Sparkle (2012) [DVD] / Tristar Pictures presents in association with Stage 6 Films ; a Debra Martin Chase production ; a T.D. Jakes production ; an Akil Productions production ; directed by Salim Akil ; screenplay by Mara Brock Akil ; story by Joel Schumacher and Howard Rosenman ; produced by Debra Martin Chase ; produced by T.D. Jakes and Curtis Wallace ; produced by Salim Akil and Mara Brock Akil.
Jordin Sparks, Whitney Houston, Derek Luke, Mike Epps, Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter, Omari Hardwick, Ceelo Green. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2012. Special features: director's commentary; a tribute to Whitney Houston; A dream come true : bringing the story to the big screen.
Summary:
In the 1960s, Sparkle and her two sisters form a singing group and dream of becoming stars beyond the affluent Detroit suburb where they come from, and where they are already well-known. But as the sisters become more famous, the close-knit nature of their family begins to fall apart. Features the late Whitney Houston's final screen performance.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)812652161
Locations:
GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)
KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)
RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)
SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)
TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)
XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)
YUPD232 -- DeWitt Community Library (De Witt)
FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)
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