You Light Up My Life

PG

Released Aug 31, 1977

1h 30m

Musical

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17%

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6 Reviews

20%

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500+ Ratings

The daughter (Didi Conn) of a show-business star tries to make it on her own as a singer and songwriter.

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Steve Warren

The Barb (Atlanta)

It's not very good.

May 5, 2023

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: C-

Jul 3, 2005

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Rated: 3/5

May 15, 2004

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Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Rated: 1/5

Aug 22, 2003

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 1/5

Jan 29, 2003

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Bob Bloom

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

This should not have darkened any theaters.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 4, 2002

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Jeff M

This is one of those movies where your dislike for the film itself is only eclipsed by how badly you feel for those involved in making it. Conn seems like such a lovely person in real life, and she's irresistible as Frenchy in the GREASE movies, so it hurts to admit that she fails miserably on every single level of this performance. It's often painfully uncomfortable to watch, but much of the move is as well. The worst scenes are Conn doing stand-up comedy, and her singing is so badly lip-synced that you don't believe for a single solitary second it's actually her belting out that nauseating Oscar-winning tune. The romantic scenes are as badly written as they are acted, no two actors in the whole production sharing an ounce of chemistry together. The screenplay is sub-daytime soap opera material, and the whole thing just has a cheap feel to it. I'm honestly not sure what compelled me to give this a try, but I guess your first instinct isn't always the right one after all. Bad movie lovers may want to check this one out.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/24

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Victor T

Songwriter meets and falls in love with hunky movie director. He replaces her with a blonde actress. Songwriter picks up the loose ends, leaving California for New York. If you want a happy ending, you'll have to watch Joe Brooks' followup film "If Ever I See You Again."

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/25/23

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Audience Member

The best movie song ever sung: the title song!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Came across this on the Sony Movie channel and was immediately drawn in by the singing. It's a saccharine tale and completely unbelievable in every sense but it has enough of a story and the wonderful soaring tunes to make me love it!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

you've got to be kidding

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

THE MOVIE WAS MEANT TO GET MICHEAL SASLOWE INTO FILMS, IT BOMBED, DEBBIE BOONE HAD A HIT SONG WITH THE TITLE THEME SONG A WELL DONE MOVIE THAT SHOWS THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAYON EACH OTHER. GREAT TO WATCH LATE AT NIGHT WHEN YOU CAN'T SLEEP.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Joseph Brooks

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Didi Conn

Laurie Robinson

Joe Silver

Sy Robinson

Michael Zaslow

Chris Nolan

Stephen Nathan

Ken Rothenberg

Melanie Mayron

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Synopsis

The daughter (Didi Conn) of a show-business star tries to make it on her own as a singer and songwriter.

Director: Joseph Brooks
Screenwriter: Joseph Brooks
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia
Rating: PG
Genre: Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 31, 1977, Original
Release Date (DVD): Jan 22, 2002
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Stereo