Mahogany

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Mahogany

PG

Released Oct 8, 1975

1h 49m

Drama

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Struggling Chicago fashion design student Tracy (Diana Ross) goes from rags to riches when a chance meeting with hotshot fashion photographer Sean (Anthony Perkins) in the department store where she works leads to a runway life as a model in Rome. Tracy's overnight success and strong ambitions bring her professional success as a designer, but her diva antics may destroy her relationship with social activist Brian (Billy Dee Williams), as well as her respect in the fashion world.

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Pauline Kael

New Yorker

Even in its own recycled-tinsel terms, Mahogany is a series of missed opportunities.

Oct 19, 2023

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

With fashion and a passionate love story as a backdrop to a wonderfully acted narrative, Mahogany is simply fabulous.

Sep 9, 2017

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Dan Callahan

Slant Magazine

Even a charming last-minute happy ending can't quite redeem all the mess and unidentified dread.

Rated: 2/4

May 1, 2007

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Tom Myles

Gay Community News (Boston)

The movie has a few good things going for it once you exclude the acting, directing, plot, and theme.

Sep 15, 2022

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Althea Fonville

New Pittsburgh Courier

If one wants to see Diana "do her thing," go see Mahogany.

Dec 13, 2021

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...slick, wonderfully vapid studio confection of the kind that used to be fodder for Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, Mahogany isn't a good/bad movie, it's a great bad movie...

Rated: 3/5

Feb 19, 2021

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luis b

High camp as Ross sizzles on the silver screen!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Honestly, Mahogany is truly a nice change from the traditional blaxploitation of the 1970s. With a strong cast, and a fairytale plot I would suggest this film to anyone.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Didn't like it at all.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

The best movie song ever sung: Do You Know Where You're Going To?!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Do You Know Where you're going to? Do you like the things? That life is showing you Where are you going to? Do you know? Do you get? What you're hoping for? When you look behind you There's no open doors What are you hoping for? Do you know?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Theme from Mahogany I felt was a wonderful movie. There was so many meanings involved all in one. First off anything can happen at any min. One day a poor women was working in the US as a dress designer and the next min she is a star fashion designer in Rome. The most important meaning of the movie was yet as successful as she was she had no one to share it with (as stated in the movie) in the end she chose her old life gave up everything to being a star to go back with the one she loved. The song Mahogany ---- Do You Know Where you're going to? Do you like the things? That life is showing you Where are you going to? Do you know? Do you get? What you're hoping for? When you look behind you There's no open doors What are you hoping for? Do you know? This song represents my life in all stages. The words have and always will touch me. Unless you truly know what you want you will always wonder "Do you know where you are going to."

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Synopsis

Struggling Chicago fashion design student Tracy (Diana Ross) goes from rags to riches when a chance meeting with hotshot fashion photographer Sean (Anthony Perkins) in the department store where she works leads to a runway life as a model in Rome. Tracy's overnight success and strong ambitions bring her professional success as a designer, but her diva antics may destroy her relationship with social activist Brian (Billy Dee Williams), as well as her respect in the fashion world.

Director: Berry Gordy
Producer: Rob Cohen, Jack Ballard
Screenwriter: John Byrum
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 8, 1975, Original
Release Date (DVD): May 1, 2007
Runtime: 1h 49m

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