Irene Cara as "Sparkle" Williams, youngest sister who becomes the star of the trio and ultimately a solo artist.Thomas as "Stix", manager of the girl group, Sparkle's love interest, an initial member of the group. In the end, after reconnecting after Sister's funeral, it is only Sparkle and Stix who climb the ladder to success. Sister is in an abusive relationship and is hung up on drugs while Delores leaves the city in pursuit of racial equality. Stix gives up on his music career and leaves the city and thus breaking Sparkle's heart. Stix, Sparkle's love interest and the group's manager, is able to help bring the group from "amateur nights to brief stardom before tragedy (dope, melancholia, the wrong man)" ensues and the group splits. It begins in Harlem, New York, in 1958, and follows the girl group, Sister and the Sisters, which is made up of three sisters: Sister, Sparkle, and Delores. Include the time in the film/video if possible so we can find it.The movie is a rags to riches story. If you have a quote to add or change and want to let us know, please fill in the form below. (Dwan Smith) "Mama, I seen you, ever since I was a little kid, getting up in the middle of the night to take the subway to ride for two hours to go to their house, to do their cooking and to do their ironing and do their cleaning and wash the s*** out of their toilet.We don't have to run around shining his shoes and driving his cars and cleaning his floors and being his ma -" Thanking him for his chicken-s*** pay and chicken-s*** jobs. (Dwan Smith) "We don't have to live off what the white man throws our way.Mama, we don't have to slaves to the white establishment anymore." (Dwan Smith) "Like, there's education like there never was before.(Dwan Smith) "You don't understand, Mama.".(Mary Alice) "are going right with you and that suitcase.".(Mary Alice) "Well, whatever troubles you got here".(Dwan Smith) "I mean - I can't live like this anymore, Mama.(Dwan Smith) "I'm leaving and I'm going away.".(Mary Alice) "You're leaving for where?".Now, go get your homework before I give you a sign in a place you won't forget." (Dwan Smith) "I suppose you love them crackers that you work for?".(Mary Alice) "I always iron clothes for the ones that I love.".(Dwan Smith) "We're old enough to iron for ourselves.Don't you ever, ever, use her name again. But what happened to Sister happened to Sister, not to you. (Philip Michael Thomas) "I loved Sister too.(Irene Cara) "What have I got to sing about? Sticks, what have I got to sing about?".(Philip Michael Thomas) "And it's no truer than it is now.(Irene Cara) "You know, you were always so good at business, Stix.Why you think I been so busy since I been back? Got me a job at the record company, lined up all my old contacts -" (Philip Michael Thomas) "Sparkle, no matter what you think of me, I came back because I want you to sing.Can you imagine a person so unhappy? To not know if they'd live through another second? I got through the second, Stix. Yeah, I used to sit in this room and wondered if I would ever get through another second. (Irene Cara) "Give you a chance? Wanna know something funny? When you first left, I wasn't sure if I'd be able to live without you.But unless you talk about it, you know, just give me a chance." (Philip Michael Thomas) "Look, Sparkle, we got a lot to talk about. Since when did you know how anybody feels? About anything except yourself, Mr. One brain in this room thinking for two people.
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