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Release date United States: Monday, December 25, 2006, DVD release: TBA

Director: Bill Condon

Cast:

Beyonce Knowles as Deena Jones
Eddie Murphy as James 'Thunder' Early
Jennifer Hudson as Effie
Hinton Battle as Wayne
Jamie Foxx as Curtis Taylor Jr.
Danny Glover as Marty Madison, Early's manager
Anika Noni Rose as Lorrell Robinson
Sharon Leal as Michelle Morris

About:

Dreamgirls follows the rise of a trio of women -- Effie (Jennifer Hudson), Deena (Beyonce Knowles) and Lorrell (Anika Noni Rose) -- who have formed a promising girl group called The Dreamettes. At a talent competition, they are discovered by an ambitious manager named Curtis Taylor, Jr. (Jamie Foxx), who offers them the opportunity of a lifetime: to become the back-up singers for headliner James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy). Curtis gradually takes control of the girls' look and sound, eventually giving them their own shot in the spotlight as The Dreams. That spotlight, however, begins to narrow in on Deena, finally pushing the less attractive Effie out altogether. Though the Dreams become a cross-over phenomenon, they soon realize that the cost of fame and fortune may be higher than they ever imagined.

Genres:
Drama - Music - Musical

Producers: Laurence Mark

Writers: Bill Condon (screenplay) Tom Eyen (book)

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