Soul Men is a 2008 American musical comedy film directed by Malcolm D. Lee, and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Sharon Leal and Sean Hayes, released on November 7, 2008.

However, Marcus would eventually leave to strike out on his own as a solo artist while Louis and Floyd had a fallout that leads to them not speaking to each other for the next 30 years.

Floyd, who recently retired and transferred his car dealership business to his nephew, was having difficulty adjusting to his new life.

Louis, an ex-con who became an auto mechanic, was contacted by successful executive Danny Epstein.

They hear their old song being played on the radio, and they start dancing reminiscing on their time as a group.

Unable to receive anything from Phillip, they arrive in Tulsa, OK at the home of Odetta, the woman they knew when they were younger.

They see a man named Lester, a rapper and drug dealer, answers the door.

Floyd and Louis hears a baseline playing in the house, and they see Lester illegally samples one of their old records with his friends Bay-Bay and Zig-Zag.

Her performance attracts the attention of fellow soul singing legend Isaac Hayes.

The casket opens, and Floyd and Louis steps out on to the stage to perform their hit "Walk In the Park", once again with Cleo before being taken back into police custody.

An epilogue reads that after Floyd and Louis were released on good behavior, they went back touring with Cleo as their new lead singer, and Phillip as their new manager.

The official soundtrack was released November 4, 2008 by Stax Records, and features music by John Legend, Isaac Hayes, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, and others.

Based on 100 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes reported that 45% of critics gave the film a positive review stating that "Soul Men features lively performances from Bernie Mac and Samuel L. Jackson, and some hilarious moments, but ultimately suffers from an unoriginal script.

[7] The film opened at #6 with a gross of about $5 million, behind Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Changeling, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Role Models, and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (the latter also featured Mac; both films are dedicated in his memory).

Director Malcolm D. Lee said the movie was a box office failure because "nobody gave a shit about two old R&B singers.

[10] The film was released on DVD on February 10, 2009 and by the 5th week, about 483,360 units have been sold, bringing in $9,443,721 in revenue.