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The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)

R 114 min  -  Drama | Music | Romance  -   13 October 1989 (USA)
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Frank and Jack Baker are professional musicians who play small clubs. They play schmaltzy music and have never needed a day job... See full summary »

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Steve Kloves

Writer:

Steve Kloves
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The Fabulous Baker Boys -- Open-ended Extra (Clip) from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeff Bridges ...
Michelle Pfeiffer ...
Beau Bridges ...
Ellie Raab Ellie Raab ...
Xander Berkeley ...
Lloyd
Dakin Matthews Dakin Matthews ...
Charlie
Ken Lerner ...
Ray
Albert Hall ...
Henry
Terri Treas Terri Treas ...
Girl in Bed
Gregory Itzin ...
Vince Nancy
Bradford English Bradford English ...
Earl
David Coburn David Coburn ...
Kid at Vet
Todd Jeffries ...
Theo
Gregory James ...
Hotel Masseuse (as Jeffrey J. Nowinski)
Nancy Fish ...
Laughing Bar Patron
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Storyline

Frank and Jack Baker are professional musicians who play small clubs. They play schmaltzy music and have never needed a day job. Times are changing and dates are becoming more difficult to get so they interview female singers. They finally decide on Susie Diamond, a former 'escort' who needs some refinement, but the act begins to take off again. While the act is now successful, both Frank and Jack have problems with their life on the road. Susie becomes the agent that makes them re-evaluate where they are going, and how honest they have been with each other. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Piano | Song | Singer | Audition | Piano Player  | See more »

Taglines:

For 31 years it's been just the Fabulous Baker Boys... but times change.

Genres:

Drama | Music | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Die fabelhaften Baker Boys See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$11,500,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$16,823,529 (USA)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Although Dave Grusin recorded the songs for the movie soundtrack, Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges both learned to play all the songs in the film. To make their playing appear realistic, the actors watched videotapes of Grusin's hands playing the music. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Frank, Jack and Susie get underway for the trip to the New Year's event at the resort hotel (a.k.a. Bill Gate's house), they are first shown driving southbound on the Mercer Street onramp to Interstate-5. Then the scene shifts to them driving near the Spokane Street exit southbound, five miles to the south. Then the scene shifts back to them driving emerging from a tunnel, which is actually the same southbound I-5 onramp, only a little farther past the initial shot. See more »

Quotes

Susie Diamond: [singing] It's really killing that he's so willing to make whoopee.
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Soundtracks

"The Candy Man"
Performed by Jennifer Tilly
Written by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley See more »