Information
| Year: | 2009 |
| Rating: | 7.5(24310) |
| Listed in: | Drama |
| Directed by: | Lee Daniels |
| Actors: | Lenny Kravitz Gabourey Sidibe Mo'Nique Paula Patton Mariah Carey Sherri Shepherd |
| "Life is hard. Life is short. Life is painful. Life is rich. Life is....Precious." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Lee Daniels | |
| Actors | |
| Lenny Kravitz | as Nurse John |
| Barret Helms | as Tom Cruise |
| Bill Sage | as Mr. Wicher |
| Kendall Toombs | as Abdul, New Born |
| Alexander Toombs | as Abdul, New Born |
| Cory Davis | as Abdul, 9 Months |
| Roy Anthony Tarell Harvey | as Boy #1 |
| Rodney 'Bear' Jackson | as Carl |
| Maurizio Arseni | as Italian Language Instructor |
| Chazz Menendez | as Man #1 Exits Elevator (St) |
| Roy T. Anderson | as Man #2 Exits Elevator (St) |
| Quishay Powell | as Mongo |
| Matthew Bralow | as Reggie |
| Ephraim Benton | as Skinny Boy #1 |
| Shortee Red | as Skinny Boy #2 |
| Timothy Allen | as Skinny Boy #3 |
| Michael Jeremiah | as Vagrant |
| David Kneeream | as Doorman |
| Kola Ogundiran | as Skinny Man |
| Tristan Laurence Perez | as David |
| Victor Woodley | |
| Actresses | |
| Gabourey Sidibe | as Precious |
| Mo'Nique | as Mary |
| Paula Patton | as Ms. Rain |
| Mariah Carey | as Mrs. Weiss |
| Sherri Shepherd | as Cornrows |
| Stephanie Andujar | as Rita |
| Chyna Layne | as Rhonda |
| Amina Robinson | as Jermaine |
| Xosha Roquemore | as Joann |
| Angelic Zambrana | as Consuelo |
| Aunt Dot | as Tootsie |
| Nealla Gordon | as Mrs. Lichtenstein |
| Grace Hightower | as Socialworker |
| Kimberly Russell | as Katherine |
| Susan Taylor | as Fairy Godmother |
| Rochelle McNaughton | as AIDS Clerk |
| Abigail Savage | as Bunny |
| Sapphire | as Day Care Woman |
| Linda Watson | as Female Clerk |
| Emani Reid | as Girl #1 |
| Dashawn Robinson | as Girl #2 |
| Ashley Livingston | as Girl with Jermaine |
| Mugga | as KFC Cashier |
| Vivien Eng | as Nurse |
| Silje Vallevik | as Pretty Blond Girl |
| Shayla Stewart | as Ruby |
| Erica Watson | as Sheila |
| Joyce Davoren | as Lady #2 |
| Patty Duke | as Herself |
| Deborah Lohse | as Lady #1 |
| Catherine Pierce | as Social Worker |
| Lorna Pruce | as HIV Social Worker |
| Rose Sias | as Ferocious Woman |
| DeWanda Wise | as Miriam |
Movie info
| Languages: | English, Italian |
| Filming dates: | 24 October 2007 - 23 January 2008 |
| Budget: | USD 10,000,000 |
| Gross: |
USA - 8,699,180 USD (15 November 2009) UK - 812,791 GBP (7 February 2010) Argentina - 76,086 ARS (16 February 2010) |
| Plot: | Claireece Precious Jones endures unimaginable hardships in her young life. Abused by her mother, raped by her father, she grows up poor, angry, illiterate, fat, unloved and generally unnoticed. So what better way to learn about her than through her own, halting dialect. |
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"Humpin' Around" Written by Antonio Reid (as Antonio L.A. Reid), Daryl Simmons, Kenneth M. Edmonds, Thomas Reyes and Bobby Brown Performed by Bobby Brown Courtesy of Geffen Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises "227 End Credits (No Place Like Home)" From the Television Series "227" (1985) Written by Ray Colcord Performed by Marla Gibbs Courtesy of Sony BMG Music Entertainment "He Is the Joy" Written by Marc Pomeroy and Brian A. Tappert Performed by Donna Allen Courtesy of Soulfuric Recordings, Inc. "Columbia Pictures Television Logo Music" From the Television Series "227" (1985) Written by Timothy Thompson Courtesy of Sony BMG Music Entertainment "Was That All It Was" Written by Jerry Butler , Linda Conlon, and John Ursy Performed by Jean Carne Courtesy of Philadelphia International Records and Sony Music Entertainment By Arrangement with SONY Music Licensing "Did You Ever See a Dream Walking" Written by Harry Revel and Mack Gordon Performed by Sunny Gale Courtesy of Warwick Records By Arrangement with The Orchard Under License From ABKO Records "Come into My House" Written by Queen Latifah (as Dana Owens) and Mark James Performed by Queen Latifah Courtesy of Tommy Boy Records By Arrangement With Warner Music Group Film & Television Licensing "I Can See in Color" Written by Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq, LeNeah Menzies Performed by Mary J. Blige Produced by Raphael Saadiq Courtesy of Geffen Records "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" Traditional Performed and Arranged by Mahalia Jackson Courtesy of Columbia Records and The Columbia/Epic Label Group A Unit Of SONY Music Entertainment By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing "No. 7 Librera Me" Written by Giuseppe Verdi Performed by Leonard Bernstein Courtesy of Sony Masterwork A Unit of SONY Music Entertainment By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing "Do It" Written, Performed, Arranged and