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In 1959, Berry Gordy gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company. Over a fourteen year period they were the heartbeat on hits such as, "My Girl," "Bernadette," "I Was Made to Love Her," and every other hit from Motown's Detroit era. By the end of their phenomenal run, this unheralded group of musicians had played on more... See Full Description
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Documentary and Musical/Performing Arts |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 48 min. |
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| Release Date: |
November 15th, 2002 (LA/NY) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG for language and thematic elements. |
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$1,600,547 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"There are some movies that need to be made and this is one of them." more...
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A- |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"... interlaces interviews with the surviving Funk Brothers with new performances of many of the hit songs..." more...
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B |
Chicago Tribune, Mark Caro
"...these musicians have stories worth telling..." more...
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B+ |
Cincinnati Enquirer, Margaret A. McGurk
"It's poignant, surprising, triumphant, funny, and you can dance to it." more...
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A- |
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