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The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:16
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.2/10
Synopsis: Two piano-playing brothers, one a cynic with serious artistic leanings, and the other a perpetually optimistic, but workmanlike player, audition a number of vocalists in order to spice up their... Two piano-playing brothers, one a cynic with serious artistic leanings, and the other a perpetually optimistic, but workmanlike player, audition a number of vocalists in order to spice up their stale lounge act. When they find a beautiful and talented young singer, their career starts to pick up again. But jealousies, both romantic and professional, begin to appear and threaten their newfound success. [More]
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges, Elie Raab
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges, Elie Raab
Director: Steve Kloves
Director: Steve Kloves
Reviews for The Fabulous Baker Boys
What I really enjoyed about The Fabulous Baker Boys is the way it balances between the three key characters, as well as the outside world that they're up against.
Writer/director Steve Kloves (this was his first film) keeps his characters grounded as people...
Kloves' entertaining directorial debut features three superlative performances by Jeff and Beau Bridges (as bickering siblings) and particularly Michelle Pfeiffer, who is here at her sexiest with a show-stopping number atop a piano in a red dress!
A completely engaging, thoroughly entertaining romantic comedy structured entirely on the strength of its main characters. One of the ten-best of 1989.
There have been only three truly breathtaking torch singers in movie history: Rita Hayworth, Jessica Rabbit, and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Great script, strong performances, wonderful music ... and Michelle Pfeiffer at her absolute sexiest.
Simmering performances from the three lead characters that hit all the right buttons in this portrait of sibling rivalry.
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