Produced by Lenny Kravitz Courtesy of Virgin Records "Teacher of Love" Written by Ray Barretto and Louis Cruz Performed by Ray Barretto Courtesy of EMusica Records, LLC Under License From Universal Music Enterprises "Soul Holidays" Written by Jimmy Jam (as James Samuel Harris III), James Quenton Wright, Ann Nesby, Jameica V. Bennett and Terry Lewis Performed by Sounds of Blackness Courtesy of A&M Records Under License From Universal Enterprises "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" Traditional Performed by The Platters Under License From Cleopatra Records By Arrangement With PigFACTORY USA LLC "Love Is the Message" Written by Kenny Gamble (as Kenneth Gamble) and Leon Huff Performed by Mfsb (as MFSB) featuring The Three Degrees Courtesy of Philadelphia International Records And SONY Music Entertainment By Arrangement With Sony Music Licensing "It Took a Long Time" Written by Raymond Bloodworth, L. Russell Brown and Bob Crewe Performed by LaBelle Courtesy of Epic Records and The Columbia/Epic Label Group, A Unit of Sony Music Entertainment By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing "System" Written by Nona Hendryx Performed by LaBelle Courtesy of The Verve Music Group under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Somethin's Comin' My Way" Written by Dan Manjovi Performed by Grace Hightower Courtesy of Dan Manjovi Music LLC "My Good Lovin" Performed by Da Brat & Lil' Mo Contains a Sample of "Back Like That" Performed by Ghostface Killah featuring Ne-Yo Written by V. Brown, Jay-Z (as Shawn C. Carter), Ghostface Killah (as Dennis David Coles), Douglas Gibbs, Ne-Yo (as Shaffer Smith), Ralph Johnson and Willie Hutch Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group Contains a Sample of "Baby, Come Home" as Performed by Willie Hutch Courtesy of Motown Records Under License From Universal Music Enterprises Lil' Mo Appears Courtesy of HoneyChild Entertainment Inc. Da Brat Appears Courtesy of Throwin' Tantrums Entertainment/Rare Breed Inc. |
Goofs
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DATE: During the field trip, an image of the 1989 Tiananmen Square student protest is visible. This happened several years after the movie, which is set in 1987. DATE: Metrocard advertisement is seen as Precious is walking past a bodega. The movie is set in the 1980s but Metrocards only became available in 1993. Continuity: During the scene where Mariah Carey's character attempts to bring together Precious and her mom Mary, you see the front of Mariah's pocketbook. A few minutes later, when the camera pans back and forth, you see the back of Mariah's pocketbook (the purse changes positions). CHAR: Early in the movie when Precious is shown in her original high school, the teacher has written the word "REQUIRMENTS" in large print on the blackboard. The word is misspelled. Continuity: Precious puts her backpack down when she come home with the baby, Later she leaves her mom's apartment with Abdul and nothing else. Later she has her backpack again. DATE: Yellow New Jersey license plates that weren't used until the 90s. DATE: Several times throughout the course of the movie, you can see 2 liter bottles of Sunkist on tables. These carry the logo used between the years 2001 and 2008, while this film takes place in 1987. DATE: After Ms. Rain helps Precious read "A Day at the Shore", Precious' mother is seen drinking a can of Sunkist orange soda. The movie is set in 1987, but the can's design is a 2005-2009 re-design. Continuity: When Mary is holding Mongo before the social worker comes in, Mongo is holding a sucker, however, when the social worker is asking Mary about how her job search is going, Mongo is holding a piece of red licorice which she throws on the floor. Continuity: When Prescious is meeting with Mrs. Weiss for the first time, it appears that Mrs. Weiss is wearing only one earing on her right ear. Continuity: When Precious is in the office with the principal talking about her pregnancy, her yellow sweat jacket's zipper keeps changes positions up and down. DATE: The Reach One Teach One teacher's office displays a certificate with Bill Clinton's signature as President of the United States. He was inaugurated in January 1993, and the scene occurred in 1987. GEOG: Precious is supposed to be living in Harlem, yet when she takes the '1' train to the alternative school, the train station clearly says "Dyckman" which is in Washington Heights, not Harlem. In addition, she gets off at the "167th St." station on her way to the alternative school. The school is on 125th St. in Harlem in Manhattan, the 167th St. station is in the Bronx. DATE: Twenty minutes into the movie Precious encounters some rowdy boys hanging out on the street. They are listening to Queen Latifah's "Come Into My House", but that song was not released until 1989. The