The Fabulous Baker Boys 1989 123movies

Watch: The Fabulous Baker Boys 1989 123movies, Full Movie Online – The Fabulous Baker Boys, a Seattle-based duo piano lounge act performing cheesy jazz renditions of pop standards, is comprised of thirty-something brothers Frank and Jack Baker. Older Frank, married with two children, is the controlling business manager, front man and sole programmer of the playlist. Younger Jack is the carefree one without commitments to anything or anyone, including women, he who has had a long string of one night stands, most specifically with cocktail waitresses. Jack’s strongest commitments are to his aging dog, Eddie, and to Nina, the lonely adolescent who lives in the apartment above his with her single, constantly dating mother. Jack’s commitment to Nina is because of her unwavering commitment to him. The Baker Boys’ act is becoming stale and outdated, and as such their ability to hold onto what gigs they are able to get is getting more difficult. So Frank comes up with the idea of hiring a singer to beef up the act. After thirty-seven failed auditions, they finally hire the last, the thirty-eighth auditioner, Susie Diamond, a woman one step above white trash. Despite Susie having no formal singing experience, she has just a strong enough vocal talent of the music they perform, and can sell a song largely on her stage presence and sex appeal. She is able to turn off her outward tough girl demeanor once she’s on stage. Susie is initially an uneasy addition to the act, but becomes an integral part of it as the act begins getting more gigs, more lucrative ones at that. But Susie’s presence not only threatens the new act, but threatens the interrelationships between all three. Frank believes the biggest threat is any sexual tension, perceived or real, between Jack and Susie. However, the biggest threat is how Susie is able to expose the fundamental rifts between the brothers, Frank whose primary goal is to put food on his family’s table, while Jack’s is his true musical dreams which are being stifled by the act..
Plot: The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.
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	6.9/10 Votes: 24,254
	96% | RottenTomatoes
	85/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 260 Popularity: 9.073 | TMDB

Reviews:

Brothers playing brothers
This could have been a gimmick that didn’t work. Just because two actors are actual brothers doesn’t mean they can convey the particular fictional brothers of the film. And this film was about the two men, with a mutual affection and dependency that they never had to articulate, until the need for a “girl singer” became evident.

And what a singer they got in Michelle Pheiffer’s Susie Diamond. The hard boiled prostitute with a heart of gold is a well worn cliché in films, that takes some genuine writing and acting talent to transcend. Pheiffer did this with a seeming effortlessness that defined Susie as a unique individual.

Unlike most successful films this one’s achievement lies in its very moderation, its telling only enough of each character’s life to make them real. So we never meet Beau’s family, even though Jeff has a key scene in his basement. It would have only been diverting at this stage of the film.

The relationship between Susie and Jeff Bridges, Jack Baker was also just as much as we needed to know. The mixed feelings of their first sexual liaison as a trade off of a good business relationship for a long shot love affair was perfectly demonstrated in both of them in their own rooms expressing with the same tone, “shit!” I saw this film on TV after seeing it first at a theater some two decades ago. Perhaps, I’m older, or I’ve seen too many less skillfully crafted films in the interim, but I appreciated it even more this time.

This is both a quality film, and damn enjoyable evening’s entertainment.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 54 min (114 min), 1 hr 50 min (110 min) (Australia)
Budget 13000000
Revenue 18428904
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Comedy, Drama, Music
Director Steve Kloves
Writer Steve Kloves
Actors Jeff Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer, Beau Bridges
Country United States
Awards Nominated for 4 Oscars. 14 wins & 17 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory DeLuxe (color)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm