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1	* ActorSharedBackground: Music/MariahCarey, like her character Billie, is half-African-American and half-Caucasian.
2	* 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 thought to have played a role 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 right after 9/11 (in what was already [[DumpMonths a traditionally poor month]]) couldn't have helped ''Glitter'' either.
3	* CaliforniaDoubling: All the scenes set in New York were really filmed in Toronto, which makes the establishing shots all the funnier as you can recognize a lot of Toronto landmarks as they pan across the city.
4	* CreatorBacklash: In an interview with ''Watch What Happens Live'', Music/MariahCarey admits to regretting making this film, describing it as a "kitsch moment" in her career and that she and those close to her refer to it as "The G Word" if it ever comes up. Carey did emphasise that she was proud of the film's soundtrack, though, and was glad her fans had a new appreciation for the songs.
5	* CreatorKiller: Director Creator/VondieCurtisHall 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.
6	* CutSong: The original version of "Loverboy" used a sample of Music/YellowMagicOrchestra's [[Music/YellowMagicOrchestraAlbum cover]] of the 1959 Martin Denny song "Firecracker". 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", forcing Carey (who made a ChannelHop away from Sony) 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]].
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8	** 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}}''.
9	** Possibly the most hurt by the film was Max Beesley--already a virtual unknown to American audiences--who turned down a main role in the SleeperHit ''Film/BendItLikeBeckham'' to do this film, [[StarMakingRole which launched the career of]] the man who took the role instead, Creator/JonathanRhysMeyers, effectively [[HarsherInHindsight killing Beesley's career in the States before it began]].

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