The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Michelle Pfeiffer
Susie Diamond
Jeff Bridges
Jack Baker
Beau Bridges
Frank Baker
Jennifer Tilly
Monica Moran
Terri Treas
Girl in Bed
Ellie Raab
Nina
Xander Berkeley
Lloyd
Dakin Matthews
Charlie
Ken Lerner
Ray
Albert Hall
Henry
Gregory Itzin
Vince Nancy
Bradford English
Earl
David Coburn
Kid at Vet
Todd Jeffries
Theo
Del Zamora
Man with Cleaver
Howard Matthew Johnson
Bathroom Attendant
Stuart Nisbet
Veterinarian
Nancy Fish
Laughing Bar Patron
Beege Barkette
Waitress
Martina Finch
Bad Singer
Wendy Goldman
Bad Singer
Lisa Raggio
Bad Singer
Vickilyn Reynolds
Bad Singer
Tina Lifford
Background Voice (voice)
John Lafayette
Background Voice (voice)
Gregory James
Hotel Masseuse
Robert Henry
Doorman
Drake
Eddie
Steve Kloves
Director / Writer
Mark Rosenberg
Producer
Dave Grusin
Original Music Composer
Paula Weinstein
Producer
Michael Ballhaus
Director of Photography
William Steinkamp
Editor
Jeffrey Townsend
Production Design
Jon Conrad Pochron
Stunt Coordinator
Sydney Pollack
Executive Producer
Robin Forman
Associate Producer
Bill Finnegan
Co-Producer / Unit Production Manager
Julie Bergman Sender
Associate Producer
Wallis Nicita
Casting Director
Lisa Jensen
Costume Design
Joel Sill
Executive Music Producer
Robin Citrin
Location Manager
Charles Myers
First Assistant Director
Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom
Second Assistant Director
Steve Smith
Key Grip
Anne H. Ahrens
Set Decoration
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 13, 1989
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 54m
Content RatingR
Budget$13,000,000
Box Office$18,428,904
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The Fabulous Baker Boys is a 1989 American romantic comedy-drama musical film written and directed by Steve Kloves. The film follows a piano duo consisting of brothers, Jack and Frank Baker, (Jeff Bridges and Beau Bridges) who hire an attractive singer Susie Diamond (Michelle Pfeiffer) to revive their waning career. After a period of success, complications ensue when the younger brother develops a romantic interest in the singer.
The Fabulous Baker Boys was Kloves's directorial debut and second screenplay. He conceived the story based on Ferrante & Teicher, a piano duo he had grown up watching perform on The Ed Sullivan Show. This inspired him to write a film about working class musicians who are also siblings. Determined to direct the film himself, Kloves sold the script to producers Paula Weinstein and Mark Rosenberg. It was subsequently rotated among several production companies before it was ultimately obtained by 20th Century Fox in 1986.
Pfeiffer underwent several months of voice training to perform all of her character's songs, which largely consist of jazz and pop standards. While both Bridges brothers play their instruments on camera, their audio was dubbed by the film's composer, Dave Grusin, and musician John F. Hammond, respectively. Although primarily set in Seattle, Washington, the film was shot mostly in Los Angeles, California, from December 1988 to March 1989.
The Fabulous Baker Boys was released on October 13, 1989, to positive reviews but underperformed at the box office. Critics praised Pfeiffer's performance in particular with the stand out scene being her sultry performance of "Makin' Whoopee" on top of a grand piano. Critic Roger Ebert compared the performance to Rita Hayworth's in Gilda (1946) and Marilyn Monroe's in Some Like it Hot (1959).The film was nominated for four Academy Awards at the 62nd Academy Awards: Best Actress (for Pfeiffer), Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, and Best Original Score. Pfeiffer won nearly every acting award for which she was nominated during the 1989–1990 awards season, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, but lost the Academy Award to Jessica Tandy.