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:

In music she found her dream, her love, herself

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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, 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

Release was postponed for three weeks when star Mariah Carey was hospitalized as a result of an "emotional and physical breakdown." In the April 25, 2018 issue of People, Carey revealed that she was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder while she was hospitalized.

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Goofs

When Mariah is on the "not a date" with Dice, the amount of wine in the glasses changes in every shot.

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Quotes

[after seeing Sylk's lip synched performance which featured Billie's voice]
Dice: Man, Sylk. That was amazing.
Sylk: Really? Did you like it?
Dice: I had no idea you could blow like that.
[Sylk puts her arms around Dice]
Sylk: [suggestively] I didn't know you were so interested in how good I could blow.

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Connections

Featured in Todd's Pop Song Reviews: Glitter (2011)

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Soundtracks

Moments In Love
Written by Trevor Horn, Anne Dudley, Gary Langan, Jonathan Jeczalik and Paul Morley
Performed by The Art of Noise
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Unviersal Music Enterprises
and Courtesy of ZTT Records Ltd.

User Reviews

Really is that bad...

Simple rule, if you are going to make a movie vehicle for a non-actor, surround them with some good actors, so if they turn out to have all the acting ability of a tin of tuna, you still have some hope of making the movie just bad, rather than bowel clenchingly awful.

This rule is ignored, the result is a piece of dross, that was so bad Mariah had a nervous breakdown when she watched it, so bad that Virgin executives gave her $15 million as long as they would never have to watch it again, so bad, well you get the point.

If you want a storyline, easy, mom is black, dad is white. Mom doesn't want her, dad doesn't want her. She wants to be a star, black and white guys fight over her. Lots of tradgedy. Lots of singing, lots of walking around in tight dresses. Everything ends up OK.

I can think of nothing that would recomend this. If you are a fan of Mariah, she isn't photographed that well, there are no big stand out tunes. If you aren't, then, you are looking at a movie which everyone involved with is obviously embarrased about.