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Milli Vanilli

The bizarre untold truth behind the greatest con in music history - Milli Vanilli.

Director

Luke Korem

Year

Genre

documentary, biography, music

Box Office

N/A

Production

Keep On Running Pictures,MRC,MTV Documentary Films,MRC Non-Fiction

Awards

2 wins & 3 nominations

Homepage

https://www.paramountplus.com/movies/video/RyBU_xBfU0NhkIZRN5y_UMWs1Iu0HDdb/

Self

Self - Milli Vanilli

Self - Rob's Adopted Sister

Self - Producer

Self - Rolling Stone, Journalist

Self - Billboard, Sr. Writer

Self - Songwriter & Producer

Self - Frank's Assistant

Self - Lead Singer, Milli Vanilli

Self - Lead Rapper, Milli Vanilli

Self - Backing Vocalist, Milli Vanilli

Self - Backing Vocalist, Milli Vanilli

Self - Ariola Records, Germany

Self - Club MTV, Host

Downtown Julie Brown

Self - Music Producer

Self - BET, Programming President

Self - Rapper

Self - Music Cultural Critic

Hanif Abdurraqib

Self - Arista, Sr. VP

Self - Arista, A&R

Self - Songwriter

Self - Arista, A&R

Self - Assistant Manager

Self - Bass Player, Milli Vanilli

Self - Recording Engineer, Rob & Fab Album

Self - Fabrice's Partner

Tessa Van Der Steen

Self

Self - Record Executive

Themselves

Themselves

Self - Boney M

Self - Talent Manager

Self - President-NARAS, Head of Grammys

Self

Self

Whitney Houston

Themselves

Self

Michael Jackson

Self

Self

Self - Hollywood, CNN

Self

Self

Self

Self

Themselves

Self

Self

Self

Themselves

Self

Self - Showbiz Today, CNN

Themselves

The Real Milli Vanilli

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♪ MTV - Milli Vanilli

We shouldn't concentrate too
much on superstar, you know? - Milli Vanilli

We shouldn't concentrate too much on superstar, you kno...

- Yeah.
- And I look back - Milli Vanilli

- Yeah. - And I look back

♪ Girl, you know it,
girl, you know it ♪ - Milli Vanilli

♪ Girl, you know it, girl, you know it ♪

Milli Vanilli,
the striking European duo, - Milli Vanilli

Milli Vanilli, the striking European duo,

- Milli--
- Milli-- - Milli Vanilli

- Milli-- - Milli--

New weasel boys of
the record world. - Milli Vanilli

New weasel boys of the record world.

Record companies are oddly
silent on the whole issue. - Milli Vanilli

Record companies are oddly silent on the whole issue.

People don't understand - Milli Vanilli

People don't understand

The evil genius,
I guess we could call him. - Milli Vanilli

The evil genius, I guess we could call him.

You get something, - Milli Vanilli

You get something,

Imagine you have everything... - Milli Vanilli

Imagine you have everything...

Yeah, man, we were
young and fresh, man. - Milli Vanilli

Yeah, man, we were young and fresh, man.

That's a normal tank top but
I think he just pulled on it. - Milli Vanilli

That's a normal tank top but I think he just pulled on ...

You know, Rob Pilatus doesn't
look right in this photo. - Milli Vanilli

You know, Rob Pilatus doesn't look right in this photo.

I can see the decline. - Milli Vanilli

I can see the decline.

'Cause that's not
what Rob looked like - Milli Vanilli

'Cause that's not what Rob looked like

He was extremely strong, - Milli Vanilli

He was extremely strong,

Becoming friends
was inevitable. - Milli Vanilli

Becoming friends was inevitable.

I grew up in Paris. - Milli Vanilli

I grew up in Paris.

He was a break-dancer. - Milli Vanilli

He was a break-dancer.

At the end, - Milli Vanilli

Rob and I were the only
dark-skinned people. - Milli Vanilli

Rob and I were the only dark-skinned people.

Rob was older than me
by two years. - Milli Vanilli

Rob was older than me by two years.

I was socially awkward. - Milli Vanilli

I was socially awkward.

He became my best friend. - Milli Vanilli

He became my best friend.

Every time we talked about
that period of his life, - Milli Vanilli

Every time we talked about that period of his life,

We moved in together in
an attic of a friend of his. - Milli Vanilli

We moved in together in an attic of a friend of his.

Music always
pulled us together. - Milli Vanilli

Music always pulled us together.

And they were packed. - Milli Vanilli

And they were packed.

You know, a circle
would be happening. - Milli Vanilli

You know, a circle would be happening.

So we started doing shows
in this club, Piantz. - Milli Vanilli

So we started doing shows in this club, Piantz.

And the dream was to do
what we did in the club, - Milli Vanilli

And the dream was to do what we did in the club,

♪ Hot girl, hot girl - Milli Vanilli

♪ Hot girl, hot girl

♪ Hot girl - Milli Vanilli

We did some catalog. - Milli Vanilli

We did some catalog.

In order to become pop stars,
we had to have the look, - Milli Vanilli

In order to become pop stars, we had to have the look,

I know Elvis' hair. - Milli Vanilli

I know Elvis' hair.

Hoo!
The reactions were amazing. - Milli Vanilli

Hoo! The reactions were amazing.

