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The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)

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The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.

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  • Jeff Bridges in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
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  • Michelle Pfeiffer and Jeff Bridges in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
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Awards

Nominated for 4 Oscars.

Another 14 wins & 13 nominations.

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18 March 2005 | jéwé
10
| It's not getting any better than this
TFBB is such a terrific movie, you feel like a child in a toy store wanting to tell it all. Everything in this story falls into place, the pace is great, the acting is brilliant and yet it's in the details that one discovers the masterpiece. There's the audition scene, the little story about the sick dog and the girl from next door to show you Jeff Bridges does care, the introductions by Beau as they perform in their special place, The Starfire Lounge and then repeats the same line in another cocktail bar, the bathroom scenes in the hotel they do their Festive season gig (quite different what you might have expected from a bathroom scene between Michelle Pfeiffer and Jeff Bridges !), the dog leaving the elevator in the hotel on his own to join his boss who is playing alone, his kind of music. This movie gets better with repeated viewings, so buy it instead of renting it.It's a mystery to me why Steve Kloves did not make more films and instead waited to become a scriptwriter for the Harry Potter films more than 10 years later.

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Trivia

Although Dave Grusin recorded the songs for the movie soundtrack, Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges both learned to play all the songs in the film. To make their playing appear realistic, the actors watched videotapes of Grusin's hands playing the music.

Quotes

Frank Baker: Okay, let's hear it. We trashed the Avedon, the Luau Lounge - what's our beef with 'Feelings'?
Susie Diamond: Nothing... except who cares? I mean, does anybody really need to hear 'Feelings' again in their lifetime? It's like parsley, okay? Take it away, nobody's ...

Goofs

When Jack and Frank are arguing in the alley just before they fight, one of the upper buttons on Jack's shirt alternates several times between being buttoned and being unbuttoned.

Soundtracks

The Candy Man
Written by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley
Performed by Jennifer Tilly

Storyline

Plot Summary

Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)

Genres

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

Details

Release Date:

13 October 1989

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

172 S Washington St, Seattle, Washington, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,313,815 15 October 1989

Gross USA:

$18,428,904

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$18,428,904

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