TY - ADVS AU - Foxx,Jamie AU - Knowles,Beyonč AU - Murphy,Eddie AU - Glover,Danny AU - Hudson,Jennifer AU - Rose,Anika Noni AU - Robinson,Keith AU - Mark,Laurence AU - Eyen,Tom ED - Dreamworks Pictures. ED - Paramount Pictures Corporation. TI - Dreamgirls SN - 1415731535 PY - 2007///] CY - Hollywood, Calif. PB - Paramount Home Entertainment KW - Girl groups (Musical groups) KW - United States KW - Drama KW - Popular music KW - African American singers KW - Music trade KW - Feature films KW - Musical films KW - Films for the hearing impaired KW - Musical KW - Feature KW - migfg KW - Women KW - gsafd N1 - Based on the book by Tom Eyen; Director of photography, Tobias Schliessler ; editor, Virginia Katz ; original music, Henry Krieger ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, John Myhre; Jamie Foxx, Beyonc ̌Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson; MPAA rating: PG-13; for langauges, some sexuality and drug content N2 - Three young women Deena Jones, Effie White, and Lorrell Robinson desire to become pop stars. They get their wish when they are picked to be backup singers for the legendary James "Thunder" Early. When they are set free for leads, Curtis Taylor and Effie's brother C.C. decide that Deena should be the lead singer, which upsets Effie. The girls discover exactly what it takes to be in the music business and what they must give up to realize their dream ER -