# Dreamgirls-- Am I the only one who wants to see it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 12, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreamgirls-am-i-the-only-one-who-wants-to-see-it/368459 "2006-08-12T16:31:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreamgirls-am-i-the-only-one-who-wants-to-see-it/368459/1 "2006-08-12T16:31:53Z")
I just saw the trailer for the movie version of this '80s Broadway musical. It flashes color saturated pics of the stars zipping by with their names following their image while the fabulous song, And I Am Telling You, plays. The version of And I Am Telling You in the trailer is the the showstopper sung by Jennifer Holliday and not the one from the movie. From what I understand, Jennifer Hudson (the American Idol loser Elton John was so upset about) is going to be playing Effie. This has me a little dismayed. I’ve never seen the play on stage but have seen a film of the play and own the soundtract. I like it and I was hoping to like the movie too. But this switcheroo has me worried about Hudson’s ability to pull it off. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreamgirls-am-i-the-only-one-who-wants-to-see-it/368459/2 "2006-08-12T16:59:43Z")
If _Evita_ and _A Chorus Line_ have taught me anything, it’s that movie versions of Broadway shows are a lot different from their originals; for one thing, you can do a lot more in a film than you can do on a stage in terms of sets and so forth. I think I’d like to see this one, too. I haven’t seen the original at all, but it looks interesting and I love musical theater. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreamgirls-am-i-the-only-one-who-wants-to-see-it/368459/3 "2006-08-12T18:27:24Z")
Only for the new rendition of the Jennifer Holiday classic. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreamgirls-am-i-the-only-one-who-wants-to-see-it/368459/4 "2006-08-14T12:20:06Z")
Just wanted to correct my description of the trailer. It does not mention Jennifer Hudson at all. Although she is one of the three Dreamgirls flashed in cool blue neon, the only actors name’s to appear are Beyonce Knowles, Jamie Foxx and Eddie Murphy. How Eddie Murphy gets his name up in blue lights and the other two Dreamgirls get snubbed is beyond me. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreamgirls-am-i-the-only-one-who-wants-to-see-it/368459/5 "2006-08-14T14:57:56Z")
Advance test audiences have gone _nuts_ for the movie. And it’s directed by Bill Condon, who helmed _Gods and Monsters_ and _Kinsey_, both brilliant, and cracked the screenplay for _Chicago_, which was one of the best parts of that movie (along with Queen Latifah and the photography). So yeah, I’m excited.