--- title: 'Sparkle (2012)' type: 'film' director: 'Salim Akil' released: '2012-01-01' runtime_minutes: 120 genres: - 'Drama' - 'History' - 'Music' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sparkle-2012' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1876451/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Sparkle (2012) 2012 · 120 min · Drama, History, Music · United States ## Synopsis Sparkle is a 2012 American musical film directed by Salim Akil and produced by Stage 6 Films. It was released on August 17, 2012, by TriStar Pictures. Inspired by The Supremes, Sparkle is a remake of the 1976 film of the same title, which centered on three singing teenage sisters who form a girl group in the late 1950s. The remake takes place in Detroit, Michigan, in 1968 during the Motown era. ## Credits - **Producer:** [Whitney Houston](https://cinepixo.com/people/whitney-houston), [T. D. Jakes](https://cinepixo.com/people/t-d-jakes), [Debra Martin Chase](https://cinepixo.com/people/debra-martin-chase) - **Director:** [Salim Akil](https://cinepixo.com/people/salim-akil) - **Screenplay:** [Mara Brock Akil](https://cinepixo.com/people/mara-brock-akil) - **Original Music Composer:** [R. Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-kelly) - **Editor:** [Terilyn A. Shropshire](https://cinepixo.com/people/terilyn-a-shropshire) ## Cast - [Carmen Ejogo](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmen-ejogo) - [CeeLo Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/ceelo-green) - [Whitney Houston](https://cinepixo.com/people/whitney-houston) - [Tamela Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/tamela-mann) - [Jordin Sparks](https://cinepixo.com/people/jordin-sparks) - [Mike Epps](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-epps) - [Michael Beach](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-beach) - [Tika Sumpter](https://cinepixo.com/people/tika-sumpter) - [Omari Hardwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/omari-hardwick) - [Derek Luke](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-luke) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Official site: http://www.sparkle-movie.com/ Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sparkle-2012 Film facts: Wikidata (Q2067318); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.