Summary:
Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of 18-year-olds, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder" Early, establishes his own record label and starts wheeling and dealing. When Early flames out, Curtis makes the Dreamettes into headliners as the Dreams, but not before demoting their hefty big-voiced lead singer, Effie White, and putting the softer-voiced looker, Deena Jones, in front. Soon after, he fires Effie, sends her into a life of proud poverty, and takes Deena and the Dreams to the top. How long can Curtis stay there, and will Effie ever get her due?
| Runtime: | 130 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for language, some sexuality and drug content. |
| Production: | Paramount Pictures |
| Genres: | Drama, Musical |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | May 1, 2007 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Bill Condon | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Bill Condon | Writer |
| Tom Eyen | Writer |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Beyoncé Knowles | Deena Jones |
| Eddie Murphy | James 'Thunder' Early |
| Jamie Foxx | Curtis Taylor Jr. |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Anika Noni Rose | Lorrell Robinson |
| Danny Glover | Marty Madison |
| Hinton Battle | Wayne |
| Jennifer Hudson | Effie White |
| Keith Robinson | C.C. White |
| Ken Page | Max Washington |
| Loretta Devine | Jazz Singer |
| Mariah I. Wilson | Magic |
| Michael-Leon Wooley | Tiny Joe Dixon |
| Ralph Louis Harris | M.C. |
| Sharon Leal | Michelle Morris |
| Yvette Cason | May |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Jonathan King | Co-Producer |
| Laurence Mark | Producer |
| Leeann Stonebreaker | Associate Producer |
| Patricia Whitcher | Executive Producer |
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