Set in the 1960s, Sparkle and her two sisters form a singing group and dream of becoming stars beyond the affluent Detroit suburb where they come from, and where they are already well-known. But as the sisters become more famous, the close-knit nature of their family begins to fall apart. Features the late Whitney Houston's final screen performance.
Publisher:Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2012]
General Note: Originally produced as a motion picture in 2012.Special features: Director's commentary ; A tribute to Whiney Houston ; A dream come true: bringing the story to the big screen.English, French or Thai dialogue; Chinese, English, French, Korean or Thai subtitles; closed-captioned ; audio description.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Score, Salaam Remi ; cinematography, Anastas N. Michos ; editor, Terilyn A. Shropsphire.
Participant or Performer Note: Whitney Houston, Jordin Sparks, Derek Luke, Mike Epps, Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter.
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MPAA rating: R; for language, sexual content, some drug use and brief nudity CHV rating; PG.