The Temptations (1998)

Actors

• Peter Anthony (actor)
• Obba Babatundé (actor)
• Ronnie Beasley (actor)
• Thomas Martell Brimm (actor)
• Terron Brooks (actor)
• Charles Brown (actor)
• Jonnie Brown (actor)
• Albridge Bryant (actor)
• Benjamin J. Cain Jr. (actor)
• Russell Clark (actor)
• Carl Clemons (actor)
• Ezra S. Coles (actor)
• Marcel Curges (actor)
• Anthony Dixon (actor)
• Tony Amen (actor)

Genres

• Drama
• Music

Taglines:

The unforgettable story of one of Motown's hottest acts.
The story of a dream come true and the struggle to keep that dream alive.
Their sound made them famous. Their struggle made them legends.

Quotes:

David Ruffin: I'm the one sellin' the records. They're comin' to see me.::Otis Williams: They're comin' to see the Temptations.::David Ruffin: Ain't nobody comin' to see you, Otis! You wish you could work it the way I do, but you can't! Because there is only one David Ruffin. And without him, the Temps ain't nothin' but a group in SEARCH of a David Ruffin. Matter of fact, I been thinkin'. We should call the group David Ruffin And The Temptations. Yeah, that sound good to me. Y'all beggin' me not to leave you. [sings] "And I refuse to let you go." Yeah, David Ruffin And The Temptations. Whatcha think?::Otis Williams: [stands up] That ain't never gonna happen.

Otis Williams: [after David has jumped up on stage with the Temptations] David, are you out of your damn mind? I will whoop your ass!

David Ruffin: [after reading a memo firing him from the group] Y'all are stupid! You can't fire me! I made your asses! Do you hear me? DO YOU HEAR ME? You can't do me like this! You ungrateful son of a bitches!

David Ruffin: I heard about Paul.::Eddie Kendricks: They got the doctors and everybody in on it.::David Ruffin: And you next.::Eddie Kendricks: Me?::David Ruffin: Yeah, you. I sang "My Girl", "Ain't Too Proud To Beg". Look what they did to me. Paul's gonna be gone and that's your boy. Shark's eatin' his own guts, Corn. And after you, ain't gonna be nothin' but O and Blue. And he gonna eat Blue, too, 'cause that's the way them types is. You better quit, save yourself some dignity.::Eddie Kendricks: You don't know what you're talking about, Ruff. We're supposed to be back in the studio. When Paul gets better, we got the tour.::David Ruffin: Yeah, the tour. Hey, Corn, you bigger than them, Corn. Just like I was bigger than them. You wait till your next hit, they gonna come after you. You better leave before you get fired.

David Ruffin: I'm back! I quit all that stuff, O.::Eddie Kendricks: I told you he was clean.::Otis Williams: I don't care!::David Ruffin: [takes off his glasses] Look, I'm straight, man. Can't you see I'm straight?::Eddie Kendricks: He's straight. Listen to him.::David Ruffin: I'm back in the group, O. Tell me I'm back in the group.::Otis Williams: You ain't in this group. Don't you get it? You blew it!::Eddie Kendricks: The crowd went wild when he jumped on stage.::Otis Williams: He's the one who blew it, Corn!::David Ruffin: Paul... Corn... Blue, baby, all I'm asking y'all is for another chance. Come on now!::Melvin Franklin: David, I'm sorry, but you got to go.::Otis Williams: Get out or get carried out.::David Ruffin: I ain't goin' nowhere! You said I was a Temp for life. How 'bout that promise, huh O?::Otis Williams: You ain't no Temptation no more!::[Otis tries to beat up David, but Melvin holds him back]

[last lines]::Otis Williams: Temptations... Forever

[Melvin is in the hospital after being shot by a carjacker who stole his car]::Melvin Franklin: He shot me, then he recognized me, and then he kicked my butt out of MY car.::Otis Williams: Was it Ruffin? [they both laugh]::Melvin Franklin: No, Ruffin would've killed me.

[During a concert break, Paul rushes off stage into the bathroom, coughs and throws up]::Shelly Berger: That was a disaster.::Melvin Franklin: Yeah, Shelly, we know. All right?::Shelly Berger: The next set's in 45 minutes. There's no way he'll be ready.::Eddie Kendricks: He'll be ready.::Shelly Berger: Falling down drunk doesn't get better in 45 minutes, Eddie. You know what we have to do, Otis...::Eddie Kendricks: No! If Paul's not on that stage, I'm not on that stage.::Shelly Berger: The Temptations are known for precision, Eddie. I don't know what that was, but that wasn't it.::Eddie Kendricks: What's it to you, Shelley? You ain't up there.::Shelly Berger: I might as well be. Mr. Gordy holds me responsible for everything that goes on out there.::Eddie Kendricks: I'm responsible for Paul.::Shelly Berger: Oh, yeah? Then where were you when he was getting plastered?::Eddie Kendricks: I said it. I'm not going on without Paul

Otis Williams: Oh yeah, not the same but nominated for a Grammy!

