Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company have officially announced the Blu-ray release of Lee Daniels'
The Butler, which stars Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber, Robin Williams and Danny Strong. The period drama streets on January 14, 2014.
Official Synopsis:
The Butler tells the story of White House butler Cecil Gaines, a devoted husband and father who served seven American presidents over three decades. The film traces the dramatic changes that swept American society during this time, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those changes affected this man's life and family. Forest Whitaker stars as the titular butler, with Robin Williams as Dwight Eisenhower, James Marsden as John F. Kennedy, Liev Schreiber as Lyndon B. Johnson, John Cusack as Richard Nixon, and Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan. Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Lee Daniels (
Precious) directs, with a screenplay by Emmy-award winning writer, Danny Strong (
Game Change).
The Blu-ray edition of
The Butler features 1080p video, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and the following extras:
- Lee Daniels' The Butler: An American Story
- The Original Freedom Riders
- "You And I Ain't Nothin' No More" Performed by Gladys Knight and Lenny Kravitz
- Deleted Scenes
- Gag Reel