Taglines: A strength to survive. A desire to dream.
The story of a gifted young singer, Billie Frank, who overcomes a turbulent childhood and struggles to find her true identity and voice. During her childhood, Billie is abandoned by her drug-addicted mother and is remanded to an orphanage. Years later, Billie is discovered by charismatic, irresistible “bad boy” DJ Julian Dice who hears her demo and, floored by her talent, gets her a record deal.
She soon falls for him and he becomes her partner, producer and lover. With Dice, she begins an exciting but often volatile and precarious journey as she struggles through her personal and professional life, riding the roller coaster to superstardom. However, conflicts with Dice hold her back and she ultimately must begin to escape his influence and find her own style.
Glitter is a 2001 American romantic musical drama film produced by 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures, starring American R&B singer-songwriter Mariah Carey and featuring rapper Da Brat. The film was written by Kate Lanier and directed by Vondie Curtis Hall. Set in 1982, Carey plays Billie Frank, who wants to be a famous singer, and along with her friends Louise and Roxanne (Tia Texada) is a club dancer. Timothy Walker (Terrence Howard) offers them a contract as backup singers/dancers to a singer. In the premiere of the song they recorded, Frank meets Julian “Dice” Black (Max Beesley), who is a DJ in a night club, and helps her in her solo career. In the process, Frank and Dice fall in love with each other.
The film was released on September 21, 2001, ten days after the release of the accompanying soundtrack on September 11, 2001. Before its release, Carey was suddenly hospitalized, citing “extreme exhaustion” and a “physical and emotional breakdown”. Due to this, the film and its soundtrack were postponed for three weeks.
Glitter opened in 1,996 American theatres, and grossed $2.5 million in its first week. Its worldwide total was about $5.3 million. The soundtrack of the film had some commercial success and it went on to sell three million copies worldwide, considerably less compared with Carey’s previous releases.
Glitter (2001)
Directed by: Vondie Curtis Hall
Starring: Mariah Carey, Max Beesley, Terrence Howard, Da Brat, Tia Texada, Eric Benét, Valarie Pettiford, Ann Magnuson, Padma Lakshmi, Don Ackerman, James Allodi
Screenplay by: Jess Mariano
Production Design by: Dan Bishop
Cinematography by: Geoffrey Simpson
Film Editing by: Jeff Freeman
Costume Design by: Joseph G. Aulisi
Set Decoration by: Carolyn ‘Cal’ Loucks
Art Direction by: Peter Grundy
Music by: Terence Blanchard
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sensuality, language and brief violence.
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox, (USA & Canada), Columbia Pictures (International)
Release Date: September 21, 2001
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