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Friday, December 5, 2008 (Limited, 686 theaters)
for pervasive language and some sexuality.
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Adrien Brody and Jeffrey Wright will portray blues/R&B record exec Leonard Chess and blues musician Muddy Waters, respectively. Leonard Chess launched the Chicago blues label Chess Records and traveled throughout the south, discovering artists and selling records from the back of his Cadillac.
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Brian added the DVD release date of March 10, 2009. Jan. 1, 2009Brian added the soundtrack release date of December 2, 2008. Dec. 21, 2008
Brian added a running time of 108 minutes. Dec. 14, 2008
Brian set the production budget to $12,000,000. Dec. 14, 2008
Brian changed the film release date from TBA to December 5, 2008. Nov. 8, 2008
Brian set the MPAA rating to R (for pervasive language and some sexuality). Nov. 8, 2008
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Adrien Brody (The Darjeeling Limited) and Jeffrey Wright (The Invasion) have signed to portray blues/R&B record exec Leonard Chess and blues musician Muddy Waters, respectively, in the Darnell Martin-directed biopic Cadillac Records for Sony BMG Film.
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