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Directed by | Todd Graff |
Written by | Todd Graff |
Produced by | Broderick Johnson Andrew Kosove Michael Nathanson Joseph Farrell Catherine Paura |
Starring | Queen Latifah Dolly Parton Keke Palmer Courtney B. Vance Jeremy Jordan Kris Kristofferson |
Cinematography | David Boyd |
Edited by | Kathryn Himoff |
Music by | Mervyn Warren |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $25 million[1] |
Box office | $31.2 million |
Joyful Noise is a 2012 American musical comedy-drama film, starring Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Jeremy Jordan, and Courtney B. Vance. It is based on an original script, Love The Light, written by Max Myers and re-written and directed by Todd Graff, with gospel-infused music by Mervyn Warren. The film was released in U.S. theaters on January 13, 2012. In the film, two strong-minded women are forced to cooperate when budget cuts threaten to shut down a small-town choir.[2] The film received mixed reviews, with praise for its songs and acting but criticism of its script and tone.