Film Facts

• The film was originally called "All That Glitters".
• Mariah left Columbia Records for Virgin Records, and the new deal granted her more control over the film project.
• The title of the film, along with that of the accompanying soundtrack, was eventually shortened to Glitter.
• "I've been dying to do [a movie] for three and a half years, but fools wouldn't let me," a frustrated Mariah told MTV in May 2001
• "A lot of things came from improvisation." Mariah told MTV.
• Da Brat, who was featured on the remix for Mariah's 1996 hit "Always Be My Baby," worked on the Glitter soundtrack and co-starred in the film as Billie's longtime friend Louise.
• The role of Billie's other close friend Roxanne went to Tia Texada, who explained to Stuff in 2004 that her doubts about the project's success started early on during production.
• Like Da Brat, Eric Benét was also working on the soundtrack and ended up in the film
• Terrence Howard played Glitter's villainous Timothy, a producer who initially discovered Billie.
• Padma Lakshmi as a performer named Sylk, and Billie was initially her back-up singer.