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Dreamgirls (2006) 6.5
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6.5/10 from 39,957 users
Metascore: 76/100
Reviews: 494 user | 242 critic | 37 from Metacritic.com Based on the Broadway musical, a trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s. Director:Bill Condon |
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Cast
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| Beyoncé Knowles | ... | ||
| Eddie Murphy | ... | ||
| Danny Glover | ... | ||
| Jennifer Hudson | ... | ||
| Anika Noni Rose | ... | ||
| Keith Robinson | ... | ||
| Sharon Leal | ... | ||
| Hinton Battle | ... | ||
| Mariah I. Wilson | ... |
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Yvette Cason | ... | |
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Plot Synopsis
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Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of young women, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder" Early, establishes his own record label and starts wheeling and dealing. When Early flames out, Curtis makes the Dreamettes into headliners as the Dreams, but not before demoting their hefty big-voiced lead singer, Effie White, and putting the softer-voiced looker, Deena Jones, in front. Soon after, he fires Effie, sends her into a life of proud poverty, and takes Deena and the Dreams to the top. How long can Curtis stay there, and will Effie ever get her due? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Fame Comes And Goes, Stars Rise And Fall, But Dreams Live Forever See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for language, some sexuality and drug content | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 December 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Soñadoras See more »Filming Locations:
Alexandria Hotel - 501 S. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$70,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£1,329,817 (UK) (2 February 2007)Gross:
$103,338,338 (USA) (13 April 2007)Company Credits
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Curtis Taylor Jr.: I'm not sure what this is about...
Effie Melody White: It's about fairness, Curtis. It's about people paying their dues. Isn't that what you keep telling me? "Get in line, Effie. Wait your turn". So why am I sitting here without so much as a B-side on a 45, when an amateur like Martin Luther King Jr. gets his own freaking album? I mean, can he even sing?
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Written by Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen
Performed by Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Hudson, and Anika Noni Rose
Produced by The Underdogs (Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas)
Published by Dreamgirls Music (ASCAP) admin. by Universal-Geffen Music and Dreamettes Music (BMI) admin. by Universal-Geffen Music
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Bill Condon scheduled "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" as the last scene to give Jennifer Hudson the most time possible to grow into her character. See more »Goofs
Fluorescent floor tape for the actors' marks are visible in the tracking shot during the second verse of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going". See more »Quotes
Effie Melody White: Tell me something, Curtis. Do you think it's right to promote an amateur performer over a professional?Curtis Taylor Jr.: I'm not sure what this is about...
Effie Melody White: It's about fairness, Curtis. It's about people paying their dues. Isn't that what you keep telling me? "Get in line, Effie. Wait your turn". So why am I sitting here without so much as a B-side on a 45, when an amateur like Martin Luther King Jr. gets his own freaking album? I mean, can he even sing?
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Crazy Credits
The original 1981 "Playbill" cover for the Broadway version of "Dreamgirls" is displayed during the end credits just before the names of the show's Broadway creators are featured. See more »Soundtracks
"Dreamgirls"Written by Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen
Performed by Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Hudson, and Anika Noni Rose
Produced by The Underdogs (Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas)
Published by Dreamgirls Music (ASCAP) admin. by Universal-Geffen Music and Dreamettes Music (BMI) admin. by Universal-Geffen Music
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It makes sense to me that this film is getting raves from Hollywood because oftentimes in Hollywood it's all just a popularity contest. It also makes sense when you think that people who are liking the film may just be reacting to the countless songs being spit out at you rather than story content. Yet, this film is overrated and overblown. Eddie Murphy looks just ridiculous. No way do Jeniffer Hudson and Beyonce Knowles give the Oscar rated performance so many have raved over BEFORE the film was even out. I can't even believe that Condon is being set up to be nominated for a Directing Oscar when all he did was put together an album. Glitz does not replace a nothing storyline. A bunch of songs does not a movie make.