Not only did she take the stage with The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, she also took on the business side of show biz by being a hands - on co-producer of the film, starting with developing the script, going throught the studio grind, and finding just the right director in Robert Altman. (killermoviereviews.com)
Early gives a soul trio (think the Supremes) its start in show biz while fighting to preserve his own career. (rogerebert.com)
Having broken into show biz with TV's Seven Brides for Seven Brothers that ran during the 1982 - 83 season, River Phoenix would follow up with his feature - film debut as a somewhat bookworm - ish kid in Explorers (1985). (reelreviews.com)