Emma ( Whitney Houston), the girls' mother, walks into the girls' room and notices Sparkle, Sister and Dee in bed together, and demands that Sister and Sparkle prepare for bed and be ready for church in the morning. Their sister Delores/Dee ( Tika Sumpter) opens the door and they sneak upstairs to their room to avoid having their mother hear them come in.
Stix tries to get Sparkle's attention as she and Sister leave the club and rush home. Sister does a solo performance singing a song Sparkle wrote titled "Yes I Do". Stix spots Sparkle and is instantly attracted to her. Sister slits the side of her dress above the thigh, before walking on stage. Meanwhile, 19 year old, Sparkle Anderson ( Jordin Sparks) talks with her older sister, Tammy "Sister" Anderson ( Carmen Ejogo), before she goes onstage. While Black performs Stix ( Derek Luke), an aspiring record label executive is watching from the crowd. ( November 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)ĭetroit, Michigan, 1968: A nightclub MC named Red ( Terrence J) introduces a local singer Black ( Cee Lo Green) who performs his song " I'm a Man". Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Sparkle also marks Whitney Houston's fifth and final feature film role before her death on February 11, 2012, three months after filming ended. This film is the debut of R&B/ pop singer and American Idol winner Jordin Sparks as an actress. Sparkle features songs from the original film written by soul musician Curtis Mayfield as well as new compositions by R&B artist R. The film stars Jordin Sparks, Derek Luke, Whitney Houston, Cee Lo Green, Mike Epps, Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter, Tamela Mann, and Omari Hardwick. The remake takes place in Detroit, Michigan in 1968 during the Motown era. 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. 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.