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.
- Awards
- 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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Black performers in the South were treated very badly in the 50s and early to mid 60s. They had to use seperate entrances and often inferior hotels and restaraunts. And the changing of the album cover, the Marvalettes "Please Mr. Postman "album had a cover which featured a cartoon drawing of a mailbox rather than 4 black faces...the movie is accurate in its racial interpretation
- hollybeat69
- May 8, 2019
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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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