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Dreamgirls
Synopsis
Set in the turbulent early 1960s to mid-70s, "Dreamgirls" follows the rise of a trio of women--Effie, Deena and Lorrell--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., who offers them the opportunity of a lifetime: to become the back-up singers for headliner James "Thunder" Early. 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. Although the Dreams become a crossover phenomenon, they soon realize that the cost of fame and fortune may be higher than they ever imagined.
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Full Credits
  • Director:
    Bill Condon,
  • Writer:
    Tom Eyen, Bill Condon,
  • Producer:
    Laurence Mark, David Geffen,
  • Cinematographer:
    Tobias A. Schliessler,
  • Editor:
    Virginia Katz,
  • Executive Producer:
    Patricia Whitcher,
  • Cast:
    Jennifer Hudson, Danny Glover, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Keith Robinson, Beyoncé, Beyoncé Knowles,
  • Supervising Sound Editor:
    Richard E. Yawn,
  • Camera Operator:
    Chris Moseley,
  • Script Supervisor:
    Carolyn Tolley, Kerry Lyn McKissick,
  • Art Department Coordinator:
    Lisa Vasconcellos,
  • Construction Coordinator:
    Stacey S. McIntosh,
  • Construction Foreman:
    William 'W' Gilpin,
  • Production Sound Mixer:
    Willie D. Burton,
  • Property Master:
    Kirk Corwin,
  • Sound Effects Editor:
    David Esparza, Donald Flick, George Simpson,
  • Set Costumer:
    Demetricus Holloway, Lori Harris, Yvonne Bastidos,
  • Stunts:
    Dick Ziker, John Cenatiempo,
  • Gaffer:
    Anthony 'Spike' Simms, Brian Bartolini, Newton TerMeer, Leonard Seagal,
  • Music Arranger:
    Harvey Mason,
  • Key Hair Stylist:
    JoAnn Stafford-Chaney, Andrea Jackson, Linda Villalobos,
  • Second Unit Director of Photography:
    Dino Parks,
  • Music Supervisor:
    Randy Spendlove, Matthew Rush Sullivan,
  • Visual Effects Supervisor:
    Gray Marshall,
  • Hairstylist:
    Deidra Dixon, Erma Kent, Brian A. Tunstall, Kimberly Kimble,
  • Dialogue Editor:
    Kimberly Ellen Lowe, Mike Hopkins,
  • Music Editor:
    Jason Ruder, Tim Boot,
  • Costume Design:
    Sharen Davis,
  • Foley Artist:
    Catherine Harper, Christopher Moriana,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Judy Murdock, Francesca Tolot, LaLette Littlejohn, Vera Steimberg,
  • Supervising ADR Editor:
    Robert Ulrich,
  • Digital Intermediate:
    Mike Chiado, Alex Romano, Stefan Sonnenfeld, Christine Carr,
  • Wigmaker:
    Bob Kretschmer,
  • Screenplay:
    Bill Condon,
  • Associate Choreographer:
    Joey Pizzi,
  • Makeup Designer:
    Shutchai Tym Buacharern,
  • Supervising Art Director:
    Tomas Voth,
  • Choreographer:
    Fatima Robinson, Aakomon Jones,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Tom Eyen, Henry Krieger,
  • Set Designer:
    Rich Romig, Luis G. Hoyos, Steven M. Saylor,
  • Casting Associate:
    Jeremy Rich, Tannis Vallely,
  • Musical:
    Tom Eyen,
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
    Bob Beemer, Michael Minkler,
  • Casting:
    Jay Binder, Debra Zane,
  • Makeup Department Head:
    Shutchai Tym Buacharern,
  • First Assistant Editor:
    Ian Slater,
  • Additional Photography:
    Brianna Hoskins,
  • Steadicam Operator:
    Colin Anderson,
  • Set Decoration:
    Nancy Haigh,
  • Production Design:
    John Myhre,
  • Assistant Costume Designer:
    Lizz Wolf,
  • Sound Designer:
    Richard E. Yawn,
  • Assistant Art Director:
    John Berger, Jann K. Engel,
  • Art Department Assistant:
    Lorey Hayes,
  • Rigging Gaffer:
    Gary Dahlquist,
  • Hair Department Head:
    Camille Friend,
  • Special Effects Coordinator:
    Donald Frazee,
  • Visual Effects Producer:
    Jennifer Mizener,
  • Still Photographer:
    David James,
  • Costume Supervisor:
    Elaine Ramires,

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