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25 March 1976 (Netherlands) moreTagline:
Success is nothing without someone you love to share it withPlot:
Tracy, a young ghetto woman, puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of becoming one of the world's top designers... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. moreUser Comments:
Pretty good, at least at first moreCast
(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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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Canada:14A (Ontario) | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-16 | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:15 | USA:PGFun Stuff
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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'.