Quote Originally Posted by RanRan79 View Post
And for that we can blame the folks involved with the movie. The play was done in such a way that it was easy to discern the "inspired by" spirit as opposed to the "based on" line, if you had half a brain. The movie makers wanted so badly for the Dreams to be the Supremes that they did as much as they could to pattern the fictional group after the actual group. To be honest, I'm surprised Effie didn't die in the movie. The Supremes story makes for a fantastic read. It would also make for it's own great movie or even Broadway musical, but I can't see a world where these two things will ever happen because the film maker will inevitably run into the prospect that people will sit it out because the audience will believe they've seen this before.
actually neither a film or play on The Supremes will ever happen because neither Diana Ross nor Berry will allow it. you'd have to get permission from the owner of the Jobete catalog to use the songs. You'd have to get permission from the various people it would be portraying.

the Motown Musical was developed because it was a rather sanitized version of history. it didn't delve too deep into the real drama or problems.