Dreamgirls (2006)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Bill Condon

Writers:

Bill Condon (screenplay)
Tom Eyen (book)

Release Date:

25 December 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Musical

Tagline:

Fame Comes And Goes, Stars Rise And Fall, But Dreams Live Forever

Plot:

Based on the Broadway musical, a trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960's.

Plot Keywords:

Singer | 1960s | Broadway Musical | Star | Performer

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 42 wins & 46 nominations

Cast

Jamie Foxx	...	Curtis Taylor Jr.
Beyoncé Knowles	...	Deena Jones
Eddie Murphy	...	James 'Thunder' Early
Danny Glover	...	Marty Madison
Jennifer Hudson	...	Effie White
Anika Noni Rose	...	Lorrell Robinson
Keith Robinson	...	C.C. White
Sharon Leal	...	Michelle Morris
Hinton Battle	...	Wayne
Mariah I. Wilson	...	Magic (as Mariah Wilson)
Yvette Cason	...	May
Ken Page	...	Max Washington
Ralph Louis Harris	...	M.C. (as Ralph Harris)
Michael-Leon Wooley	...	Tiny Joe Dixon
Loretta Devine	...	Jazz Singer

Also Known As:

Dream Girls (International: English title) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, some sexuality and drug content.

Runtime:

131 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | UK:12A (theatrical release) | Australia:M | Germany:o.Al. | Finland:K-7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Hong Kong:IIA | Argentina:13 | Brazil:12 | Norway:A | South Korea:12 | Malaysia:U | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Sweden:Btl | Norway:10 (TV rating) | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Alexandria Hotel - 501 S. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

Cameo: [Shutchai Tym Buacharern (makeup department head)]drag queen with fan during "One Night Only (Disco)" sequence

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Effie goes to the welfare office, the American flag hanging on the back wall is backwards. The blue field should be in the upper-left corner.

Quotes:

C.C. White: Isn't music supposed to express what people are feeling?
Curtis Taylor Jr.: Music is supposed to sell.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "I Love the New Millennium: (#1.7)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

One Night Only

This movie is fantastic-- best I have seen in a long time.

All I can say is Simon Cowell, eat your heart out. Thank God she didn't win American Idol, it was a blessing in disguise! Jennifer Hudson steals the show-- she is awesome. Eddie Murphy is fantastic- who knew he could sing?! From the start to finish it was just a terrific, fast paced, interesting, beautiful production. Some of the sets seemed very 'now' vs 'then' and some of the dance moves reminded me of 2006 very slick--some even reminded me of a Britney Spears dance video-- but this was OK. The sets are gorgeous, the costumes, the music, I can't wait to buy the soundtrack. I highly recommend this movie, and predict it will win many awards including Jennifer Hudson's breakout performance. Welcome to Hollywood JHud! Jill