Top Billed Cast

Jamie Foxx
Curtis Taylor Jr.
Beyoncé
Deena Jones
Eddie Murphy
James "Thunder" Early
Danny Glover
Marty Madison
Jennifer Hudson
Effie White
Anika Noni Rose
Lorrell Robinson
Keith D. Robinson
C.C. White
Sharon Leal
Michelle Morris
Hinton Battle
Wayne
Mariah Iman Wilson
Magic
Yvette Cason
May
Ken Page
Max Washington
Ralph Louis Harris
M.C.
Michael-Leon Wooley
Tiny Joe Dixon
Loretta Devine
Jazz Singer
John Lithgow
Jerry Harris
John Krasinski
Sam Walsh
Alexander Folk
Ronald White
Esther Scott
Aunt Ethel
Bobby Slayton
Miami Comic
Jordan Wright
Teddy Campbell
Dawnn Lewis
Melba Early
Jaleel White
Talent Booker
JoNell Kennedy
Joann
Sybyl Walker
Charlene
Lesley Nicole Lewis
Stepp Sister
Eboni Nichols
Stepp Sister
Arike Rice
Stepp Sister
Fatima Robinson
Stepp Sister
Aakomon Jones
Little Albert
Bernard Fowler
Tru-Tone
Anwar Burton
Tru-Tone
Tyrell Washington
Tru-Tone
Rory O'Malley
Dave
Laura Bell Bundy
Sweetheart
Anne Elizabeth Warren
Sweetheart
Ivar Brogger
David Bennett
Daren A. Herbert
Jimmy's Piano Player
Jocko Sims
Elvis Kelly
Pam Trotter
Rhonda
Cleo King
Janice
Eddie Mekka
Club Manager
Alejandro Furth
Case Worker
Dilva Henry
TV Reporter
Vince Grant
American Bandstand Producer
Robert Cicchini
Nicky Cassaro
Thomas Crawford
TV Director
Charles Jones
Carl
Robert Curtis Brown
Technical Director
Stephanie Owens
Tania Williams
Gilbert Glenn Brown
Man with Gun
Marty Ryan
Stagehand
Michael Villani
Detroit Reporter
Gregg Berger
Chicago Deejay
Daniel Riordan
L.A. Deejay
David James
Photographer
Paul Kirby
Promo Film Narrator (voice)
Derick Alexander
Security Guard
Yvette Nicole Brown
Curtis' Secretary
Nancy Anderson
Go-Go Dancer
Joelle Cosentino
Go-Go Dancer
Lisa Eaton
Go-Go Dancer
Clare Kutsko
Go-Go Dancer
Tracy Phillips
Go-Go Dancer
Kelleia Sheerin
Go-Go Dancer
Mykel Brooks
Campbell Connection Dancer
Johnny Erasme
Campbell Connection Dancer
Cory Graves
Campbell Connection Dancer
J.R. Taylor
Campbell Connection Dancer
Corinthea Henderson
Bad Side Dancer
Craig Hollamon
Bad Side Dancer
Reginald Jackson
Bad Side Dancer
Chuck Maldonado
Bad Side Dancer
Anthony Rue II
Bad Side Dancer
John Silver
Bad Side Dancer
Larry Sims
Bad Side Dancer
Black Thomas
Bad Side Dancer
Kevin Wilson
Bad Side Dancer
Adrian Wiltshire
Bad Side Dancer
Earl Wright
Bad Side Dancer
Russell "Goofy" Wright
Bad Side Dancer
Dominic Chaiduang
Disco Dancer
Jose Cueva
Disco Dancer
Omhmar Griffin
Disco Dancer
Sky Hoffmann
Disco Dancer
Trevor Lopez-Daggett
Disco Dancer
Leo Moctezuma
Disco Dancer
Gabriel Paige
Disco Dancer
Terrance Spencer
Disco Dancer
Tony Testa
Disco Dancer
Quinton Weathers
Disco Dancer
Jull Weber
Disco Dancer
Marcel Wilson
Disco Dancer
Stevie Ray Anthony
Jimmy's Band
Matthew Dickens
Jimmy's Band
Jerohn Garnett
Jimmy's Band
Mario Mosley
Jimmy's Band
Jimmy R.O. Smith
Jimmy's Band
Tank
Choir Singer

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Oct 21 2022

Jennifer Hudson is simply superb in this musical roller-coaster of a film. She is "Effie" whom, along with "Deena" (Beyoncé Knowles) and "Lorrell" (Anika Noni Rose), form a trio of singers aspiring to fame and fortune. Along the way, they encounter the usual suite of difficulties - bigotry, racism and misogyny as well as having to deal with their own personal rivalries. They are signed by Detroit used car salesman "Curtis" (Jamie Foxx) to back his established, womanising, star "James Early" (Eddie Murphy) and soon their star seems fixed. That is, until "Curtis" decides to dispense with the serv...