David Ruffin: Y'all ain't the same without me.::Otis Williams: Oh, yeah? Not the same but nominated for a Grammy!::David Ruffin: That's mine!::Otis Williams: No, no, that ain't you on "Cloud Nine". That's Dennis' voice!

The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)

Actors

• Rene Beard (actor)
• Alex Burrall (actor)
• Timothy Butts (actor)
• Jimmy Castor (actor)
• Terry Coleman (actor)
• Wylie Draper (actor)
• Shakiem Evans (actor)
• Grady Harrell (actor)
• Finis Henderson III (actor)
• Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (actor)
• Terrence Howard (actor)
• John W. Iwanonkiw (actor)
• Jermaine Jackson II (actor)
• Anthony W. Johnson (actor)
• Tony Amen (actor)

Genres

• Biography
• Drama
• Music

Taglines:

There's fame...there's fortune...and then there's family. Sometimes it's hard to choose.

Quotes:

Joseph Jackson: Black Beatles, that's what they call 'em! Black Beatles!

Michael Jackson: Berry once told me a song has to tell a story. I've got a million stories in my head. I can't sleep just thinking about them, and I want to sing them. I'm filled up with music. I just want it to come out.::Katherine Jackson: And it will, because there's no stopping it.

Marlon: You know, I'm sick of this- promotional tours. When do we get to perform again?::Jackie: Hey, man, ask Michael.::Marlon: Yeah, sure. "Ask Michael." Who ever sees Michael?::Jackie: You need an appointment to see your own little brother.

Michael Jackson: We're embarking on this tour for many reasons, but mainly because of our mother. Our father, too, for the dream that they had... an American dream... that started a long, long time ago, when our ancestors came here... slaves... oppressed people... beaten down, beaten up... You know, we've come a long, long way from 2300 Jackson Street, when my brothers and I used to long for a color T.V. We weren't beaten down by poverty, and we're not going to be beaten down by fame, either. 'Cause this is what it's all about. This tour is a celebration. It's a victory.

Joseph Jackson: You know, Berry Gordy's not gonna be satisfied until he has one of my boys calling him "Daddy".

Katherine Jackson: She never should've given the microphone to Michael. She may never get it back!

Michael Jackson: Tell them I liked riding in the ambulance. It was wild with the sirens wailing.

Jackie: Hey, Jermaine, why don't you help out the brothers? Talk to Berry. He is your father-in-law.::Jermaine: Look, father-in-law is one thing, group is another. Anyway. we got a winning combination. A seven-year run of hits.::Marlon: Got no more hits.::Jermaine: We'll get it back, man. I'm not running to my father-in-law every time someone's got a complaint. You wanna talk to him, talk to him.::Jackie: I wanna talk to him, but he ain't gonna wanna listen.

Jermaine Jackson: They ripped off my medallion!::Jackie: Hey, I kind of like the whole thing.

Suzanne de Passe: How about a giant chocolate candy bar? You can eat it on the plane.::Michael Jackson: No.::Jermaine: Michael! You never turn down candy.::Michael Jackson: Please don't make me go on that plane. I'm scared. I don't want to go on anymore planes ever. Ever!

Gordy, Berry Filmography

• The 67th Annual Tony Awards
  2013, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Kiss and Tell: The History of Black Romance in Movie
  2012, role: actor
• An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Lionel Richie
  2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Who Stole the Soul?
  2009, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Michael Jackson Memorial
  2009, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Michael Jackson: King of Pop
  2009, role: actor , character name: Himself - Discovered The Jackson 5
• Michael Jackson Forever
  2009, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Joe Louis: America's Hero... Betrayed
  2008, role: miscellaneous crew
• An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Smokey Robinson
  2008, role: actor , character name: Himself
• James Brown: The Man, the Music, & the Message
  2008, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Joe Louis: America's Hero... Betrayed
  2008, role: actor , character name: Himself
• The 50th Annual Grammy Awards
  2008, role: actor , character name: Himself
• The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
  2006, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Be My Baby: The Girl Group Story
  2006, role: actor , character name: Himself
• The Essential Michael Jackson
  2002, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Standing in the Shadows of Motown
  2002, role: actor , character name: Himself
• It's Black Entertainment
  2002, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Motown 40: The Music Is Forever
  1998, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Classic Albums: Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
  1997, role: actor , character name: Himself
• The 9th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
  1995, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Rock & Roll
  1995, role: actor , character name: Himself
• The Jackson Family Honors
  1994, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Smokey Robinson: The Quiet Legend
  1990, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Marvin Gaye
  1987, role: actor , character name: Himself
• The Last Dragon
  1985, role: producer
• Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
  1983, role: actor , character name: Himself
• The Wiz
  1978, role: producer
• The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
  1976, role: producer
• Mahogany
  1975, role: director
• Lady Sings the Blues
  1972, role: producer
• Diana!
  1971, role: producer