Glitter occurs as 2001 drama film produced by Twentieth Century Fox (see 2001 in film), starring Mariah Carey, centering on a life and days of the struggling singer from either the early 1980s club music scene. Largely panned by critics & audiences similar, it performed badly within theatres fallowing existence labelled the vanity task & existence an well-nigh autobiographical account of Carey's life. Various sources, including Carey herself, guess that a film & its incidental to soundtrack were commercial disappointments imputable existence freed around close proximity to the September 11 terrorist attacks. A film received 5 nominations (& 1 win: Carey, for Worst Actress) at a 2001 Golden Raspberry Awards, and has been considered one of a worst films ever made.

Development
Glitter was originally conceived by Carey around 1997 as an untitled motion picture task detailing a life & days of an wishful singer. Although a construct of the film seemed similar to Carey's have private life, Carey constantly denied a similarities. Shortly, inside 1998, the title Tons That Glitters would pop up when a title of the design around progress. Notwithstanding, referable conflicts using Carey's ex-ex, Tommy Mottola, a pressure to release extra albums, & various more factors, the film was however around its conception phase & experienced non been greenlit. Following, a delaying of a film may be seen when part responsible the songs & inspiration behind the 1999 Rainbow album. In point of fact, Carey's hit only, "Heartbreaker", was apparently originally supposed to be a foremost individual from either a film's soundtrack.

Eventually, about 2000, Carey finally had the design greenlit, & a script began for prepared when she began to operate on the film's soundtrack. Still, a film would face various problems on its originative counsel. Apparently, Carey fought to make, direct, & write the film to a greater degree, however was denied. Following, she was unhappy by having a counsel of the film. Carey got wanted the gritty & naturalistic sense complete by owning drug use, more sexuality, more violence, and additional swearing to convey the reality of the severity of the club scene in the 1980s. Producers & motion-picture show heads, still, felt Carey's counsel was as well risky & instead overruled her, opting for an approach that was streamlined, washed down, & mainstream friendly for the wide demographic (including Carey's young teen and tween demographic).

Legacy
Although the film has been usually panned, it has mass produced a ethnic impact & reached notorious levels of ill fame. Fresh slang has been invented by having the blackball connotation of "pulling a Glitter" to imply performing awfully.

Soundtrack
A concomitant soundtrack, Glitter, became Carey's worst showing on a charts for the studio album, & the last marketing of her career up to now. A record label Virgin/EMI later dropped the treat by using Carey (due to unfortunate record sales) & gave her $28 million to leave.

Cast
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Role || Actor |- | Billie Frank || Mariah Carey |- | Julian "Dice" Black|| Max Beesley |- | Timothy Walker|| Terrence Howard |- | Louise || Da Brat |- | Roxanne || Tia Texada |- | Rafael|| Eric Benét |- | Sylk|| Padma Lakshmi |- |}

Comparisons between Carey and Billie Frank
Although Mariah has publicly denied similarities between a character, Billie Frank, & her real world & days, numbers of similarities & differences use been known as out per public:

Similarities
Carey & Billie each got troubled childhoods. Carey & Billie two come biracial. Carey & Billie each experienced emotionally abusive & controlling lovers. Carey & Billie two come fond of cats. Carey & Billie come each right friends using Da Brat (known in the movie when Louise). Carey & Billie each began call at the music industry when backup singers for already constituted creative person.

Differences
Although Carey & Billie each come biracial, inside realistic Carey's mother is white, & her father is black/latino. In the film, Billie's mother is black/latino, & her father is white. Although Carey & Billie two experienced emotionally abusive & controlling lovers, Carey's lover was the record executive, when Billie's lover was the record producer. inside the film, Billie doesn't mind singing songs written by others; in realistic, Carey refuses to sing songs that she has non written (unless it is covers or even more creative person's projects).