Glitter Movie Review 2001

Following in the footsteps of "Cool as Ice" and "Spice World," this may be the third in the pop star "why was this allowed to happen?" trilogy. Mariah Carey, showing her acting range of two emotions ("Yay!" and "Huh?"), stars as Billie Frank, a backup singer who climbs to stardom with the help from her svengali boyfriend Dice (Beesley). Together they struggle through the hard times and the wooden dialogue. Will success and the crappy plot stolen from "A Star is Born" tear them apart? You'll be wishing that wild dogs will tear them apart before the end of this mess. So bad it's nearly unintentionally funny. The key word is nearly.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 104 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Showbiz Musicals, New York, New York, Romantic Drama

Screenplay

Kate Lanier

Cast

Mariah Carey, Max Beesley, Tia Texada, Da Brat, Valarie Pettiford, Ann Magnuson, Terrence DaShon Howard, Dorian Harewood, Grant Nickalls, Eric Benet, Padma Lakshmi, Isabel Gomes

Cinematography

Geoffrey Simpson

Director

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Music

Terence Blanchard

Other

Thomas K. Hidderley, Robin Urdang, Jeff Freeman, Peter Grundy, Joseph G. Aulisi, Dan Bishop

Producer

Laurence Mark, Maroon Entertainment, 20th Century-Fox

Awards

Golden Raspberries 2001: Worst Actress (Carey).