The story of the rise and fall of an African American vocal group.The story of the rise and fall of an African American vocal group.The story of the rise and fall of an African American vocal group.
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- 1 win & 1 nomination
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- TriviaThe lives of several performing R&B groups and artists inspired this film: The Dells, The Temptations, Frankie Lymon and Sam Cooke according to Robert Townsend in a Mademe Noir Interview. Townsend says the crux of the story was based on the breakup of the Temptations which was an event he took personally.
- GoofsWhen Eddie is being chased from the alley he jumps out into the main road in front of a 1969 Firebird when the film is set in 1965.
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I have the DVD of this movie and it is moving. It shows all races black and white that if you want something to keep working toward it and never give up. This movie really touched me and gave me a new outlook on my life and the things that i do. Where are the great writers like the ones who wrote this story? We need to be giving them all of the credit and praise because they are the ones who believed that the world should see how black music began and evolved into what is the most dominant music in America. We have had problems over the years with the really bad music and the really great music. This shows that black people lots of talent and much more charisma and can truly ACT.
- britdog082004
- Nov 18, 2004
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Box office
- Budget
- $9,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,750,400
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,630,689
- Mar 31, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $8,750,400
- Runtime2 hours 1 minute
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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