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Sparkle (1976)

 -  Drama | Music  -  7 April 1976 (USA)
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A girl group experiences turmoil after one of their members turns to drugs and another achieves their desired fame all by herself.

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Tony King ...
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Paul Lambert ...
Moe
Joyce Easton ...
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Norma Miller ...
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Talya Ferro ...
Miss Taylor
Bob Delegall ...
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Three sisters (Sister and the Sisters) from Harlem become singers. Sister (Lonette McKee) becomes involved with drugs, while Sparkle (Irene Cara) ends up being the one who gets famous. This film tells of how drugs ruin Sister's relationships and eventually end her life. It is also about the relationship between Sparkle and Stix (Philip Michael Thomas). Written by Anonymous

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drugs | singer | girl group | fame | alcoholism | See more »

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Drama | Music

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7 April 1976 (USA)  »

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Blysk  »

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When Stix is working in the record store, the year is 1958, but there is a 1960 Coasters LP, "One On One" that is clearly present in the front of the store. See more »

Quotes

Sister: [after Delores and Sparkle discover her drug addiction] Can't you see? Sister can't fly on only one wing.....
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Remade as Sparkle (2012) See more »

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"Lucky Lips"
Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
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Unforgettable
12 July 2006 | by (Southern California) – See all my reviews

I watched this movie every chance I got, back in the Seventies when it came out on cable. It was my introduction to Harlem, which has fascinated me (and Bill Clinton) ever since. I was still very young, and the movie made a big impression on me. It was great to see a movie about other young girls growing up, trying to decide whom they wanted to be, and making some bad choices as well as good ones. I was dazzled by Lonette McKee's beauty, the great dresses they eventually got to wear, and the snappy dialogue. As someone being raised by a single mother as well, I could really identify with these girls and their lives. It's funny, these characters seem almost more real to me than Beyonce Knowles!


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