Milli Vanilli (film)

Milli Vanilli is a 2023 American documentary film about the German-French pop duo Milli Vanilli, consisting of Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan.[2] The film chronicles the untold circumstances surrounding the duo's meteoric rise to fame and devastating fall. It features rare archival footage, exclusive interviews with Fab and Rob, and interviews with the real singers and record executives. It is directed by Luke Korem and produced by Korem, Bradley Jackson, MRC, Keep on Running Pictures, and Fulwell 73, in association with MTV Entertainment Studios.[3]

Milli Vanilli
Film poster
Directed byLuke Korem
Produced by
Bradley Jackson
Starring
Robert Pilatus
CinematographyGabriel Patay
Edited byPatrick Berry
Music byMondo Boys
Production
company
Distributed byParamount+[1]
Release dates
  • June 10, 2023 (2023-06-10) (Tribeca Festival)
  • October 24, 2023 (2023-10-24) (Paramount+)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Milli Vanilli had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 10, 2023, and was released globally by Paramount+ on October 24, 2023.[4][5][6]

Synopsis

The film follows the rise to fame of Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan as the duo Milli Vanilli, in the late 1980s. Their first album, Girl You Know It’s True, went 6x Platinum in 1989 and sold over 30 million coppies worldwide. However, the duo's success came with a devastating price. The film features exclusive interviews with Rob and Fab, plus the real singers, record executives, as well as Timbaland, Diane Warren, and the mastermind behind the con, Frank Farian.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.8/10.[7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 72 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[8]

References
  1. "Milli Vanilli". The Hollywood Reporter. September 13, 2023.
  2. Korem, Luke (October 24, 2023), Milli Vanilli (Documentary, Biography, Music), Diane Warren, Rob Pilatus, Timbaland, Keep on Running Pictures, Fulwell 73, MTV Entertainment Studios, retrieved October 2, 2023
  3. Trakin, Roy (June 8, 2023). "'Milli Vanilli' Documentary Puts Disgraced Duo's Story in New Light: 'We Were the Villains for So Long'". Variety. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  4. "Milli Vanilli | 2023 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  5. Fienberg, Daniel (June 13, 2023). "'Milli Vanilli' Review: Doc About Disgraced Duo Poses Intriguing Questions That It Never Satisfyingly Answers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  6. White, Peter (June 1, 2023). "Paramount+ Snaps Up Milli Vanilli Feature Doc". Deadline. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  7. "Milli Vanilli". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  8. "Milli Vanilli". Metacritic. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
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