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Writer (WGA):
Steve Kloves (written by)
Release Date:
13 October 1989 (USA)
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Tagline:
For 31 years it's been just the Fabulous Baker Boys... but times change.
Plot:
Frank and Jack Baker are professional musicians who play small clubs. They play smaltzy music and have never needed a day job...
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars.
Another 12 wins
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4 nominations
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(16 articles)
DVD Playhouse--November 2009
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Backstage Blues
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jeff Bridges | ... | Jack Baker |
 | Michelle Pfeiffer | ... | Susie Diamond |
 | Beau Bridges | ... | Frank Baker |
 | Ellie Raab | ... | Nina |
 | Xander Berkeley | ... | Lloyd |
| Dakin Matthews | ... | Charlie |
 | Ken Lerner | ... | Ray |
 | Albert Hall | ... | Henry |
| Terri Treas | ... | Girl in Bed |
 | Gregory Itzin | ... | Vince Nancy |
| Bradford English | ... | Earl |
| David Coburn | ... | Kid at Vet |
 | Todd Jeffries | ... | Theo |
 | Gregory James | ... | Hotel Masseur (as Jeffrey J. Nowinski) |
 | Nancy Fish | ... | Laughing Bar Patron |
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114 min | Australia:110 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
South Korea:15 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Sweden:7 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
West Germany:12 |
Singapore:PG
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Michelle Pfeiffer sang all her songs, no vocal double was used.
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Revealing mistakes: The fight between the 2 brothers is real. When Beau pushes Jeff against the fence, it was totally unscripted. You can hear Jeff saying, "Hey, Beau, what are you doing?!"
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Quotes:
Susie Diamond:
Listen, I didn't expect you to rush out and buy me a corsage this morning, you know. Your high school ring is safe.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saved by the Bell: The Fabulous Belding Boys (#2.15)" (1990)
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Soundtrack:
Bluebird
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After playing small club gigs for over 15 years, the "Baker Boys" finally come to grips with some realities.
"Susie" comes into their act and lives. She's a former "escort" and blues singer, whom they hire to rejuvenate their somewhat tired act.
This she does, in more ways than one.
"The Fabulous Baker Boys" is an accurate and frank depiction of musicians' lives-on-the-road. It reveals what happens after the audience goes home and the musicians retire to their nice hotel rooms.
But after years, one nice hotel room is the same as another. Likewise, their music routines can become as stale as leftover tobacco smoke in their vacated clubs.
Jeff and Beau Bridges execute some the finest work of their careers in this film. Likewise, Michelle Pfeiffer equally supports them, as well as does her own singing.
Dave Grusin and John Hammond's soundtrack piano renditions are excellent, as is Peggy Holmes' choreography for Ms. Pfeiffer. Sydney Pollack was wise to financially support this production as executive producer.
Writer director Steven Kloves came up with a winner here, marred only by some general slow pacing and an ambiguous though appropriate ending.
"The Fabulous Baker Boys'" reputation continues to grow and be appreciated by more audiences, through cable and DVD distributions. It signifies a rare glimpse at backstage life-on-the-road of musicians who so enrich our lives, yet are all too often taken for granted.