In 1939, James is raised in the woods by his parents (Susie and Joe Brown), whose marriage is fraught with financial struggles and physical abuse. As James confronts and then forgives the trespasser, James accidentally fires a shotgun, attracting the police.ĭuring the 1960s, James and his band decide to travel to Vietnam to show support to the black troops, where they put on a well-received show. The film then cuts to 1988 in Augusta, Georgia James learns that his private bathroom in a strip mall he owns was used without his consent. He hears the voices of people he knew throughout his life. The film opens in 1993 with James Brown walking through a darkened hallway as an audience chants his name. "Get On Up" is told using a nonlinear narrative through James Brown's stream of consciousness, including asynchronous events and frequent breaks in the fourth wall. The film stars an ensemble cast featuring Chadwick Boseman as Brown, Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd, Dan Aykroyd as Ben Bart, Viola Davis as Susie Brown, Craig Robinson as Maceo Parker and Octavia Spencer as Aunt Honey. Get on Up is a 2014 American biographical drama film about the life of singer James Brown directed by Tate Taylor and written by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth.
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