Joyful Noise (2012)

G.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition.

Director:

Todd Graff

Writer:

Todd Graff

Stars:

Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Queen Latifah	...	Vi Rose Hill
Dolly Parton	...	G.G. Sparrow
Keke Palmer	...	Olivia Hill
Jeremy Jordan	...	Randy Garrity
Dexter Darden	...	Walter Hill
Courtney B. Vance	...	Pastor Dale
Jesse L. Martin	...	Marcus Hill
Kirk Franklin	...	Baylor Sykes
Angela Grovey	...	Earla
Andy Karl	...	Caleb
Dequina Moore	...	Devonne (as DeQuina Moore)
Kris Kristofferson	...	Bernard Sparrow
Paul Woolfolk	...	Manny
Francis Jue	...	Mr. Hsu
Roy Huang	...	Justin

Storyline

This is the story of a small town choir out to win a national competition despite overwhelming odds. A story of faith and determination by the choir leaders (Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton) and the young talent who give their all to win God's praise and beat the competition for the grand prize.

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Plot Keywords:

choir | autism | chips | bare chested male | two word title | 

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Taglines:

Dream a whole lot louder.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some language including a sexual reference

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jeremy Jordon was 27 and Keke Palmer was only 19 while they were both, playing a couple and playing high school students.

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Goofs

In the hotel after the competition, Vi and G. G. are talking. Vi is on the right but when Olivia goes to kiss Randy, Vi and G. G. have switched places.

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Quotes

[from trailer]
Vi Rose Hill: Quit it with those nails, Edward Scissorhands!

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Connections

Referenced in Geeks Who Drink: Felicia Day vs. Dexter Darden (2015)

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Soundtracks

Maybe I'm Amazed
Written by Paul McCartney
Performed by Pacashau Sacred Divinity Choir feat. Jeremy Jordan and Keke Palmer

User Reviews

A Feel Good Movie!!

I liked the movie a lot. I've always loved both Dolly Pardon and Queen Latifah. I don't know who thought to put those two together but for my money, it worked. Yes, Dolly has had a lot of work done. SO WHAT? She's a sweetheart and still feisty! The plot has some definite misses, it was predictable and cheesy at times, but it was fun! Yes it was a bit of a "Sister Act 2" combined with "Footloose" rip off but again I say: SO WHAT?? I enjoyed the movie. Is it going to win an academy award? Nope. But it was nice way to spend an afternoon. It had me dancing in my seat and left me feeling good. And that's exactly what I wanted it to do. We have a winner!!

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 January 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Joyful Noise

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,225,190, 15 January 2012

Gross USA:

$30,932,113

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$31,158,113

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alcon Entertainment, Farrell Paura Productions, Gospel Truth Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1