Released through instant streaming on Paramount+, October 24th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story: In 1986, Paris, French Fabrice Morvan met German Robert Pilatus while Fabrice was teaching dance.
Robert was a breakdancer.
The two bonded quickly, moved in together and became the best of friends.
The two had lots of energy and danced like there was no tomorrow.
They would have dance parties at their place that became so popular that they soon found themselves performing onstage at a local club.
Next they were dancing backup on a popular German dance show.
It seemed things were only on the up and up.
Fabrice and Robert caught the eye of German music producer Frank Farian, known for creating the popular disco group Boney M.
Frank wanted to make Fabrice and Robert famous as well.
In 1988, the guys signed a contract with Frank, becoming Milli Vanilli and, after waiting what seemed like forever, were brought into the studio.
Fabrice and Robert's role was to lip sync, as the main singers to a song actually sung by two other singers.
It didn't seem like too much of an issue at the time and it only made things better when after releasing their first album in Germany it topped the charts.
Milli Vanilli were on their way.
They became so popular in Germany that Arista decided to sign them.
No one questioned that the said singers' voices had all been pre-recorded. Most of the behind the scenes stuff was hidden from every other live musician involved on Milli Vanilli's Arista release.
Fabrice and Robert believed America was where it was happening and couldn't wait to get there.
Their arrival only strengthened their popularity.
But it wasn't until performing a show live in Connecticut in 1989 that the cat finally was out of the bag for good.
Nothing was quite the same for Fabrice and Robert after that faithful show.
Stars Fabrice Morvan , Carmen Pilatus , Rob Sheffield , Gil Kaufman , Toby Gad , Ingrid Segieth , Brad Howell , Charles Shaw , Linda Rocco , Jodie Rocco , Thomas Stein , Downtown Julie Brown , Timabland , Stephen Hill , John Davis , Hanif Abdurraqib
Directed by Luke Korem
Rated TVMA
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/MUSIC/BIOGRAPHY/TV
"Lies are taking the elevators while the truth takes the stairs."
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