movie is set in 1987. Continuity: When Precious steals the fried chicken, she runs out of the restaurant leaving her Each One Teach One notebook behind. The very next scene shows her finishing the chicken and going to class - where they all write in their Each One Teach One notebooks. DATE: The movie is set in 1987, but in one scene they play Bobby Brown 's "Humpin Around" which was released much later in 1992. DATE: There are several anachronisms related to the use of computers given the film's setting in 1987: The computer screen on the desk of the secretary at Precious's original school is shown displaying graphical capabilities several years ahead of the film's established time period; the computer on Mariah Carey's desk has a model of CD-ROM installed it which wouldn't be available for another six or seven years; The overall ubiquity of computers on the desks of virtually every educator and social worker as shown in the film would not have been the case in 1987. Continuity: At the beginning of the film, when Mary attempts to hit Precious with the frying pan, she has no cigarette in her mouth. However, in the next shot, she does. Continuity: Toward the end of the movie, in the scene with Mrs. Weiss (the social worker), Mary and Precious, Mary is wearing a black head-scarf which is tied in the front. At the start of the scene Mary is speaking and only one of the head-scarf tie-tails is visible (the other is tucked in). As we cut away to one of the other women and then back to Mary, the one tie-tail is no longer tucked in... it's now un-tucked and both are visibly flopping around in front of Mary's forehead. Later in the scene the un-tucked tie-tail is again tucked back in and only one is visibly out. Continuity: When Ms Rain is trying to evaluate Precious' reading skills, and Precious doesn't respond, Ms Rain says, "I'm gonna call the nurse." We should see her in full motion, but Ms Rain gets up and immediately sits back down within two frames. There's a split second, yet obvious changeover/cut. Continuity: Precious and her principal are talking back and forth through the apartment intercom system, but Precious is still able to hear the first several words of the principal's response even though she hasn't pressed the 'listen' button yet. DATE: Though set in 1987, Precious is clearly riding a subway from 2005 or later with her son. The yellow and orange bucket scenes have been in subway cars for a while, but the dark floor seen in the movie was a change made to some cars in the late 1990s. Prior, it was a light to medium tan. Also, a sign that warns "Riding or moving between cars is prohibited unless there is an emergency or as directed by police or train crew" is a relatively new sign. Moving between cars has been illegal only since December, 2005. DATE: Rhonda writes a "Do Now" on the board when she takes over the lesson for Ms. Rain. This was NOT part of the Balanced Literacy, an educational movement for English Language Arts classes in 1987 (the year the movie is set). A "Do Now" HAS been utilized in the modified version of the Balanced Literacy model, called the Workshop Model. The Workshop Model is now the instructional model taught to teachers and encouraged in many New York City public schools. CHAR: When they are panning the students in the beginning of the film, there is one girl who looks directly at the camera as it goes by. CHAR: Ms Rain writes "you are a beautiful young women" in Precious' journal, instead of "woman". |
Quotes
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[first lines] Clareece 'Precious' Jones: [voiceover] My name is Clareece "Precious" Jones. I wish I had a light-skinned boyfriend with real nice hair. And I wanna be on the cover of a magazine. But first I wanna be in one of them BET videos. Momma said I can't dance. Plus, she said who wants to see my big ass dancing, anyhow? Clareece 'Precious' Jones: [Crying hysterically] Nobody loves me! Ms. Rain: People do love you, Precious. Clareece 'Precious' Jones: Please don't lie to me, Ms. Rain! Love ain't done nothing for me... but beat me... rape me... call me an animal! Make me feel worthless! Make me sick! Ms. Rain: [Tears begin falling from her eyes] That wasn't love, Precious. Your baby loves you. *I* love you! Mary: [to Precious] Oh, so you're going to stand up there and look down at me like you're a woman? You don't know what real women do! Real women sacrifice! [Throws glass at Precious, which shatters at her feet] Now, laugh at that, fat bitch. Mrs. Weiss: Let's talk about the abuse in your household. You know what I'm talking about. Mary: [Tearfully] You sit there and you judge me, and you write them notes on your notepad, because you think you know who I am! Mrs. Weiss: You know, let's talk about your father. Tell me about your relationship with him. Clareece 'Precious' Jones: