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Dreamgirls is a 2006 American musical drama film directed and written by Bill Condon. The movie, which has a runtime of 130 minutes, stars Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé, Eddie Murphy, and Danny Glover. It was produced by Laurence Mark and distributed by DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures. The narrative is set in Detroit and focuses on The Supremes. Stephen Trask composed the music, while Tobias A. Schliessler served as director of photography.
The film was released in the United States on December 9, 2006, and February 1, 2007. It received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, an Academy Award for Best Sound, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Additionally, it was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design. The film has a budget of 70,000,000 and generated revenue of 154,937,680.
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6.7A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
Cast
- Jamie Foxx as Curtis Taylor Jr.
- Beyoncé as Deena Jones
- Eddie Murphy as James 'Thunder' Early
- Danny Glover as Marty Madison
- Jennifer Hudson as Effie White
- Anika Noni Rose as Lorrell Robinson
Themes
- show business
- drug addiction
- musical
- deceived wife
- recording contract
- background singer
- motown
- record producer
- singing
- detroit, michigan
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Bill Condon
- Screenplay by
- Bill Condon
- Based on
- Dreamgirls by Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen
- Produced by
- Laurence Mark
- Starring
- Jamie Foxx Beyoncé Knowles Eddie Murphy Danny Glover Anika Noni Rose Keith Robinson Jennifer Hudson
- Cinematography
- Tobias A. Schliessler
- Edited by
- Virginia Katz
- Music by
- Henry Krieger
- Production companies
- DreamWorks Pictures Paramount Pictures Laurence Mark Productions
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release dates
- December 4, 2006 ( 2006-12-04 ) ( Ziegfeld Theatre ) December 15, 2006 ( 2006-12-15 ) (Roadshow Engagement) December 25, 2006 ( 2006-12-25 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 130 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $75–80 million
- Box office
- $155.4 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Dreamgirls
- Main subject
- The Supremes
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Bill Condon
- Screenwriter
- Bill Condon
- Cast member
- Robert Cicchini
- Composer
- Stephen Trask
- Producer
- Laurence Mark
- Production company
- DreamWorks
- Cinematographer
- Tobias A. Schliessler
- Narrative location
- Detroit
- Filming location
- Detroit
- Duration
- 130
- FilmAffinity ID
- 650400
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.dreamgirlsmovie.com
- Image
- Dreamgirls cast.JPG
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- publication date
- 2007-02-01
- title
- Dreamgirls
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- after a work by
- Tom Eyen
- Commons category
- Dreamgirls (film)
- review score
- 79%
- featured track(s)
- Listen
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Encyclopedic overview
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, 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.
The film adaptation features an ensemble cast, starring Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, and Eddie Murphy with Danny Glover, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson, and Jennifer Hudson in supporting roles. In addition to the original compositions by composer Henry Krieger and lyricist Tom Eyen, four new songs, composed by Krieger with various lyricists, were added for the film. The film marks the acting debut of Hudson, a former American Idol contestant.
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