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5.2/10   523 votes
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Director:
Berry Gordy
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Writers:
Toni Amber (story)
John Byrum (screenplay)
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Release Date:
25 March 1976 (Netherlands) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Success is nothing without someone you love to share it with
Plot:
Tracy, a young ghetto woman, puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of becoming one of the world's top designers... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Pretty good, at least at first more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Diana Ross ... Tracy

Billy Dee Williams ... Brian

Anthony Perkins ... Sean
Jean-Pierre Aumont ... Christian Rosetti
Beah Richards ... Florence

Nina Foch ... Miss Evans
Marisa Mell ... Carlotta Gavina
Lenard Norris ... Wil
Jerome Arnold ... Campaign Worker
Pemon Rami ... Campaign Worker
Obelo ... Campaign Worker
Ira Rogers ... Stalker
Kristine Cameron ... Instructress
Ted Liss ... Sweatshop Foreman

Bruce Vilanch ... Dress Manufacturer
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Additional Details

Runtime:
109 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Diana Ross designed some of the costumes in the fashion show sequence herself. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Kelis (#29.12)" (2004) more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Pretty good, at least at first, 31 October 2004
Author: vchimpanzee from North Carolina

Tracy is a secretary and display worker at a large Chicago department store, but she wants to be a fashion designer. Brian is running for alderman hoping he can improve his struggling neighborhood. Photographer Sean thinks Tracy should be a model named Mahogany, and he claims to like her fashions.

I thought Diana Ross did a good job, somewhat charming, very determined to succeed despite obstacles and not willing to let anyone stand in her way. She and Billy Dee Williams were good together. Anthony Perkins started out normal but ended up crazy, which is no surprise considering his most famous role. I liked the theme song and the jazz that was played in some scenes where Sean and Tracy were together. The movie started out good but took a sharp turn downhill about halfway through and showed promise of recovering but didn't really deliver. That's not to say there wasn't quality work, but I just wasn't impressed.

The movie's primary lesson seems to be that success does not always bring happiness. I can say this without a warning because the movie starts with Tracy being a success at something (it's not clear just what) and returns to her days before being 'discovered'.

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