Mahogany (1975)

23% of critics liked it
(13 reviews)
80% of users liked it
(1,347 ratings)

Directed by Berry Gordy, Jr. as a vehicle for his star Diana Ross, Mahogany traces the life of a poor girl who makes it in the fashion world (first as a model, then designer) and deserts her boyfriend (Billy Dee Williams) in the meantime, hooking up instead with a photographer (Anthony Perkins). The… More Directed by Berry Gordy, Jr. as a vehicle for his star Diana Ross, Mahogany traces the life of a poor girl who makes it in the fashion world (first as a model, then designer) and deserts her boyfriend (Billy Dee Williams) in the meantime, hooking up instead with a photographer (Anthony Perkins). The song "Do You Know When You're Going To" (Gerry Goffin/Michael Masser) was Oscar-nominated. ~ John Bush, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 49 min.
Directed By: Berry Gordy
Genres: Drama, Classics

In Theaters: Oct 8, 1975 Wide
On DVD: May 1, 2007
Studio: Paramount Pictures

Critic Reviews

Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com
An outrageously bad '70s soaper with Anthony Perkins providing some big unintentional laughs as a psycho fashion photographer.
Dan Callahan, Slant Magazine
Kicky but muddled, it's still a valuable reminder of Ross and Williams in their too-brief moment in the sun. Why doesn't someone re-team them now?
Dan Callahan, Slant Magazine
Even a charming last-minute happy ending can't quite redeem all the mess and unidentified dread.
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
a perfect companion piece to 'Dreamgirls'... Sitting through it is like flipping through your high school yearbook and laughing out loud at what was once considered stylish or sophisticated.
Michael A. Smith, Nolan's Pop Culture Review
Wow! How far did Diana fall? Great song, though.
Don Willmott, Filmcritic.com
Feminists must have hurled their Earth Shoes at the screen when they saw this dreck.
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
supremely corny but rather enjoyable too
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
So overwrought it has a certain camp value.

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AJ V

This movie has a very familiar story, but I think it's good anyway. The actors are good, and it's a good movie, I should watch it again sometime.
Anthony V

Good story and cast.