Idlewild
Idlewild is a 2006 American musical film written and directed by Bryan Barber. The film stars André 3000 and Big Boi of the hip hop duo Outkast, and Idlewild features musical numbers written, produced and chiefly performed by Outkast. Idlewild contrasts the group's hip-hop/funk/soul sound against a story based on a juke joint in the fictional Depression-era town of Idlewild, Georgia in 1935.
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| Written by | Bryan Barber
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| Cinematography | Pascal Rabaud
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| Edited by | Anne Goursaud
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| Running time | 121 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $10 million
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| Box office | $12.6 million
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- Ben Vereen agreed to be in the film because his daughter, Ka-Ron Om Vereen, was a fan of Outkast.
- Originally Idlewild was written as a music video treatment, until the success of their album "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" encouraged them to expand it into a feature film. The film was going to premiere on HBO but it was ultimately decided to release it in theaters.
- The working title of the film was Speakerboxxx, named after Outkast's 2003 album.
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