Girl You Know It's True

We want Rob, we want Rob, we want Rob...

You might not believe it, but it's true.

We once were the biggest stars on the planet.

Love you, brother. Love you too.

Okay, let's go, let's go! Whoo!

And you know why?

Because of you.

Because we gave you...

what you wanted.

Okay, I know what you're thinking now.

"Milli Vanilli, didn't they betray the whole world?"

Well, kind of.

But there's another side to the story.

Don't get me wrong, I'm--

I'm not saying we were saints.

It was 1989, and we were rock stars.

So, heh, let's be real here, okay?

You probably heard all kinds of things about us.

That we were fakes, frauds, liars, thieves,

drug addicts, sex addicts, puppets on a string.

Did I forget something?

Rob, I hate to tell you,

but I think most of them never heard anything

about us at all.

They are thinking, "Who the fuck is Milli Vanilli?"

I guess you could say our story began right here.

Without this guy, none of it would have ever happened.

His name is Frank.

And 20 years later, Frank hit it big

with a project called Boney M.

Uh...

Oh!

Everybody fell in love

with Boney M.

Including my friend Robert.

Hello. Hello.

That was pretty much the moment

I realized for the first time

why my parents had adopted me.

They wanted to prove something to the world.

Mm-hmm?

Mm-hmm.

That's one small step for man,

one giant leap for mankind.

You gotta understand, with all the music videos,

suddenly watching music became just as important

as listening to music.

That's why we were perfect for MTV.

And MTV was perfect for us.

Fab, you're moving way too fast.

I'm what? How long do you wanna talk

about your childhood?

They get it, man.

At least go to 1986.

Come on. Go.

What's up? We are the Bionic Dance Crew.

My name is Giorgio Hot Legs,

and on the turntables, we got the one and only Chris Laird.

Let's go!

And straight from Munich...

Let's go! Rob Pilatus!

Make some noise for Rob! Go, Rob, go, Rob!

Go, Rob, go, Rob, go, Rob!

Hey...

Fab Morvan?

Fab Morvan, the director wants to talk to you

- about the choreo. - Okay, yeah.

You are Fab Morvan, no? Not-- Uh, no, I'm Rob.

Robert Pilatus.

Bonjour.

Sorry I'm late. The tram, so slow.

No problem at all.

So Rob and Fab, sounds like a band.

Come with me, please.

Uh, no, only Fab, 'cause he's doing the choreography,

but I'll get you later.

Okay, yeah, cool.

Sorry, Stefania. Rob, no breakdance, okay?

No, uh, top rocks, just do the dance.

You have to be in sync, okay? Fabrice...

Hey, no freestyle. Do the choreography.

You're always late on the one. Bullshit.

I'm hip-hop. I live for the beat, okay?

Come on, man, just a job.

Be professional.

I just give them what they want.

Five, six, seven, eight...

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Don't forget to smile. One, two, three, four,

five, six, seven, eight. Fabrice, are we good?

Okay. And action.

Masterpiece, right?

I prefer girls, actually.

Yeah, me too.

So, what are you doing here, man?

Dancing.

Why not dancing in Paris?

I was, but there are 10,000 dancers like me.

Here, I'm the only Black guy.

I thought.

So, Rob and Fab.

Really does sound like a band, don't you think?

Can you sing?

I'm okay.

I wanna take lessons, but they're expensive.

My mom, she thinks dancing, music,

that's not a real thing.

Tell me about it.

Someday I'm gonna make her proud.

I'm gonna be somebody.

I like your jacket, by the way.

Can I try it on?

Yeah.

Smile.

So pretty.

I love this record.

Pretend like you are real superstars.

I love you guys.

We sent these pics to all agencies in town,

and we did get some jobs.

But it wasn't enough at all.

Sometimes we had to steal food from the supermarket.

Luckily, Giorgio let us stay in his family's garage.

Yeah.

I don't know where all of this is going.

What do you mean?

Everything is going great.

Yeah, I'm not gonna ask my mom for money again.

Hey, do you believe in us or not?

Do you?

That's all we need, man. Faith.

No, that's not all we need.

If we really want to be a band, we need to work on songs.

We need a plan. Yes, you're right.

But you know what else we need?

We are not supposed to--

Rob-- Quiet.

But what if Giorgio's parents

find us here?

Rob.

Hey, what are we doing here?

I wanna show you something.

Okay, ready?

What did you just see?

Marilyn Monroe.

Elvis, Tina Turner.

Look at all these stars.

It's the hair, man.

The unique looks.

Holy shit. Exactly.