
122 minutes
9/19/2003
Darrin Hill, a slick-talking but down-on- his-luck NYC advertising exec, returns to his hometown in Georgia to claim the inheritance his aunt left him. But before Darrin can collect the money, he must fulfill his aunt's final wish -- to create a local choir.

Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Darrin Hill

Beyoncé
as Lilly

Mike Epps
as Lucius

Faith Evans
as Maryann Hill

Steve Harvey
as Miles Smoke

Wendell Pierce
as Reverend Lewis

LaTanya Richardson Jackson
as Paulina Pritchett

Dave Sheridan
as Bill

Angie Stone
as Alma

Rue McClanahan
as Nancy Stringer

Melba Moore
as Bessie Cooley

Shirley Caesar
as Herself

Dakin Matthews
as Mr. Fairchild

Nicky Buggs
as Sarah

Daphnée Duplaix Samuel
as Tiffany

Lourdes Benedicto
as Rosa Lopez

Chloe Bailey
as Little Lilly

Lou Myers
as Homer T.

Wilbur Fitzgerald
as L&G Representative

Vince Canlas
as Simon

Wes Chatham
as Cashier

Mickey Jones
as Scooter

L. Warren Young
as Guard

Faizon Love
as Prison Warden
Jimmy Carter
as The Blind Boys of Alabama
Nigel Washington
as Little Darin
T-Bone
as Bee-Z Biggs

Montell Jordan
as Johnson
Chris Cole
as Lightfoot

Bilal
as Nightclub Singer
Kioka Hampton Carter
as Amazing Grace Auditioner
Justin Mark Caudill
as Goofy Auditioner
Steven Patrick Huie
as Goofy Auditioner
Chuck Larkin
as Saw & Nose Flute Auditioner
Roger Greene Jr.
as Gangsta Rapper
D'Wayne Gardner
as 'Isn't She Lovely' Auditioner
Ann Nesby
as Aunt Sally Walker
Rosalie Washington
as Faye Jenkins
Sonny Jim Gaines
as Lillys Grandfather

Mitchah Williams
as Jimmy B

Darrell Vanterpool
as Dean
Demetress Long
as Church Usher

Enoch King
as Man Playing Poker