Glitter (2001)

Director:

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Writers (WGA):

Cheryl L. West (story)
Kate Lanier (screenplay)

Release Date:

21 September 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Music | Romance

Tagline:

In music she found her dream, her love, herself

Plot:

Similar to Mariah's life story. Mariah plays the role of a young singer who is eager to become a big star. She dates a DJ who helps her get into the music business.

Plot Keywords:

Music Business | Concert | Music Producer | Songwriting | Murder

Awards:

1 win & 7 nominations

Cast

Mariah Carey	...	Billie Frank
Max Beesley	...	Julian Dice
Da Brat	...	Louise
Tia Texada	...	Roxanne
Valarie Pettiford	...	Lillian Frank
Ann Magnuson	...	Kelly
Terrence Howard	...	Timothy Walker
Dorian Harewood	...	Guy Richardson
Grant Nickalls	...	Jack Bridges
Eric Benét	...	Rafael
Padma Lakshmi	...	Sylk
Don Ackerman	...	Peter
Ed Sahely	...	Francois
Carmen Wong	...	Rose
James Allodi	...	Video Director

Also Known As:

All That Glitters (USA) (working title)
Glitter and Gold (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sensuality, language and brief violence.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37746) | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15 | Greece:K | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

During filming, tracks using backup singer Mary Ann Tatum were used in place of Mariah Carey's voice to avoid bootlegging. Carey recorded her vocals close to the release date of the soundtrack, and all lead vocals used in the film are hers.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Billie sings "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" on stage for the first time, the microphone cord wrapped around her hand and arm, and her hands on the microphone pole change position in every shot.

Quotes:

Dice: I like hanging out wit you, Billie.

Movie Connections:

References "90210: Zero Tolerance (#1.23)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

If We

Quite simply the worst film I have ever seen bar none!!

I have to first explain I only saw this film as I happened to be in when my best friends' girlfriend (a devout Carey fan) decided to rent this film out. To say this film is bad doesn't do it justice, this film is a criminal waste of time and money when you think of all the great scripts and creative writers out there who can't get a break. How anyone had the audacity to commission this crock of pap is beyond me. Carey simply can't act, she is truly awful in this film as are most of the rest of the cast. The 'story' is a semi autobiographical account of the leading lady's life, which is always a sign of a weak plot but this just takes the biscuit! After forty-five minutes I started reading the newspaper, after fifty I couldn't care less if the video chewed itself up! My best friends' girlfriend a confirmed Carey fanatic confessed that even she thought this film was utterly dire and I can't repeat what she said about it for fear of inducing and multi-million pound libel case! Anyone who says this film is even vaguely watchable is either a blind Carey fanatic or just plain stupid. 0 out of 10, and believe me if I could give a minus rating I would.