Dreamgirls
All you have to do is dream.
Country
Production
Budget
$70 000 000
Box office
$154 937 680
Website
Director
Actors
Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Keith D. Robinson, Sharon Leal, Hinton Battle, Mariah Iman Wilson
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
David Geffen, Laurence Mark, Patricia Whitcher
Camera operator
Composer
Tom Eyen
Artist
John Myhre, Jann K. Engel, John Berger
Audition
Debra Zane, Jay Binder
Editing
Virginia Katz
Whole Team (93)
Whole Team (93)
Short description
A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
What's left behind the scenes
- Like the original Broadway production on which it is based, the film is based on the story of The Supremes, later known as Diana Ross & The Supremes.
- Jamie Foxx initially did not want to star in the film, considering the proposed fee insufficient. The role was offered to Denzel Washington, but he declined as he cannot sing. When Beyoncé and Eddie Murphy joined the cast, Foxx changed his mind and agreed.
- Jamie Foxx initially didn't want to star in the film, considering the offered fee insufficient. The role was offered to Denzel Washington, but he declined as he doesn't know how to sing. When Beyoncé and Eddie Murphy joined the cast, Fox changed his mind and agreed.
- Director and screenwriter Bill Condon instructed Jennifer Hudson to be late to set every morning in order to better embody her “diva” character.
- For the role of Effie, actress Jennifer Hudson gained over 9 kg (approximately 20 lbs).
- When performing the title song, Anika Noni Rose had to wear high-heeled shoes so as not to "fall out" of the frame with Beyoncé and Jennifer Hudson. Rose's height is 157 cm, Beyoncé's is 169 cm, and Hudson's is 174 cm.
- Like the original Broadway production it is based on, the film is based on the story of the group The Supremes, later known as Diana Ross & The Supremes.
- While performing the title track, Anika Noni Rose had to wear high-platform shoes so as not to "fall out" of the frame with Beyoncé and Jennifer Hudson. Rose is 157 cm tall, Beyoncé is 169 cm, and Hudson is 174 cm.
- Jamie Foxx was initially reluctant to star in the film, considering the offered fee insufficient. The role was offered to Denzel Washington, but he declined because he cannot sing. When Beyoncé and Eddie Murphy joined the cast, Foxx changed his mind and agreed.
- Director and screenwriter Bill Condon ordered Jennifer Hudson to be late for filming every morning to better embody her "diva" character.
- For the role of Effie, actress Jennifer Hudson gained over 9 kg.
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