernie Macs manager. Its unbelievable. You would think these two guys who know each other and have been around for so long would do something together. I was surprised they hadnt worked together, echoes producer David Friendly. It wasnt for lack of desire; Mac and Jackson had always wanted to collaborate. Sam and I have known each other for a long time, says Mac. We fraternize. We play golf together, weve been over to each others houses. Everybody was always asking us when we were going to do something together, because were both such strong presences. I kept saying, Its going to happen. Bernie and I have known each other since way before anybody knew who Bernie Mac was and people were just starting to discover who I was, says Jackson. We have been friends for a very long time, and we have great chemistry together. Theyve been trying to find a vehicle us for a while. A couple of years ago Greener approached Friendly, an old friend and fellow producer who was nominated for an Oscar for Little Miss Sunshine and has collaborated with Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence on several films. He said, Bernie and Sam Jackson want to work together, recalls Friendly. Thats all we had—just the notion of these two guys in a movie. Greener and Friendly started meeting with writers. One of the first writing teams that Friendly contacted was Robert Ramsey and Matt Stone, the duo that had written Life for Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. I knew Rob and Matt would have some ideas, says Friendly. We all went to lunch and got talking, pitching ideas back and forth. Then either Rob or Matt said, what if Sam and Bernie were back-up singers like the Pips? The leader of the group has died, and they have to go to New York to do a tribute concert. And I said, thats it, says Friendly. Thats a movie.
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Pull the string and I'll wink at you, I'm your puppet I'll do funny things if you want me to, I'm your puppet Mm. I'm yours to have and to hold Darling, you've got full control of your puppet
Poor Bernie - so unappreciated in his time. I'm glad that people realize how funny he is now that he's gone; seriously, he MADE Friday, in my opinion. Yeah, he was only in it for about two minutes but the movie wouldn't have been the same without him.
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staring Samuel L. Jackson
I love the movie S.W.A.T.
I'll do funny things if you want me to, I'm your puppet
Mm. I'm yours to have and to hold
Darling, you've got full control of your puppet