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Mahogany

  • 1975
  • PG
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
2.1K
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Diana Ross in Mahogany (1975)
Tracy, an aspiring designer from the slums of Chicago puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of becoming one of the world's top designers. Her ambition leads her to Rome spurring a choice between the man she loves or her newfound success.
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Tracy, an aspiring designer from the slums of Chicago puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of becoming one of the world's top designers. Her ambition leads her to Rome spurring a... Read allTracy, an aspiring designer from the slums of Chicago puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of becoming one of the world's top designers. Her ambition leads her to Rome spurring a choice between the man she loves or her newfound success.Tracy, an aspiring designer from the slums of Chicago puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of becoming one of the world's top designers. Her ambition leads her to Rome spurring a choice between the man she loves or her newfound success.

  • Directors
    • Berry Gordy
    • Tony Richardson
    • Jack Wormser
  • Writers
    • John Byrum
    • Toni Amber
  • Stars
    • Diana Ross
    • Billy Dee Williams
    • Anthony Perkins
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    2.1K
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    • Directors
      • Berry Gordy
      • Tony Richardson
      • Jack Wormser
    • Writers
      • John Byrum
      • Toni Amber
    • Stars
      • Diana Ross
      • Billy Dee Williams
      • Anthony Perkins
    • 49User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Diana Ross
    Diana Ross
    • Tracy Chambers
    Billy Dee Williams
    Billy Dee Williams
    • Brian Walker
    Anthony Perkins
    Anthony Perkins
    • Sean
    Jean-Pierre Aumont
    Jean-Pierre Aumont
    • Christian Rosetti
    Beah Richards
    Beah Richards
    • Florence
    Nina Foch
    Nina Foch
    • Miss Evans
    Marisa Mell
    Marisa Mell
    • Carlotta Gavina
    Lenard Norris
    • Wil
    Jerome Arnold
    • Campaign Worker
    Pemon Rami
    • Campaign Worker
    Obelo
    • Campaign Worker
    Ira Rogers
    • Stalker
    Kristine Cameron
    • Instructress
    Ted Liss
    • Sweatshop Foreman
    Bruce Vilanch
    Bruce Vilanch
    • Dress Manufacturer
    Don Howard
    • Dress Manufacturer
    Albert Rosenberg
    • Dress Manufacturer
    Marvin Corman
    • Cab Driver
    • Directors
      • Berry Gordy
      • Tony Richardson(uncredited)
      • Jack Wormser(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • John Byrum(screenplay by)
      • Toni Amber(based on a story by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Diana Ross designed some of the costumes in the fashion show sequence herself.
    • Goofs
      The final shot of the film (an overview of the crowd gathered to hear Brian's speech) shows Tracy rushing up to Brian and madly embracing him, but moments earlier they had already walked up to each other in the middle of that crowd and kissed.
    • Quotes

      Brian: Let me tell you something, and don't you ever forget it: that success is *nothing* without someone you love to share it with.

    • Connections
      Edited into Diana Ross: Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Version 2 (1975)
    • Soundtracks
      Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)
      Written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin

      Performed by Diana Ross

    User reviews49

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    9/10
    Camptastic
    This movie is a roller-coaster of camp, from start to finish. It is like a bunch of gay men sat down to figure out how to dress up Diana Ross and put her in different outfits all done to a never-ending loop of Diana's own song. The montage of Diana as fashion model is perhaps one of the funniest and campest scenes in a movie, and of course was copied almost shot for shot for the Beyonce montage scene in "Dreamgirls". It has to be seen to be believed.

    But no-one can inspire a drag queen like Ms. Ross who never lets plot or story-line interfere with her chances to soft pout or give us long enigmatic looks. The good thing is the plot and story-line is so thin and transparent, she doesn't have to struggle too much. The storyline is simple....girl from the projects with big dreams leaves behind the bleakness of Chicago as she is "discovered" by Anthony Perkins who can't quite figure out if he is gay in the movie (as he was in real life) or straight. He veers from camp to psychotic misogynist sometimes in the same scene. The result is unintentional hilarity.

    Part of the rags to riches subplot (if you can call it that) is the Billy Dee Williams character who we know is the true love of Ms.Ross. He is a local activist in Chicago who runs for political office. This part of the story is boring, because Diana isn't dressed up and mincing though every scene. It is also boring because Billy Dee's character is almost as clichéd as the rest of the story. Fighting the white honky sometimes with words but sometimes with fists. He is down-to-earth and hard-working as well as fearless. We are supposed to want him to win. Ms.Ross makes a decision that happiness trumps fame and glory and that is the end...or kind of the end. Actually I don't remember the story, because the camera barely moves from Ross the whole time.

    If you love high camp then this movie is for you. At one point Diana Ross says, "I wonder if I'm doing the right thing.." Oh Diana, you are. You are doing the right thing. Fun fact, some of the frocks on display were designed by Ms. Ross, and the whole camp drag-show was put together by her then lover, Berry Gordy.

    This move is camptastic!
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    • Release date
      • March 25, 1976 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Mahagoni
    • Filming locations
      • Marshall Field & Co. Department Store - 111 N. State Street, The Loop, Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Motown Productions
      • Nikor Productions
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,000,000
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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