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13/10/1989 Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance 1h 54m
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For 31 years it's been just the Fabulous Baker Boys... but times change.

Overview

The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.

  1. Steve Kloves

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Michelle Pfeiffer

    Susie Diamond

  2. Jeff Bridges

    Jack Baker

  3. Beau Bridges

    Frank Baker

  4. Ellie Raab

    Nina

  5. Jennifer Tilly

    Monica Moran

  6. Xander Berkeley

    Lloyd

  7. Terri Treas

    Girl in Bed

  8. Dakin Matthews

    Charlie

  9. Ken Lerner

    Ray

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-01-29
Brothers "Jack" (Jeff Bridges) and "Frank" (Beau Bridges) eek out a living playing to audiences of largely disinterested punters in generic jazz cafés and clubs, telling the same jokes and positively exuding mediocrity. The latter man is the grown up of the pair, married with kids and he has what passes for the business head between them. The former is more of a loose cannon attached only to his brother and his dog. Their doldrums seem set to consign them to the musical dustbin until they encounter the sparky "Susie" (Michelle Pfeiffer) on their search for a singer. She doesn't exactly look t...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$13,000,000.00

Revenue
$18,428,904.00

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