Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls is a 2006 American musical drama film written and directed by Bill Condon and jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures. Adapted from the 1981 Broadway musical of the same name, Dreamgirls is a film à clef, a work of fiction taking strong inspiration from the history of the Motown record label and its superstar act the Supremes. The story follows the history and evolution of American R&B music during the 1960s and 1970s through the eyes of a Detroit girl group known as "The Dreams" and their manipulative record executive.
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| Written by | Bill Condon
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| Edited by | Virginia Katz
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| Running time | 130 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $70,000,000 USD
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| Box office | $103,000,000 USD
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- In one scene, Curtis forces the Dreams to record "Heavy" as a riot rages outside in the streets of Detroit. This is a references to the 1967 Detroit riot, during which Motown's studios remained semi-operational.
- Fatima Robinson: one of the Stepp Sisters
- Cleavant Derricks won the 1982 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actor in a Musical for "Dreamgirls" for his role as soul singer James Thunder Early.
- The film was Eddie Murphy's first for Paramount since Vampire in Brooklyn (1995). Murphy formerly had an exclusive contract with the studio.
- Beyoncé Knowles lost weight during a break in filming to make herself look older for the more mature Deena Jones.
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