Dreamgirls (Widescreen Edition) From:Jamie Foxx , Eddie Murphy , Jennifer Hudson , Beyoncé Knowles , Paramount , Bill Condon , DreamWorks ,
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 0097363478249
Format: Color
Format: Dolby
Format: DVD-Video
Format: Widescreen
Format: NTSC
Weight: 20 hundredths-pounds
Label: DreamWorks
Audio Format: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Audio Format: Dolby Digital 5.1
Manufacturer: DreamWorks
Number Of Items: 1
Packaged Height: 58 hundredths-inches
Packaged Length: 710 hundredths-inches
Packaged Weight: 18 hundredths-pounds
Packaged Width: 542 hundredths-inches
Publisher: DreamWorks
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-05-01
Running Time: 130 minutes
Studio: DreamWorks
Theatrical Release Date: 2006-12-25
Product Description:
Director Bill Condon brings Tom Eyen's Tony award-winning Broadway musical to the big screen in a tale of dreams, stardom, and the high cost of success in the cutthroat recording industry. The time is the 1960s, and singers Effie (Jennifer Hudson), Lorrell (Anika Noni Rose), and Deena (Beyoncé Knowles) are about to find out just what it's like to have their wildest dreams come true. Discovered at a local talent show by ambitious manager Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx), the trio known as "the Dreamettes" is soon offered the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of opening for popular singer James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy). Subsequently molded into an unstoppable hit machine by Taylor and propelled into the spotlight as "the Dreams," the girls quickly find their bid for the big time taking priority over personal friendship as Taylor edges out the ultra-talented Effie so that the more beautiful Deena can become the face of the group. Now, as the crossover act continues to dominate the airwaves, the small-town girls with big-city dreams slowly begin to realize that the true cost of fame may be higher than any of them ever anticipated.
Customer Reviews:
Jennifer Hudson deserved that Oscar!!!, 2008-11-14
I finally watched "Dreamgirls" last weekend. Mostly I wanted to see it because it had won an Oscar, or should I say Jennifer Hudson won the Oscar for Supporting Actress. What a performance! To think she came from American Idol(and not the winner) and is such an amazing performer and actress. The movie seemed like the perfect vehicle for her rev up her movie career.
"Dreamgirls" reminded me a bit of the story of The Supremes. It is the 50's when it starts. Three back up singers for Eddie Murphy's Jimmy "Thunder" Early, dance and sing their way up to the front of the stage. Eventually they have their own girl group, The Dreams. Curtis Taylor, Jr. played by Jamie Foxx, is the manager of the group.
Beyonce Knowles plays the main singer, Deena Jones, who gets all the attention that I felt Effie White, Jennifer Hudson's character, deserved. I felt she got the shaft because she wasn't the imagine that they wanted for the group. She was the most talented. She knows it too, and eventually takes a bad turn away from the group.
"Dreamgirls" was a musical/play before it was a film and it transitioned well to onto the big screen. It had some great songs and was set from the 50's to the 60's. It's worth watching just to see Jennifer Hudson perform her Oscar winning performance.
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