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Dreamgirls is a 2006 musical drama film, directed by Bill Condon and jointly produced and released by DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures. The film debuted in three special road show engagements beginning December 15, 2006 before its nationwide release on December 25, 2006.Adapted from the 1981 Broadway musical of the same name by composer Henry Krieger and lyricist/librettist Tom Eyen, Dreamgirls is a roman à clef of the histories of the Motown record label and one of its acts, The Supremes. The story follows the history and evolution of American R&B music during the 1960s and 1970s through the eyes of a Detroit, Michigan girl group known as "The Dreams" and their manipulative record executive.
The film adaptation of Dreamgirls stars Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, and Jennifer Hudson, who won the 2006 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Effie White. The film also features Danny Glover, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson, Sharon Leal, and Hinton Battle. Produced by Laurence Mark, the film's screenplay was adapted by director Bill Condon from the original Broadway book by Tom Eyen. In addition to the original Kreiger/Eyen compositions, four new songs, composed by Krieger with various lyricists, were added for this film.
Actors: Helen Mirren (actress), Giuliana Rancic (actress), Beyoncé Knowles (actress), Leonardo DiCaprio (actor), Alan Arkin (actor), Jennifer Hudson (actress), Melissa Etheridge (actress), Regis Philbin (actor), Martin Scorsese (actor), Ryan Seacrest (actor), Forest Whitaker (actor), Jessica Biel (actress), Djimon Hounsou (actor), Ellen DeGeneres (actress), Emmy Rossum (actress),
Genres: News,LITTLE ALBERT AND THE TRU-TONES:
Me and my baby going downtown
Me and my baby getting down tonight
Me and my baby going downtown
Me and my baby gonna check check check out the sights
We're looking around (You're telling us, sweet lady)
We're looking around (Gonna have us a time tonight)
Check check checking it out
Check check checking it out
JAMES "THUNDER" EARLY: Marty? Marty!
I said no mayonnaise!
How many times have I told you no mayonnaise on the chicken sandwich?
MARTY: ...Thousands, Jimmy. Now eat it.
JAMES "THUNDER" EARLY: I'm forced to baby, 'cause I'm starving.
MARTY: You've got a bigger problem. Charlene and Joanne just walked.
JAMES "THUNDER" EARLY: Just walked? Just walked!
They can't do that to Jimmy! I need backup!
MARTY: Yeah, you do.
And not only for tonight...what about the ten week tour starting tomorrow?
JAMES "THUNDER" EARLY: Marty, you got ten minutes to deliver, or else.
MARTY: Jimmy...you've already gone through every girl on the circuit.
I warned you to lay off the women you work with!
You got plenty of other women out there.
JAMES "THUNDER" EARLY: There sure are, but who's got time to go out lookin'!
I'm always workin'!
MARTY: Yeah...'cause Marty always keeps you working.
LITTLE ALBERT AND THE TRU-TONES: Check, check, checking it out!
Checking it over
Checking it out
Checking it over
Checking it out
I'm....Checking it over
Checking it out.......(continuing in background)
DEENA JONES: Oh no...no! They have the same wigs we have!
LORRELL ROBINSON: We're ruined unless we can find new wigs.
EFFIE WHITE: Why do we need wigs in the first place?
DEENA JONES: Because, we need a look...I got it! ...Turn the wigs around.
LORRELL ROBINSON: ...What?
DEENA JONES: Turn the wigs around!
LORRELL ROBINSON: Oh Deena, it's so...different.
DEENA JONES: It's sophisticated-looking.
EFFIE WHITE: Front-ways or back-ways, wigs ain't natural.
And what about these dresses?
I mean, this dress does NOTHING for my body.
DEENA JONES: Effie, my mama spent three weeks sewing up these dresses.
Shoot, they helped us win that contest in Chicago.
EFFIE WHITE: Big deal, so we won three albums we already had.
C.C. WHITE:
I'm going downstairs now, and hand this music out to the guys in the pit.
DEENA JONES: Hey, C.C., do you really think we're gonna win?
C.C. WHITE: ...We're gonna win.
(EFFIE, DEENA, and LORRELL shout about how they're going to win)
LITTLE ALBERT AND THE TRU-TONES: We're going downtown!
To check check check out the sights!
ANNOUNCER: Let's hear it for Little Albert and the Tru-Tones!
Weren't they fabulous? Now, put your hands together for Tiny Joe Dixon!