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Glitter (2001) -- Similar to Mariah's life story. Mariah plays the role of a young singer who is eager to become a big star. She dates a DJ who helps her get into the music business.

Overview

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Director:
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Writers (WGA):
Cheryl L. West (story)
Kate Lanier (screenplay)
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Release Date:
21 September 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Music | Romance more
Tagline:
In music she found her dream, her love, herself more
Plot:
Similar to Mariah's life story. Mariah plays the role of a young singer who is eager to become a big star. She dates a DJ who helps her get into the music business. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(48 articles)
Box-Office Wrap-Up: Jul. 3 - Jul. 5, 2009
 (From Rope Of Silicon. 5 July 2009, 2:01 PM, PDT)

Hough To Take Acting Classes For Footloose
 (From WENN. 24 June 2009, 11:56 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
De-fanged "A Star is Born" more
US TV Schedule:
Thur. July 167:45 AMHBO   

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mariah Carey ... Billie Frank
Max Beesley ... Julian Dice

Da Brat ... Louise

Tia Texada ... Roxanne
Valarie Pettiford ... Lillian Frank

Ann Magnuson ... Kelly

Terrence Howard ... Timothy Walker
Dorian Harewood ... Guy Richardson

Grant Nickalls ... Jack Bridges

Eric Benét ... Rafael

Padma Lakshmi ... Sylk

Don Ackerman ... Peter
Ed Sahely ... Francois
Carmen Wong ... Rose

James Allodi ... Video Director
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
All That Glitters (USA) (working title)
Glitter and Gold (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sensuality, language and brief violence.
Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)
Certification:
Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37746) | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15 | Greece:K | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | Singapore:PG

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Trivia:
The movie is based on an idea by Mariah Carey that kept bouncing back from studio to studio starting in 1997, and the singer began writing songs for the soundtrack album prior to the movie even getting a green light. Carey admits that when the project was approved for production (2000), she found songs for the movie that she had written and forgotten about. She was only supposed to do six songs, however many collaborations with current and 1980s producers, writers, and artists including Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, and the late Rick James led to growth for her track listing, which became the entire soundtrack. A song by her and Prince was also in development, but it did not make the deadline in time for soundtrack reproduction, packaging, and distribution. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Shots of the public walking on the street reveals people using modern cellular phones (only visible in Fullscreen format.) Shots of the road reveal modern cars. more
Quotes:
Billie: "Woe is me?" What the hell is that? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Relax more

FAQ

Does Mariah Carey's character commit suicide at the end?
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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
De-fanged "A Star is Born", 9 July 2007
4/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

"Glitter" might have been a camp classic if the story wasn't so dull and downbeat. It's yet another rewrite of "A Star Is Born", here turned into a vehicle for pop star Mariah Carey and apparently patterned after her own rise to the top (audiences weren't fooled, however, by the updated, late-night-movie clichés). Carey's funky/erotic music is driving (and her performance as blazing new talent Billie Frank is adequate), but the script for "Glitter" seems left over from the 1950s. Didn't the writers realize that times have changed and that Billie didn't have to be such a diva-doormat? Actresses of a lot higher caliber than Mariah Carey have fallen into this trap--they just don't want to see themselves on the screen acting bitchy and tough, so they end up playing the simp. "Glitter" features some rich cinematography (nice shots of the Big Apple), but it is too soft to make an impression--even as an unintended comedy. *1/2 from ****

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