DVD - Dreamgirls (Two-Disc Showstopper Edition)

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Director Bill Condon brings Tom Eyen's Tony award-winning Broadway musical to the big screen in a tale of dreams, stardom, and the high cost of success in the cutthroat recording industry. The time is the 1960s, and singers Effie (Jennifer Hudson), Lorrell (Anika Noni Rose), and Deena (Beyoncé Knowles) are about to find out just what it's like to have their wildest dreams come true. Discovered at a local talent show by ambitious manager Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx), the trio known as "the Dreamettes" is soon offered the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of opening for popular singer James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy). Subsequently molded into an unstoppable hit machine by Taylor and propelled into the spotlight as "the Dreams," the girls quickly find their bid for the big time taking priority over personal friendship as Taylor edges out the ultra-talented Effie so that the more beautiful Deena can become the face of the group. Now, as the crossover act continues to dominate the airwaves, the small-town girls with big-city dreams slowly begin to realize that the true cost of fame may be higher than any of them ever anticipated.

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DVD information

Release Date (USA): 2007-05-01
Rating (USA): PG-13
Release Date (UK): 2007-06-04
Rating (UK) : 12
Director: Bill Condon
Producer: Patricia Whitcher
Studio: DreamWorks SKG
Writer/s: Bill Condon (screenplay)

Cast

Beyoncé Knowles Deena Jones
Jamie Foxx Curtis Taylor Jr.
Usher C.C. White
Eddie Murphy James 'Thunder' Early
Anika Noni Rose Lorrell Robinson
Jennifer Hudson Effie

DVD Features

Disc One:
Extended and Alternate Scenes - Effie, Sing My Song (HD)—Never-before-seen performance by Jennifer Hudson; I’m Looking For Something (HD); Goin’ Down (HD); Takin’ The Long Way Home (HD); Fake Your Way To The Top (HD); Steppin’ To The Bad Side (HD); Heavy (HD); I’m Somebody (HD); I Am Changing (HD); Perfect World (HD); One Night Only (HD); One Night Only – Disco Version (HD)
Music Video “Listen” by Beyoncé Knowles

Disc Two:
Building The Dream—Feature-length documentary in nine chapters (HD) - On Broadway (HD); The Dream Is Alive (HD); I’m Lookin’ For Something (HD); Feel So Real (HD); 
You Better Move, Move… (HD); The Sound Of Tomorrow (HD); Gonna Take A Mean Ride: A Side (HD); Gonna Take A Mean Ride: B Side (HD); One Night Only (HD)
Dream Logic: Film Editing (HD)
Dressing The Dreams: Costume Design (HD)
Center Stage: Theatrical Lighting (HD)
Auditions and Screen Tests - Dreamgirls – Beyoncé Knowles screen test (HD); Ain’t No Party – Anika Noni Rose audition; Steppin’ To The Bad Side – Fatima Robinson choreography audition
Previsualization Sequences - The Talent Show; Fake Your Way To The Top; Cadillac Car; Steppin’ To The Bad Side; I Want You Baby; Heavy; Hard To Say Goodbye
Image Gallery with over 1,100 images (Showstopper Edition DVD only) – Storyboards; Costume Designs; Production Designs; Art Department Archive

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