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
JoannSybyl Walker
CharleneLesley Nicole Lewis
Stepp SisterArike Rice
Stepp SisterBernard Fowler
Tru-ToneAnwar Burton
Tru-ToneTyrell Washington
Tru-Tone
Rory O'Malley
Dave
Laura Bell Bundy
SweetheartAnne 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 WorkerDilva Henry
TV Reporter
Vince Grant
American Bandstand Producer
Robert Cicchini
Nicky Cassaro
Thomas Crawford
TV DirectorCharles Jones
Carl
Robert Curtis Brown
Technical Director
Gilbert Glenn Brown
Man with Gun
Marty Ryan
Stagehand
Michael Villani
Detroit Reporter
Gregg Berger
Chicago Deejay
Daniel Riordan
L.A. DeejayPaul Kirby
Promo Film Narrator (voice)
Derick Alexander
Security Guard
Yvette Nicole Brown
Curtis' SecretaryNanci Anderson
Go-Go DancerJoelle Cosentino
Go-Go DancerLisa Eaton
Go-Go DancerClare Kutsko
Go-Go Dancer
Tracy Phillips
Go-Go Dancer
Kelleia Sheerin
Go-Go DancerMykel Brooks
Campbell Connection DancerJohnny Erasme
Campbell Connection Dancer
Cory Graves
Campbell Connection DancerJ.R. Taylor
Campbell Connection DancerCorinthea Henderson
Bad Side DancerCraig Hollamon
Bad Side DancerReginald Jackson
Bad Side DancerChuck Maldonado
Bad Side DancerAnthony Rue II
Bad Side DancerJohn Silver
Bad Side DancerLarry Sims
Bad Side Dancer
Black Thomas
Bad Side DancerKevin Wilson
Bad Side DancerAdrian Wiltshire
Bad Side DancerEarl Wright
Bad Side DancerRussell "Goofy" Wright
Bad Side DancerDominic Chaiduang
Disco DancerJose Cueva
Disco DancerOmhmar Griffin
Disco DancerSky Hoffmann
Disco DancerTrevor Lopez-Daggett
Disco Dancer
Leo Moctezuma
Disco DancerGabriel Paige
Disco DancerTerrance Spencer
Disco DancerTony Testa
Disco DancerQuinton Weathers
Disco Dancer
Jull Weber
Disco DancerMarcel Wilson
Disco DancerStevie Ray Anthony
Jimmy's BandMatthew Dickens
Jimmy's BandJerohn Garnett
Jimmy's BandMario Mosley
Jimmy's Band
Jimmy R.O. Smith
Jimmy's Band
Tank
Choir Singer
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$70,000,000.00
$154,937,680.00
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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