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Ethan Hawke lights up the screen as jazz legend Chet Baker, whose tumultuous life is thrillingly reimagined with wit, verve, and style to burn. In the 1950s, Baker was one of the most famous trumpeters in the world, renowned as both a pioneer of the West Coast jazz scene and an icon of cool. By the 1960s, he was all but washed up, his career and personal life in shambles due to years of heroin addiction. In his innovative anti-biopic, director Robert Budreau zeroes in on Baker’s life at a key moment in the 1960s, just as the musician attempts to stage a hard-fought comeback, spurred in part by a passionate romance with a new flame (Camen Ejogo). Creatively blending fact with fiction and driven by Hawke’s virtuoso performance, BORN TO BE BLUE unfolds with all the stylistic brio and improvisatory genius of great jazz.
Original Release
09/13/2015
US Release
03/25/2016
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ethan Hawke | Chet Baker |
Carmen Ejogo | Elaine / Jane / Jane/Elaine |
Callum Keith Rennie | Dick Bock / Dick |
Tony Nappo | Officer Reid |
Stephen McHattie | Chesney Baker Sr. / Dad |
Janet-Laine Green | Vera Baker / Mom |
Dan Lett | Danny Friedman |
Kedar Brown | Miles Davis |
Kevin Hanchard | Dizzy Gillespie |
Tony Nardi | Nicholas |
Directors
Writers
Robert Budreau, James Luscombe
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ethan Hawke | Chet Baker |
Carmen Ejogo | Elaine / Jane / Jane/Elaine |
Callum Keith Rennie | Dick Bock / Dick |
Tony Nappo | Officer Reid |
Stephen McHattie | Chesney Baker Sr. / Dad |
Janet-Laine Green | Vera Baker / Mom |
Dan Lett | Danny Friedman |
Kedar Brown | Miles Davis |
Kevin Hanchard | Dizzy Gillespie |
Tony Nardi | Nicholas |
Barbara Mamabolo | Janelle |
Charles Officer | Bowling Alley Thug / Bowling Alley Dealer |
Katie Boland | Sarah |
Janine Theriault | Florence |
Joe Cobden | Actor Dick |
Natassia Halabi | Jenny |
Barbara Eve Harris | Elsie Azuka |
Eugene Clark | Henry Azuka |
Bruno Rocca | Italian Prison Guard |
Kwasi Songui | M.C. |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Adam Moryto | Executive Producer |
Terry Bird | Executive Producer |
Gurpreet Chandhoke | Executive Producer |
Andrew Chang-Sang | Executive Producer |
D. Matt Geller | Executive Producer |
John Hills | Executive Producer |
Stefan Jacobs | Executive Producer |
Christina Kubacki | Executive Producer |
Patrick Roy | Executive Producer |
William G. Santor | Executive Producer |
Mark Slone | Executive Producer |
Robert Budreau | Producer |
David Anselmo | Producer |
Leonard Farlinger | Producer |
Shannon Fewster | Producer |
Olivier Gauriat | Producer |
Jennifer Jonas | Producer |
Ryan Reaney | Producer |
Jake Seal | Producer |