Sparkle (1976) - Before there was Dreamgirls, there was Sparkle!

Sparkle (1976) DVD Widescreen (Region Free)





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Running Time: 1 hr. 38 min.





Starring: Irene Cara ("Flashdance, What A Feeling" from FLASHDANCE), Lonette McKee (THE COTTON CLUB, JUNGLE FEVER, and THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE), Phillip Michael Thomas (MIAMI VICE), Mary Alice, Dwan Smith, and Armelia McQueen (GHOST, AIN'T MISBEHAVIN').





Irene Cara (of FLASHDANCE soundtrack fame) and Lonette McKee star in this dramatic story of a musical trio's rise to stardom. Three sisters, who are raised in an impoverished neighborhood, have dreams of become pop singers. After a dark period which includes entering several amateur talent shows, they are finally discovered, and enter a world of glamour and fame. Like many though, they soon learn that there is a dangerous side to success, and they must find ways to combat the threat of self-destruction. The musical score by Curtis Mayfield adds rich soul to the drama, and the three women's tour-de-force performances are riveting.



(English w/ English subtitles only.)