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The film stars [[Irene Cara]], [[Philip Michael Thomas]], [[Lonette McKee]], [[Dwan Smith]], [[Mary Alice]], [[Dorian Harewood]], and Tony King. [[Curtis Mayfield]] served as the composer and producer of ''Sparkle''{{'}}s songs and score.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lecinemadreams.blogspot.com/2012/02/sparkle-1976.html|title=DREAMS ARE WHAT LE CINEMA IS FOR...|author=Ken Anderson|publisher=}}</ref>
The film received generally negative reviews at the time of release and was a box office disappointment,
==Plot synopsis==
The movie is a [[rags to riches]] story. It begins in Harlem, New York, in 1958, and follows the girl group, Sister and the Sisters, which is made up of three sisters: Sister, Sparkle, and Delores. Stix, Sparkle's love interest and the group's manager, is able to help bring the group from "amateur nights to brief stardom before tragedy (dope, melancholia, the wrong man)" ensues and the group splits.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McKinnon|first1=George|title=Mayfield tunes lend polish to Sparkle|publisher=The Boston Globe|date=April 10, 1976}}</ref> Stix gives up on his music career and leaves the city and thus breaking Sparkle's heart. Sister is in an abusive relationship and is hung up on drugs while Delores leaves the city in pursuit of racial equality. In the end, after reconnecting after Sister's funeral, it is only Sparkle and Stix who climb the ladder to success
==Cast==
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===Casting===
===Filming===
[[Bruce Surtees]] was the cinematographer. <ref>{{cite news|title=Sparkle (Color)|publisher=Variety|date=April 7, 1976}}</ref> Lester Wilson choreographed the movie, and his assistant was Michael Peters, who went on to choreograph “Beat It” and “Thriller” for [[Michael Jackson]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rosenman|first1=Howard|title=The Saga of Whitney Houston's Last Movie, 'Sparkle'|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/02/13/the-saga-of-whitney-houston-s-last-movie-sparkle.html|website=The Daily Beast|date=13 February 2012}}</ref>▼
▲Lester Wilson choreographed the movie, and his assistant was Michael Peters, who went on to choreograph “Beat It” and “Thriller” for [[Michael Jackson]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rosenman|first1=Howard|title=The Saga of Whitney Houston's Last Movie, 'Sparkle'|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/02/13/the-saga-of-whitney-houston-s-last-movie-sparkle.html|website=The Daily Beast|date=13 February 2012}}</ref>
==Themes==
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