The Fabulous Baker Boys
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The Fabulous Baker Boys is a 1989 romantic drama film about two piano-playing brothers whose lounge act is upended when they hire a charismatic singer, starring Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges, and Michelle Pfeiffer.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Fabulous Baker Boys canonical | 13 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| academyAwardNominationRecipient |
Dave Grusin – Best Original Score
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Michelle Pfeiffer – Best Actress ⓘ Peter C. Frank – Best Film Editing ⓘ |
| character |
Frank Baker
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Jack Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Susie Diamond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Michael Ballhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decadeOfRelease | 1980s ⓘ |
| director | Steve Kloves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| editedBy | Peter C. Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | live-action ⓘ |
| genre |
music film
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romantic drama ⓘ |
| goldenGlobeNominatedFor |
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
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Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama ⓘ Best Motion Picture – Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ Best Screenplay ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
artistic ambition
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family dynamics ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dave Grusin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | relationship between two musician brothers and their new singer ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Actress
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Academy Award for Best Film Editing NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ |
| notableScene | Michelle Pfeiffer singing "Makin' Whoopee" atop a piano ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two piano-playing brothers see their lounge act transformed and strained after hiring a charismatic singer. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Frank Baker – Beau Bridges
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Jack Baker – Jeff Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ Susie Diamond – Michelle Pfeiffer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Mark Rosenberg
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Paula Weinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Gladden Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | October 13, 1989 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 114 ⓘ |
| setting | Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Beau Bridges
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Jeff Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ Michelle Pfeiffer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Fabulous Baker Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Steve Kloves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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