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There were over 2,000 young ladies who auditioned for the role of Sparkle Irene Cara ended up with the role and was just 17 when she was cast, she would become the film's breakout star as she went on to do films like Fame. In addition, good casting and introducing newer faces was an important feature of the film, something that did not take too much of the budget. The film's story and plot were heavily inspired by the real-life singing group Diana Ross and the Supremes. This film was Sam O'Steen's debut film as a film director and given the limited budget, he did his best to use what was available to him. He was the famous editor of Carnal Knowledge, Rosemary's Baby, and Chinatown. at the time and said Sam O'Steen had to direct the film.
Lonne Elder, writer of the Academy Award nominated screenplay for Sounder drafted Sparkle, which Joel Schumacher edited to make a 200-page basis for the film, this film would be his screenwriting debut. Paul Lambert as Max Gerber - Effie's employer, connected to the mafia who wants the rights to Sparkle's fame.Tony King as Satin Struthers - Sister's love interest, gangster, abuser.Dorian Harewood as Levi Brown - Stix's cousin, initially was part of the group before he and Stix left, gets imprisoned.Mary Alice as Effie Williams - mother of the sisters, encourages Spakle to pursue her dreams, maid.Dwan Smith as Delores Williams - middle sister who gives up everything in order to find equality and freedom.Lonette McKee as Sister Williams - initial lead singer of the group, forced to leave because of her drug addiction.Irene Cara as Sparkle Williams - youngest sister who becomes the star of the trio and ultimately a solo artist.Thomas as Stix - manager of the girl group, Sparkle's love interest, initial member of the group
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And Sparkle as a solo act (with backup singers, a gospel choir and a full pit orchestra) brings down the house. "Sister and Her Sisters," the original trio, come across as a gifted American Idol version of Diana Ross and the Supremes, which I think is the idea. The basic purpose of the film is to fit the story into wall-to-wall music, and it does that with style and energy. I won't say more about Satin, except that the character inspires a prison sentence that is treated by the film with curious superficiality. The most electrifying scenes involve the destructive comedian Satin, a local celebrity, who finds Sister in love with the sincere young man Levi ( Omari Hardwick), humiliates him, sweeps her up, gives her a diamond and in what seems like days is knocking her around and has her addicted to cocaine.
#Sparkle 1976 cast movie#
The screenplay by Mara Brock Akil, inspired by Joel Schumacher's original for the (lesser) 1976 movie "Sparkle," follows well-worn showbiz patterns as the girls go from rags to riches to tragedy to comeback.
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We are meant to believe these early steps in their career were made possible when they sneaked out of their bedroom windows at night apparently Emma had no hint of their subterfuge. That comes after the three girls have taken the first steps in a musical career masterminded by a nice guy named Stix ( Derek Luke), who meets Sparkle at church, falls in love, and produces their first shows.
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Carmen Ejogo, who you may recall as Thomas Jefferson's lover in the TV series "Sally Hemmings," steals the film not only in her sultry singing numbers but in her violent marriage to a snaky, evil comedian named Satin ( Mike Epps).
She lives and breathes music and fills notebooks with her songs but doesn't have the courage to face the spotlight as the movie opens she's backstage urging Sister to solo, which Sister, after a show of reluctance, does - sensationally. The shy sweetheart is Sparkle, played by the perfectly named American Idol winner Jordin Sparks. The most serious is college student Dee ( Tika Sumpter), apparently the first woman they've ever seen who wears an Afro. The most fragrant flower in the bouquet is slinky, sexy Sister ( Carmen Ejogo).
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