Glitter (2001)

A young singer dates a disc jockey who helps her get into the music business, but their relationship become complicated as she ascends to super stardom.

Director:

Vondie Curtis-Hall (as Vondie Curtis Hall)

Writers:

Cheryl L. West (story), Kate Lanier (screenplay)

Stars:

Mariah Carey, Eric Benét, Max Beesley

Bottom Rated Movies #18 | 3 wins & 10 nominations.

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

Storyline

Billie Frank is a shy, young multiracial girl who is sent away by her alcoholic mother at a very early age. At an orphanage, she befriends Louise and Roxanne. Flash forward to 1983. Billie and her friends are spotted by a record producer, Timothy Walker, who wants them to sing backup for his latest pop-music discovery. But when super DJ Julian Dice hears Billie's incredible voice, he makes a shady deal with Timothy to get her out of that dead-end situation. Soon, Billie and Dice are making hits inside the studio, and falling in love outside of it. Eventually, the pressure of her newfound celebrity puts too heavy a strain on Billie, forcing her to decide what it is she really wants from Dice, and what she wants for herself.

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Plot Keywords:

disc jockey | music business | cult film | one word title | female protagonist | 

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Taglines:

A strength to survive. A desire to dream.

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Genres:

Drama | Music | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sensuality, language and brief violence

Details

Official Sites:

Fox

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 September 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

All That Glitters

Filming Locations:

World Trade Center, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,414,596, 23 September 2001, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$4,273,372, 28 October 2001

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,271,666

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox,Columbia Pictures Corporation,Maroon Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS (8 channels) SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mariah Carey had been suffering from depression prior to and during the production of the film, this lead to her breakdown shortly after the film's release and being hospitalized. She was on antidepressants during the production, and in a few scenes, she's under the influence of the medication.

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Goofs

When Billie is sitting at the keyboard, she puts a pad down, and lays a pen on top. The pen rotates between shots, note the direction which the nib faces.

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Quotes

Billie: "Woe is me?" What the hell is that?

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Connections

Referenced in Nostalgia Critic: The Wiz (2012)

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Soundtracks

Never Too Far
Written by Mariah Carey, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Performed by Mariah Carey
Courtesy of Virgin Records America, Inc.

User Reviews

Mariah Carey cannot be excused from this wreckage....

...because, as her vanity project, she undoubtedly had the final yea or nay on what went into this mess. The inexplicable glitter strip (note: watch for continuity errors in its location)? The longest-lived cat ever? Telepathic songwriting? The most unsympathetic cast of characters since "A Clockwork Orange?" Ms. Carey knew, or should have known.

Mariah's acting is, well.... zombified. Her screen presence would actually be explained by her being under the influence of some medication designed to help with her later well known breakdown. Ms. Carey proves, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that bad over-acting makes for more entertaining badfilm than bad under-acting, which just leaves the viewer wondering why the movie was made. I couldn't tell for sure whether the rest of the cast's tepid-to-annoying performances were due to their own bad acting or from trying to perform across from the lifeless Ms. Carey; after 45 minutes, I couldn't care either. A well-deserved 1.