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Dreamgirls [videorecording] /

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 123544 | Paramount Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French Original language: English Publication details: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2007]Description: 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1415731551
  • 9781415731550
Uniform titles:
  • Dreamgirls (Motion picture)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 22
LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9.M86 D743645757 2007
Online resources: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Tobias Schliessler ; editor, Virginia Katz ; music, Henry Krieger ; lyrics, Tom Eyen ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, John Myhre.
  • Academy Awards (USA), 2007: Oscar - Best Achievement in Sound Mixing (Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, Willie D. Burton) ; Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Jennifer Hudson).
  • Golden Globes, USA, 2007: Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy ; Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Eddie Murphy) ; Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Jennifer Hudson).
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Beyonc�e Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson, Danny Glover, Sharon Leal, Hinton Battle, Loretta Devine.Summary: Three young women, Deena Jones, Effie White, and Lorrell Robinson, desire to become pop stars. They get their wish when they are picked to be backup singers for the legendary James "Thunder" Early. When they are set free for leads, Curtis Taylor and Effie's brother C.C. decide that Deena should be the lead singer, which upsets Effie. The girls discover exactly what it takes to be in the music business and what they must give up to realize their dream.
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VID VID Chamberlin Free Public Library Video DVD DRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34517000409451

Based on the original Broadway production; book and lyrics by Tom Eyen, music by Henry Krieger.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.

Full screen.

Special features: 12 extended and alternate scenes; music video "Listen" by Beyonce Knowles; never-before-seen Jenifer Hudson performance.

For private home use only.

Director of photography, Tobias Schliessler ; editor, Virginia Katz ; music, Henry Krieger ; lyrics, Tom Eyen ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, John Myhre.

Jamie Foxx, Beyonc�e Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson, Danny Glover, Sharon Leal, Hinton Battle, Loretta Devine.

Three young women, Deena Jones, Effie White, and Lorrell Robinson, desire to become pop stars. They get their wish when they are picked to be backup singers for the legendary James "Thunder" Early. When they are set free for leads, Curtis Taylor and Effie's brother C.C. decide that Deena should be the lead singer, which upsets Effie. The girls discover exactly what it takes to be in the music business and what they must give up to realize their dream.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for langauges, some sexuality and drug content.

DVD, NTSC; region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation.

English (Dolby 5.1, Dolby 2.0) or French (Dolby 5.1) dialogue, optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Academy Awards (USA), 2007: Oscar - Best Achievement in Sound Mixing (Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, Willie D. Burton) ; Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Jennifer Hudson).

Golden Globes, USA, 2007: Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy ; Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Eddie Murphy) ; Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Jennifer Hudson).

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