I don't know much more than you do, Mrs. White. Mrs. Weiss: That's Mrs. "Weiss." Talk to me about the little you do know about your father. It is important, whether you know it or not. Clareece 'Precious' Jones: He give me his baby and my one before it, but I don't never see him... Mrs. Weiss: Wait, what did you say he gave you? Clareece 'Precious' Jones: Nothing. Mrs. Weiss: Wait, Clareece, you just said your father gave you something... Clareece 'Precious' Jones: Nothing. Mrs. Weiss: No, I HEARD you just say... Clareece 'Precious' Jones: You didn't hear shit. Mrs. Weiss: I heard you just say your father... Clareece 'Precious' Jones: You didn't hear shit like it! Mrs. Weiss: I don't care, honey! I need to know this! Clareece 'Precious' Jones: [Overlapping with Mrs. Weiss' voice] I didn't say nothing like it! Let's move ON! Mrs. Weiss: I need this to HELP you... Clareece 'Precious' Jones: [Angrily] Bitch, can we change the subject? Mrs. Weiss: Okay. Well, I'll see you next time then. Or maybe you'll see someone else. But you're going to have to talk to someone if you want your check, sweetie. Clareece 'Precious' Jones: You don't even like me. Mrs. Weiss: Have we not been in this room together for like, a year discussing your life? Clareece 'Precious' Jones: Does that mean we like each other because we discussing my life? Mrs. Weiss: [Smiling] Well, I can't speak for you. I can only speak for me, and I like you. I do. Mrs. Weiss: [Angrily] You just sat there, shut up, and let him abuse your daughter. Mary: [Hysterically in tears] I did not want him to abuse my daughter! I did not want him to hurt her! I didn't want him to do nothing to her! Mrs. Weiss: [Overlapping with Mary's voice] But you ALLOWED him to hurt her! You did! Mary: But, those... those things she told you I did to her? Who... who... who else was going to love me? WHO else was going to touch me? WHO else was going to make me feel good about myself? Clareece 'Precious' Jones: [of Ms. Rain and her friend] They talk like TV channels I don't watch... I'm glad Abdul here to listen in, though, 'cause I know they're smart. Joann: Hi, I'm Joann, my favorite color is fluorescent beige. I'm already in the music business, shoot, I'm just here to get my GED! Clareece 'Precious' Jones: Some folks has a lot of things around them that shines for other peoples. I think that maybe some of them was in tunnels. And in that tunnel, the only light they had, was inside of them. And then long after they escape that tunnel, they sitll be shining for everybody else. Mrs. Lichtenstein: [In the principal's office] Hello, Clareese. Are you pregnant? [Clareese looks away] You're 16; you're still in Junior High School; and you're pregnant with your second child. Is that correct? [No reply] Are you pregnant, again? [Mrs. Lichtenstein huffs, exacerbated] What happened Clareese? Clareece 'Precious' Jones: I had sex, Mrs. Lichtenstein. Mrs. Lichtenstein: Do you have any other thoughts about your situation, Clareese? [Clareese shrugs] Clareese? Clareece 'Precious' Jones: Am I in trouble? [No reply] Thank you, but I have to get back to math. [She gathers her things to leave] Mrs. Lichtenstein: Sit down, Clareese. Sit down right now! [Clareese sits back down] We should have a parent-teacher conference with you, me and your mother. Clareece 'Precious' Jones: My mother's busy. Mrs. Lichtenstein: Alright. How about if I come to your house? Clareece 'Precious' Jones: If I were you, I wouldn't. Clareece 'Precious' Jones: [Taking an assessment test] There's always something wrong with these tests. These tests paint a picture of me with no brain. These tests paint a picture of me and my mother, my whole family as less than dumb. Just ugly black grease, need to be wiped away, find a job for. Clareece 'Precious' Jones: Sometimes I wish I was dead. I'll be okay, I guess, 'cause I'm lookin' up. Lookin' for something to fall, [chuckles to herself] a desk, a couch, tv... my mom, maybe. Tootsie: You got a nasty-ass mouth. Joann: [laughs] You got a nasty-ass hat. Mary: He looks just like his father. Clareece 'Precious' Jones: I'm gonna break through or somebody gonna break through to me. [remembering a previous visit from the social worker] Clareece 'Precious' Jones: Social worker here. Mary: Why din't you tell me that bitch was comin' so fuckin' early? My fucking wi... [motions to Precious] Mary: Come get my wig! Ms. Rain: [to Precious] PUSH yourself. Clareece 'Precious' Jones: [to her mother] You know to this day, I never even knew who you was, not even after all them things you did. Maybe I was too stupid. Maybe I just didn't want to. You ain't gonna see me no more. Clareece 'Precious' Jones: The other day, I cried. But you know what? Fuck that day. That's why God, or whoever, makes other days. |
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