Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Dreamgirls / Dreamworks Pictures and Paramount Pictures present ; a Laurence Mark production ; a Bill Condon film ; produced by Laurence Mark ; written for the screen and directed by Bill Condon.

Edition:

Director's extended edition.

Publisher, Date:

Hollywood, California : Paramount, [2017]

Description:

1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

NTSC

video file DVD video region 1

Summary:

Set on the 1960s, singers Effie, Lorrel, and Deena are discovered at a localtalent show by ambitious manager Curtis Taylor Jr. The trio knownas 'the Dreamettes' is soon offered the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of openingfor popular singer James 'Thunder' Early. Subsequently molded by Taylor and propelled into the spotlight as 'the Dreams', the girls quickly find their bid for the big time taking priority over personal friendship.

Target Audience Note:

Rating: Unrated.

Subjects:

Eyan, Tom -- Film adaptations.

Girl groups (Musical groups) -- United States -- Drama.

African American singers -- Drama.

Music trade -- United States -- Drama.

Genre:

Feature films.

Musical films.

Film adaptations.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Lawrence, Mark, 1959- film producer.

Condon, Bill, 1955- screenwriter, film director.

Foxx, Jamie, actor.

Beyoncé, 1981- actor.

Murphy, Eddie, 1961- actor.

Hudson, Jennifer, 1981- actor.

Glover, Danny, actor.

Motion picture adaptation of (work): Eyan, Tom. Dreamgirls.

Dreamworks Pictures, presenter.

Paramount Pictures Corporation, presenter, publisher.

Other Title:

Container of (work): Dreamgirls (Motion picture)

Notes:

Title from container.

Based on the original Broadway production book and lyrics by Tom Eyan.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.

Wide screen.

Includes: Photobook with select song lyrics; Extended and alternative scenes (in Director's extended edition); Jennifer Hudson's never-before-scene audition and screen test footage.

Director of photography, Tobias Schliesser ; editor, Virginia Katz ; music, Henry Krieger.

Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson, Danny Glover.

DVD.

English, French, Spanish or Japanese dialogue; Spanish, English, Japanese or French subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); closed-captioned.

ISBN:

9786317035973 : BRHD

6317035970 : BRHD

Other Number:

1005899473

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

705249

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Dreamgir