History Trivia / Glitter

* OldShame: In an interview with ''Watch What Happens Live'', Music/MariahCarey admits to regretting making this film.

* StarDerailingRole: This film, along with its accompanying soundtrack, put a damper on Music/MariahCarey's career for a few years until [[CareerResurrection she made a comeback]] musically with ''The Emancipation of Mimi'' and on screen with a supporting role in the critically acclaimed ''Film/{{Precious}}''.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Its $5 million turn against a $22 million budget, along with the similar flop of the accompanying soundtrack album, sent Music/MariahCarey's career [[StarDerailingRole into recession]] for several years. The significant losses caused by ''Glitter''[='s=] failure is also believed to have played a hand in Creator/VirginRecords losing not only Carey, but also Music/DavidBowie, whose album ''Toy'' was shelved by the label for not being the post-''Glitter'' financial safety net they were hoping for (along with possible copyright issues regarding the songs included). Being released the weekend after 9/11 (in what was already [[DumpMonths a traditionally poor month]]) couldn't have helped ''Glitter'' either.

* StarDerailingRole: This film served as one for Music/MariahCarey. [[CareerResurrection For a while, anyway]].

* FakeAmerican: Creator/MaxBeesley, who is [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} British]].
* FakeNationality: SpicyLatina Roxanne's actress, Creator/TiaTexada, is actually Ecuadorian-American.

* StarDerailingRole:
** For many of the actors in the film, including Music/MariahCarey. [[CareerResurrection For a while, anyway]].
** Possibly the most hurt by the film was Creator/MaxBeesley, who turned down ''Film/BendItLikeBeckham'' to do this film. [[HarsherInHindsight Ouch]].

* CutSong: A rather ugly case with the original version of "Loverboy", which used a sample of Music/YellowMagicOrchestra's [[Music/YellowMagicOrchestraAlbum cover]] of the 1959 Martin Denny song "Firecracker". Carey had originally been cleared to use the sample, but an acrimonious divorce from Creator/SonyMusic executive Tony Mottola resulted in the latter giving the sample rights to Music/JenniferLopez for her own single "I'm Real" instead. Carey, having made a ChannelHop to the Creator/{{EMI}}-owned Creator/VirginRecords, thus couldn't legally use the sample anymore, and was forced to replace it with one from "Candy" by Music/{{Cameo}}. A snippet of the "Firecracker" version of "Loverboy" can be heard in the trailer for ''Glitter'', and the full version was eventually included on the 2020 compilation ''The Rarities'', by which point Carey was back on [[Creator/EpicRecords a Sony-owned label]].

* FakeMixedRace: Creator/IsabelGomes, a Brazilian actress, plays young Billie, who is biracial of African and Caucasian ancestry.

* TooSoon: Averted. The film features many shots of the still-standing Twin Towers, and was completed just a few days before 9/11. As it had a low budget and was already released during what was already considered a {{Dump Month|s}}, the shots were left in instead of being edited out. Surprisingly, this was one of the most well-received aspects of the film; critics reported audiences ''cheered'' when the towers were seen.

* ActorSharedBackground: Carey, like her character Billie, is half-African-American and half-Caucasian.

* CreatorKiller: Director Vondie Curtis Hall had a well-received debut with ''Gridlock'd'', but this film put the skids on his directing career. Afterwards he mostly went back to acting, with the occasional TV directing credit.
* FakeAmerican: Max Beesley, who is [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} British]].
* FakeMixedRace: Isabel Gomes, a Brazilian actress, plays young Billie, who is biracial of African and Caucasian ancestry.

** For many of the actors in the film, including Carey. [[CareerResurrection For a while, anyway]].
** Possibly the most hurt by the film was Max Beesley, who turned down ''Film/BendItLikeBeckham'' to do this film. [[HarsherInHindsight Ouch]].

* TooSoon: Averted. The film features many shots of the still-standing Twin Towers, and was completed just a few days before 9/11. As it had a low budget and was already released during what was already considered a {{Dump Month|s}}, the shots were left in instead of being edited out. Surprisingly, this was one of the most well-received aspects of the film; critics reported audiences ''cheered'' when the towers were seen.

* ActorSharedBackground: Carey, like her character Billie, is half-African-American and half-Caucasian. However the parents' races are reversed: Billie's mom is black and her father is white, while Mariah Carey's father is black (Afro-Venezuelan) and her mother is white (Irish).

* BoxOfficeBomb: Its $5 million turn against a $22 million budget, along with the similar flop of the accompanying soundtrack album, sent Music/MariahCarey's career [[StarDerailingRole into recession]] for several years. The significant losses caused by ''Glitter''[='s=] failure is also believed to have played a hand in EMI Records losing not only Carey, but also Music/DavidBowie, whose album ''Toy'' was shelved by the label for not being the post-''Glitter'' financial safety net they were hoping for (along with possible copyright issues regarding the songs included). Being released the weekend after 9/11 (in what was already [[DumpMonths a traditionally poor month]]) couldn't have helped ''Glitter'' either.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Its $5 million turn against a $22 million budget, along with the similar flop of the accompanying soundtrack album, sent Music/MariahCarey's career [[StarDerailingRole into recession]] for several years. Being released the weekend after 9/11 (in what was already [[DumpMonths a traditionally poor month]]) couldn't have helped either.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $22 million. Box office, $5,271,666. This film's failure, along with that of the accompanying soundtrack album, sent Music/MariahCarey's career [[StarDerailingRole into recession]] for several years. Being released the weekend after 9/11 (in what was already [[DumpMonths a traditionally poor month]]) couldn't have helped either.

* TooSoon: Averted. The film features many shots of the still-standing Twin Towers, and was completed just a few days before 9/11. As it had a low budget and was already released during what was already considered a {{Dump Month|s}}, the shots were left in instead of being edited out. Surprisingly, this was considered one of the only good parts of the film; critics reported audiences ''cheered'' when the shots were shown.

* OldShame: In an interview with ''Watch What Happens Live'', Music/MariahCarey admits to regret making this film.

** Possibly the most hurt by the film was Max Beesley, who turned down ''Film/BendItLikeBeckham'' to do this film. [[HarsherInHindsight Ouch]].

* FakeAmerican: Creator/MaxBeesley, who is [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} British]].

* StarDerailingRole: For many of the actors in the film, including Carey. [[CareerResurrection For a while, anyway]].

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/FullMetalJacket Dorian Harewood]] plays Billie's record producer.

* FakeAmerican: Max Beesley, who is British.
* HeyItsThatGuy: [[FullMetalJacket Dorian Harewood]] plays Billie's record producer.
* OldShame: In an interview with ''Watch What Happens Live'', Mariah Carey admits to regret making this film.
* StarDerailingRole: For many of the actors in the film, including Carey. [[CareerResurrection For a while, anyway.]]
** Possibly the most hurt by the film was Max Beesley, who turned down ''BendItLikeBeckham'' to do this film. [[HarsherInHindsight Ouch.]]

** Possibly the most hurt by the film was Max Beesley, who turned down to ''BendItLikeBeckham'' to do this film. [[HarsherInHindsight Ouch.]]