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Patti Cake$ (Original title)Patti Cakes (Help search title)
Date: 2017 (Copyright)

Countries: USA, Brazil

Director: Geremy Jasper

Synopsis: Patricia 'Patti' Dombrowski, an aspiring rapper from New Jersey who dreams of becoming a superstar musician, is undeterred by the scepticism of her mother, a once a promising musician who gave up on her own musical career when she became pregnant with Patti. With the help of her only friend, Hareesh and a punk rocker named Basterd, Patti attempts to prove her doubters wrong.

Genres:
Comedy, Drama

Subject:
Hip Hop music
Releases
Date: 18 August 2017Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 108 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 01 September 2017Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 108 mins 52 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: 20th Century Fox International (UK)

Credits (67)
©: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, ©: TSG Entertainment Finance LLC, Production Company: Department of Motion Pictures, Made in association with: TSG Entertainment, Supported by: Sundance Institute Feature Film Program, Sundance Institute Catalyst, Logo: San Francisco Film Society, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Filmed with the support of: New York State Governor's Office of Motion Picture and Television Development, Presents: Fox Searchlight Pictures, [Presented] in association with: RT Features, [Presented] in association with: Stay Gold Features, Maiden Voyage Pictures, Executive Producer: Lourenço Sant'Anna, Executive Producer: Sophie Mas, Executive Producer: Eleanor Columbus, Executive Producer: Josh Penn, Executive Producer: Jonathan Bronfman, Executive Producer: Lon Molnar, Executive Producer: Fernando Fraiha, Executive Producer: Bill Benenson, Produced by: Michael Gottwald, Produced by: Noah Stahl, Produced by: Rodrigo Teixeira, Produced by: Dan Janvey, Produced by: Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Produced by: Chris Columbus, Co-producer: Jonathan Montepare, Associate Producer: Gregory Skyler Taylor, Associate Producer: Kristen Konvitz, Unit Production Manager: Sara Blechman, Location Manager: Katarina Dedicova, Location Manager: Justin Stowell, Post-production Supervisor: Javian Le, 1st Assistant Director: Inna Braude, Script Supervisor: Kim Rideout, Casting Director: Jessica Kelly, Casting Director: Rebecca Dealy, Written by: Geremy Jasper, Director of Photography: Federico Cesca, Visual Effects: Hey Beautiful Jerk, ART JAIL, Edited by: Brad Turner, Editorial Consultant: Meg Reticker, Alfonso Gonçalves, Production Designer: Meredith Lippincott, Art Director: Heather Yancey, Artwork by: Elizabeth Neel, Costume Designer: Miyako Bellizzi, Make-up Department Head: Amy Wadford, Hair Department Head: Jon Carter, Film Title Design by: Serena Forghieri, Credits by: Endcrawl, Music by: Geremy Jasper, Jason Binnick, Original Songs by: Geremy Jasper, Additional Score by: Chris Ruggiero, Organ: Alan Hewitt, Saxophone: Kyle Schweizer, A Cappella Vocals: David Cope, Abby Powell, Music Supervisor: Joe Rudge, Production Sound Mixer: Jim Morgan, Re-recording Mixer: Ryan Billia, Supervising Sound Editor: Ryan Billia, Stunt Co-ordinator: Manny Siverio
Cast (14)
Danielle Macdonald (Patricia Dombrowski, 'Patti', ‘Killa P’, ‘Patti Cake$’), Bridget Everett (Barb), Siddharth Dhananjay (Jheri), Mamoudou Athie (Bob, 'Basterd', 'Basterd the Antichrist'), Sahr Ngaujha (O-Z), McCaul Lombardi (Danny Bagadella), Wass Stevens (Officer Nichols), Nick Sandow (Ray), Anthony Ramos (Swisha), Ray Iannicelli (Joe Puppy), Daniel Stewart Sherman (Shmitty), MC Lyte (DJ French Tips), Cathy Moriarty (Nana), Patrick Brana (Slaz)