Based on the best-selling novel by Kathryn
Stockett, THE HELP stars Academy
Award © nominee Viola Davis (“Doubt”)
as Aibileen, and Emma Stone as
Skeeter, two very different, extraordinary women who build an unlikely
friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and puts
them both at risk at the height of the civil rights movement in 1960’s
Mississippi. When Aibileen enlists the help of her best friend Minny (Octavia Spencer), their improbable
alliance fosters a remarkable sisterhood, instilling all of them with the
courage to transcend the lines that define them, and the realization that sometimes
those lines are made to be crossed—even if it means bringing everyone in town
face-to-face with the changing times. Deeply moving, filled with
poignancy, humor and hope, THE HELP is a timeless and universal story
about the ability to create change.
The ensemble cast includes Jessica Chastain, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison
Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O’Reilly, Academy Award © Winner Sissy Spacek (Coal Miner’s Daughter),
Acadmey Award Winner © Mary Steenburgen (Melvin&Howard),
Academy Award © Nominee Cicely Tyson (Sounder) and Mike Vogel. Written for the screen and directed by Tate Taylor and produced by Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael
Barnathan. The ensemble cast includes Jessica
Chastain, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O’Reilly,
Sissy Spacek, Mary Steenburgen, Cicely Tyson and Mike Vogel. The behind-the-scenes team includes Two-time Academy
Award © Winning Director of Photography Stephen
Goldblatt, ASC, BSC (BATMAN FOREVER, THE PRINCE OF TIDES), Production
Designer Mark Ricker (JULIE &
JULIA), Academy Award © winning Editor Hughes
Winborne, A.C.E. (CRASH), Two-time Academy Award © nominated Costume
Designer Sharen Davis (RAY,
DREAMGIRLS) and Ten-time Academy Award © nominated Composer Thomas Newman (THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION,
AMERICAN BEAUTY). The film features an original song, “The Living Proof,” performed by Mary J. Blige and written by Mary
J. Blige, Thomas Newman and Harvey
Mason, Jr.
Running
Time: 137 minutes
Running
Time: 137 minutes
MPAA
Rating: PG-13
DGA Theater
7920 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles