Dreamgirls [videorecording] / DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures present a Laurence Mark production, a Bill Condon film ; produced by Laurence Mark ; written for the screen and directed by Bill Condon.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Edition:
2-disc showstopper ed.
Publisher:
Paramount Home Entertainment,
Copyright Date:
2007, c2006
Description:
2 videodiscs (130 min.) (DVD) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in., in one container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. Based on the book by Tom Eyen. Jamie Foxx, Beyoncâe Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson. Special features: disc 1. 12 never-before-seen extended musical numbers, Beyoncâe music video "Listen"; disc 2. behind-the-scenes full-length documentary "Building the dream", original auditions and screen tests, previsualization sequences, image gallery, additional featurettes.
Summary:
Three young women Deena Jones, Effie White, and Lorrell Robinson desire to become pop stars. They get their wish when they are picked to be backup singers for the legendary James "Thunder" Early. When they are set free for leads, Curtis Taylor and Effie's brother C.C. decide that Deena should be the lead singer, which upsets Effie. The girls discover exactly what it takes to be in the music business and what they must give up to realize their dream.
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