Dreamgirls (2006)
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Cast
- Jamie Foxx as Curtis Taylor Jr.
- Beyoncé Knowles as Deena Jones
- Eddie Murphy as James 'Thunder'
Early - Jennifer Hudson as Effie White
- Anika Noni Rose as Lorell
Robinson - Keith Robinson as C.C. White
- Hinton Battle as Wayne
- Sharon Leal as Michelle Morris
- Danny Glover as Marty Madison
Crew
- Screenplay by: Bill Condon
- Directed by: Bill Condon
- Produced by: Laurence Mark
- Original Music by: Harvey Mason
Jr. & Damon Thomas - Non-Original Music by: Henry
Krieger (Musical "Dreamgirls")
Misc
- Genre: Musical
- Rating: PG-13
- Studio: Paramount / Dreamworks
- Release Date: 12/15/06 (US)
- Running Time: 125 minutes
- Amount of theaters: 3 (exp.)
- Official Website
- Boxoffice
Trailers
- Quicktime (Teaser 1)
Quicktime neededReviews
- Variety.com (David Rooney)
- Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
- The Village Voice (Scott
Foundas) - L.A. Times (Kenneth Turan)
- San Francisco Chronicle (Mick
LaSalle) - Boxofficemojo.com (Scott
Holleran) - And Many More!
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Soundtracks
Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture
Books
Posters
Memorabilia
Synopsis
Set in the turbulent early 1960s to mid-70s, "Dreamgirls" follows the rise of a trio of women - Effie (Jennifer Hudson), Deena (Beyonce Knowles) and Lorell (Anika Noni Rose) - who have formed a promising girl group called the Dreamettes.
At a talent competition, they are discovered by an ambitious manager named Curtis Taylor, Jr. (Jamie Foxx), who offers them the opportunity of a lifetime: to become the back-up singers for headliner James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy). Curtis gradually takes control of the girls' look and sound, eventually giving them their own shot in the spotlight as The Dreams. That spotlight, however, begins to narrow in on Deena, finally pushing the less attractive Effie out altogether. Though the Dreams become a crossover phenomenon, they soon realize that the cost of fame and fortune may be higher than they ever imagined.
