
Genres : Drama, Musical/Performing Arts and Adaptation
Tagline : Fame Comes And Goes, Stars Rise And Fall, But Dreams Live Forever
Release Date : December 15th, 2006 (limited); December 25th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for language, some sexuality and drug content
Runtime : 131 min
Country : USA
Language : English
Color : Color
Trivia : After the original stage production proved successful, the film version went through several incarnations. In the late 1980s Whitney Houston was considered for the role of Deena, but negotiations fell through when Houstion insisted that Deena sing some of Effie’s songs, specifically, “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going”, as well. In the early 1990s, after the success of _What’s Love Got To Do With It (1993)_ , Joel Schumacher was set to direct, with Lauren Hill set to play Deena and Kelly Price set to play Effie. However, after the box-office failure of several other musical biopics, the project was again shelved. After the success of Chicago (2002), the producers approached Bill Condon, who had long considered an adaptation his dream project.
Goofs : Anachronisms: When the 1962 Cadillac Deville Convertible is put up on the lift, you can see all-weather radial tires, which they did not have back then, with treads you would not have seen until the nineties.
Description : Effie White, Deena Jones, and Lorrell Robinson - three friends from Chicago - are a promising singing trio called The Dreamettes. Accompanied by their songwriter C.C. White (Effie’s brother), they travel to New York to compete in a talent show at the Apollo Theatre. Although the girls lose this first bid for fame, their talent attracts
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