♪ Go to the dance floor,
dansez ♪ - Milli Vanilli

♪ Go to the dance floor, dansez ♪

Since we were
spreading the word - Milli Vanilli

Since we were spreading the word

So one day, this guy came to
Rob and said, "Hey, you know, - Milli Vanilli

So one day, this guy came to Rob and said, "Hey, you kn...

Rob told me,
"Hey, Frank Farian, - Milli Vanilli

Rob told me, "Hey, Frank Farian,

♪ There lived a certain man
in Russia long ago ♪ - Milli Vanilli

♪ There lived a certain man in Russia long ago ♪

♪ He could preach the Bible
like a preacher ♪ - Milli Vanilli

♪ He could preach the Bible like a preacher ♪

"Rivers of Babylon." - Milli Vanilli

"Rivers of Babylon."

♪ Ra, ra, Rasputin,
lover of the Russian queen ♪ - Milli Vanilli

♪ Ra, ra, Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen ♪

When you watch video
of Boney M. - Milli Vanilli

When you watch video of Boney M.

But how did you four people
get together to form Boney M.? - Milli Vanilli

But how did you four people get together to form Boney M.?

Well, it all came about from
our producer Frank Farian. - Milli Vanilli

Well, it all came about from our producer Frank Farian.

If you work with
Frank Farian, - Milli Vanilli

If you work with Frank Farian,

Frank Farian's
compound was huge. - Milli Vanilli

Frank Farian's compound was huge.

100 tracks, Neve console, microphones. - Milli Vanilli

100 tracks, Neve console, microphones.

Ingrid brought in
the recording contract, - Milli Vanilli

Ingrid brought in the recording contract,

We were not trying to say no
to this powerful producer. - Milli Vanilli

We were not trying to say no to this powerful producer.

When we signed that contract, - Milli Vanilli

When we signed that contract,

We were, like, breaking bread. - Milli Vanilli

We were, like, breaking bread.

Several months went by. - Milli Vanilli

Several months went by.

Finally, Ingrid called. - Milli Vanilli

Finally, Ingrid called.

We went straight to
the studio. - Milli Vanilli

We went straight to the studio.

I couldn't believe that
this music was for us. - Milli Vanilli

I couldn't believe that this music was for us.

I saw colors. - Milli Vanilli

You could still
hear those bells-- - Milli Vanilli

You could still hear those bells--

He turned, and then, - Milli Vanilli

He turned, and then,

It felt serious. - Milli Vanilli

It felt serious.

Rob is looking at me with
his green eyes. - Milli Vanilli

Rob is looking at me with his green eyes.

I'm trying to talk to him - Milli Vanilli

I'm trying to talk to him

They want us to
lip-sync the song." - Milli Vanilli

They want us to lip-sync the song."

I remember thinking,
"This is weird. - Milli Vanilli

I remember thinking, "This is weird.

What she conveyed to us
clearly is that - Milli Vanilli

What she conveyed to us clearly is that

But Ingrid said, - Milli Vanilli

But Ingrid said,

We were scared as hell. - Milli Vanilli

We were scared as hell.

We had nowhere to go. - Milli Vanilli

We had nowhere to go.

♪ Sunny - Milli Vanilli

I should not be so funny. - Milli Vanilli

I should not be so funny.

Thank you, schatzi. - Milli Vanilli

Thank you, schatzi.

I've heard that
the name Milli Vanilli - Milli Vanilli

I've heard that the name Milli Vanilli

I wrote the checks because
I was the financial controller - Milli Vanilli

I wrote the checks because I was the financial controller

When they came into
the studio, - Milli Vanilli

When they came into the studio,

But they were
such good dancers. - Milli Vanilli

But they were such good dancers.

Frank needed American singer
like me. - Milli Vanilli

Frank needed American singer like me.

I'm from Houston, Texas. - Milli Vanilli

I'm from Houston, Texas.

Frank said, "Linda, we're
gonna need backing vocalists." - Milli Vanilli

Frank said, "Linda, we're gonna need backing vocal...

The song is ready,
and the two guys--perfect. - Milli Vanilli

The song is ready, and the two guys--perfect.

When they're told
they're gonna lip-sync, - Milli Vanilli

When they're told they're gonna lip-sync,

They agreed and said,
"OK, when can we start?" - Milli Vanilli

They agreed and said, "OK, when can we start?"

So you didn't have to
convince them to lip-sync? - Milli Vanilli

So you didn't have to convince them to lip-sync?

Was there ever
a point you said, - Milli Vanilli

Was there ever a point you said,

This is not Frank's art--
artwork, yeah. - Milli Vanilli

This is not Frank's art-- artwork, yeah.

If they would refuse,
they can go back to Munich - Milli Vanilli

If they would refuse, they can go back to Munich

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The bizarre untold truth behind the greatest con in music history - Milli Vanilli.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Luke Korem

Writer: N/A

Production: Keep On Running Pictures,MRC,MTV Documentary Films,MRC Non-Fiction

Genre: documentary, biography, music

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 24 Oct 2023

Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations

Homepage: https://www.paramountplus.com/movies/video/RyBU_xBfU0NhkIZRN5y_UMWs1Iu0HDdb/