- Release Date: 1989
- Runtime: 114 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music
- Starring: Jeff Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer, Beau Bridges, Ellie Raab ... see all
- Director: Steve Kloves
- Plot: Frank and Jack Baker are professional musicians who play small clubs. They play smaltzy music and have never needed a day job. Times are changing and dates are becoming more... Read more
User Reviews
Bloody Marvelous...
Dec 05, 2007
brondum44 - yahoo.com
Dec 05, 2007brondum44 - yahoo.com
This is one of my all time favourite films.. I must have seen this film about 10 times and it always make feel good.. The acting is brilliant.. I completely fell in love with Michelle Pfeiffer after watching this film.. It... Full review
A Great Movie!
Dec 05, 2007
ladybobcats2003 - yahoo.com
Dec 05, 2007ladybobcats2003 - yahoo.com
The Fabulous Baker Boy's is an excellent movie. I was at the video store and saw nothing that peaked my interest, so I just grabbed it and went home. After watching it I realized what a phenomenal movie it was. Great... Full review
A movie that get you buzzed
Apr 25, 2006
realesthomeboi - yahoo.com
Apr 25, 2006realesthomeboi - yahoo.com
This is a movie that tingles all your senses and makes you feel like if you had a few drinks and got buzzed a little. Without Michelle Pfeiffer's (not to mention that famous on the piano)performance and the music of Dave... Full review
Deserves some more appreciation
Sep 22, 2005
Travis_Bickle01 - imdb.com
Sep 22, 2005Travis_Bickle01 - imdb.com
This movie is one of my favourites, probably because I'm a true Jeff Bridges-fan. I think most people are familiar with the story. It's about 2 brothers playing piano in hotel lounges and bars etc. Beside the Bridges-brothers, Michelle Pfeiffer... Full review
Even when a larger audience will see it, they will probably not like it
Jul 25, 2005
Philip Van der Veken - imdb.com
Jul 25, 2005Philip Van der Veken - imdb.com
After seeing the rating for this movie, I'm convinced about one thing: the average viewer doesn't want good movies, all they are interested in is some cheap entertainment with big explosions, a lot of violence and shooting and if possible... Full review
Jackpot
Apr 15, 2005
otayrh - yahoo.com
Apr 15, 2005otayrh - yahoo.com
This and Body Heat are THE best movies to bring a female aquaintance back to the crib to watch with the proper accoutrumonts. SCORE!!!... Full review
Not the best, but pretty close!
Apr 15, 2005
hidrant2001 - yahoo.com
Apr 15, 2005hidrant2001 - yahoo.com
I've just seen this movie yesterday and I must say I was pretty amazed because I didn't expect a lot from a movie with such a conformist story. But it's been a while since I haven't felt that good after watching... Full review
It's not getting any better than this
Mar 18, 2005
jéwé - imdb.com
Mar 18, 2005jéwé - imdb.com
TFBB is such a terrific movie, you feel like a child in a toy store wanting to tell it all. Everything in this story falls into place, the pace is great, the acting is brilliant and yet it's in the... Full review
Strips away the masks and goes straight for the soul.....
Jan 07, 2005
triple8 - imdb.com
Jan 07, 2005triple8 - imdb.com
There is no way I could possibly give Baker Boys anything less then a 10, even though as far as personal enjoyment goes, I had some problems with it. Yet, without a doubt the fact remains that this movie, on... Full review
Enjoyable story, thinly plotted but very well made.
Dec 25, 2003
Jonathon Dabell - imdb.com
Dec 25, 2003Jonathon Dabell - imdb.com
Jeff and Beau Bridges - brothers in real life - are here united to play brothers on the screen. It's not the first time real-life brothers have played fictitious brothers in a movie (in fact, in The Long Riders several... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Feb 09, 2007Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie V
It's a good song, and I like the scene....The commentary hasn't been carried over (unfortunately because of different companies in charge of each release), the production notes aren't there and most disappointing is the shameful lack of a commentary by Steve Kloves....Nevertheless, it's still worth seeing "The Fabulous Baker Boys," no matter which DVD you watch it on..... ... Full Review
| Jan 30, 2007DVD Talk
Both Bridges are excellent; it might be the pinnacle of Beau Bridges' filmic career.
His dialogue is occasionally too pat for its own good, but the characters are well-drawn and reasonably complicated.
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| Oct 13, 1989MTV.com
They select auditioner Susie Diamond (Michelle Pfeiffer), who in addition to being a gifted songstress is drop-dead gorgeous.
Musical prodigies both, the Bakers have long been teamed as a twin-piano act, with the less talented Frank (Beau Bridges) coasting on the skills of his brilliant younger brother Jack (Jeff Bridges).
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| Oct 13, 1989Washington Post
"The Fabulous Baker Boys" is a grand piano movie, all sophisticated rhythms, visual glissandi and three-part harmony.
The Fabulous Baker Boys" is like a beloved movie from the glory days of Hollywood.
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Qwipster's Movie Reviews
It's an efficiently made film made by consummate professionals, and for a night of quality sights, sounds, and good performances, the price of the rental should be well worth it.
Much of this is due to the perfect chemistry of the Bridges Brothers, who actually learned the hand movements for the songs they were to play just for the movie, and the nicely delivered songs from Pfeiffer, who does all of her own singing here.
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News
It's a Lesser Known Gem, from an Era of the Teen Sex Comedy, a Dramatic Dark Take on the Relationship Between Two Talented Brothers It's one of those films that you see now on Saturday afternoons on UHF TV stations,... ... Full Article
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
moviemaker.com –
2006-11-26
On May 11, 1927, designers sketched the concept for the Academy Award statuette out on a napkin, and in the Crystal Ballroom of the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, the now-famed Oscar was born. ... Full Article
The Fabulous Baker Boys star Michelle Pfeiffer thinks she's an odd duck but PEOPLE calls her plain beautiful
people.com –
1990-05-09
Enchanting, saucy-to-sublime actress (Oscar nominee for The Fabulous Baker Boys ) and golden goddess of the Golden State; 33. Divorced from actor Peter ( thirtysomething ) Horton; seen of late with actor Fisher Stevens. ... Full Article
The Fabulous Baker Boys (R)
washingtonpost.com –
1989-10-13
The music in "The Fabulous Baker Boys" -- and I don't mean the lounge-room pianists' cocktail-hell playlist -- goes to your head.Increasingly. If writer/director Steve ("Racing With the Moon") Kloves has composed an easy-listening boy-meets-girl and brother-loves-brother plotline for... ... Full Article
As everyone knows, everything in life changes at one point or another. Most of the time change goes unnoticed, but there are occasions that we try desperately to cling on to the past, and the change proves to be difficult. ... Full Article
J.K. Rowling's 1997 novel was adapted by Steve Kloves ("The Fabulous Baker Boys," "Wonder Boys") and appropriately directed by Chris Columbus ("Home Alone," "Stepmom") with pace and fidelity rather than stylistic individuality. ... Full Article

The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989): Film Clip - Checking on Eddie
Henry's jazz club in the movie: 'The Fabulous Baker Boys' | Scene 2 of 2
Henry's jazz club in the movie: 'The Fabulous Baker Boys' | Scene 1 of 2
The Fabulous Baker Boys - Intro

