A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.

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Film Cast:

• Steve Lopez: Robert Downey Jr.
• Nathaniel Ayers: Jamie Foxx
• Mary Weston: Catherine Keener
• Graham Claydon: Tom Hollander
• David Carter: Nelsan Ellis
• Adam Crane: Michael Bunin
• Jennifer Ayers: LisaGay Hamilton
• Leslie Bloom: Rachael Harris
• Curt Reynolds: Stephen Root
• Flo Ayers: Lorraine Toussaint
• Cheery Lab Tech: Jena Malone
• Troubled Woman: Octavia Spencer
• Young Nathaniel: Justin Martin
• Bernie Carpenter: Kokayi Ampah
• Paul Jr.: Patrick Tatten
• Marisa: Susane Lee
• Mayor Villaigosa: Marcos De Silvas
• Harry Barnoff: Ilia Volok
• Julliard Conductor: Mike Nowak
• Angry Homeless Man: David Jean Thomas
• Uncle Tommy: Lemon Andersen
• Homeless Transvestite: Kevin Michael Key
• Barely Dressed Woman: Moya Brady
• LAMP Homeless Guy: Orlando Ashley
• Leon: Artel Great
• Shouting Woman: J.J. Boone
• LAMP Advocate: Annie McKnight
• Homeless Lady: Bernadette Speakes
• Leeann: Anna Levin
• Steve: Steve Foster
• Teresa: Vivian George
• KK: Kevin Cohen
• Courtney: Courtney Andre
• Detroit: Teri Hughes
• Linda: Linda Harris
• Bam Bam: Albert Olson
• Melissa: Melissa Black
• Mama Grouch: Valarie Hudspeth
• Darryl: Darryl Black St.
• Kiana: Kiana Parker
• Hazard: Hazard Banner
• Russell: Russell Brown
• Jackie: Jacqueline Sue West
• Ashley: Joyre Manuel
• Singing Woman: Lorinda Hawkins
• Annette: Annette Valley
• Patrick: Patrick Kelly
• Quiana: Quiana Farrow
• Globe Lobby Guard: Tony Genaro
• Atheist: Charlie Weirauch
• Cop with Tents: Wayne Lopez
• EMT #1: Joe Hernandez-Kolski
• Winston Street Cop: Noel Gugliemi
• EMT #2: Paul Cruz
• Homeless Man: Wil Garret
• EMT #3: Halbert Hernandez
• Construction Worker: Alejandro Patiño
• Homeless Woman #1: Karole Selmon
• Neil: Rob Nagle
• Cello Donor: Patricia Place
• Enraged Homeless Man: Ralph Cole Jr.
• Reception Nurse: Gladys Khan
• ER Nurse: Palma Lawrence Reed
• Laid-off Employee: Isabel Hubmann
• Homeless Woman #2: Bonita Jefferson
• Winston Street Prostitute: Eshana O’Neal
• Young Jennifer Ayers: Myia Hubbard
• Miss Little John: Iyanna Newborn
• Beauty Shop Girl: Bronwyn Hardy
• News Editor: Troy Blendell
• Jennifer’s Son: Nick Nervies
• Editor: Paul Norwood
• Sign Spinner (uncredited): Wally Lozano

Film Crew:

• Screenplay: Susannah Grant
• Unit Production Manager: Patricia Whitcher
• Casting: Francine Maisler
• Art Direction: Greg Berry
• Producer: Gary Foster
• Author: Steve Lopez
• Director: Joe Wright
• Editor: Paul Tothill
• Costume Design: Jacqueline Durran
• Production Design: Sarah Greenwood
• Makeup Department Head: Ve Neill
• Producer: Russ Krasnoff
• Still Photographer: François Duhamel
• Production Coordinator: Robert Mazaraki
• Hair Department Head: Gloria Pasqua Casny
• Music Editor: Dominick Certo
• Director of Photography: Seamus McGarvey
• Set Decoration: Julie Smith
• Script Supervisor: Kerry Lyn McKissick
• Original Music Composer: Dario Marianelli
• Post Production Coordinator: Adam Cole
• Stunts: Shirley Smrz
• Stunts: C.C. Taylor
• Stunts: Hannah Kozak
• Hairstylist: Lisa Marie Rosenberg
• Stunts: Allan Graf
• Stunts: Jim Wilkey
• Stunts: Aaron Toney
• Stunts: Gregg Smrz
• Stunts: Todd Schneider
• Stunts: George Marshall Ruge
• Stunts: Chad Randall
• Stunts: Robert Nagle
• Stunt Coordinator: Scotty Richards
• Stunt Driver: Ed McDermott II
• Stunts: Marilyn Miller
• Stunts: Sean Graham
• Stunts: Jalil Jay Lynch
• Stunts: Kevin L. Jackson
• Stunts: Kofi Elam
• Stunts: John T. Cypert
• Stunts: Greg Wayne Elam
• Stunts: Chino Binamo
• Stunt Driver: Michael Caradonna
• Stunt Driver: Norman Epperson
• Stunts: Daniel W. Barringer
• Stunts: Greg Fitzpatrick
• Stunt Coordinator: Mickey Giacomazzi
• Stunts: Peter Weireter
• Stunts: Hollis Hill
• Stunts: Keith Woulard
• Stunts: Angela Meryl
• Stunts: Danny Wynands
• Stunts: Kortney Manns
• Stunts: Michael Maddigan
• Stunts: Kofi Yiadom
• Stunt Driver: Allan Padelford
• Stunts: Thomas DuPont
• Stunts: Jason Cekanski
• Stunt Driver: Scott Alan Berk

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