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The Fabulous Baker Boys

1989 film by Steve Kloves
Movie film Q685245
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Summary

The Fabulous Baker Boys is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,602 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]
  • Director: Steve Kloves[4]
  • Screenwriter: Steve Kloves[5]
  • Composer: Dave Grusin[6]
  • Genre: romance film[7], musical film[8], drama film[9]
  • Cast member: Jeff Bridges[10], Michelle Pfeiffer[11], Beau Bridges[12], Xander Berkeley[13], Jennifer Tilly[14], Dakin Matthews[15], Albert Hall[16], Gregory Itzin[17], Ellie Raab[18], Ken Lerner[19], David Coburn[20], Tina Lifford[21], D.D. Howard[22]
  • Producer: Mark Rosenberg[23]
  • Production company: Gladden Entertainment[24]
  • Director of photography: Michael Ballhaus[25]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[27]
  • Review score: 7.7/10[28], 97%[29]
  • Color: color[30]
  • Country of origin: United States[31]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1989[32], October 13, 1989[33], April 26, 1990[34]
  • Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[35], Netflix[36]
  • Narrative location: Washington[37], Seattle[38]
  • Film editor: William Steinkamp[39]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress[40], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[41], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[42], Academy Award for Best Original Score[43]
  • Title: The Fabulous Baker Boys[44]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[45]
  • Duration: 109 minutes[46]
  • NMHH film rating: Category III[47]
  • Kijkwijzer rating: 12[48]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[49]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for The Fabulous Baker Boys include The Fabulous Faker Boy[50], a television series episode[51], directed by Bob Anderson[52].

Why It Matters

The Fabulous Baker Boys has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

Entities named for it include The Fabulous Faker Boy[50], a television series episode[51], directed by Bob Anderson[52].

FAQs

What awards did The Fabulous Baker Boys receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

Related Entities

Beau Bridges film Jeff Bridges Michelle Pfeiffer Netflix Steve Kloves United States Washington

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  17. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  32. [34] ↑ . vdfkino.de. Retrieved . vdfkino.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . kijkwijzer.nl. Retrieved . kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . cnc.fr. Retrieved . cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date → +1989-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1989-10-13T00:00:00Z, +1990-04-26T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Steve Kloves
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+109'}
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