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You Light Up My Life

PG Released Aug 31, 1977 1h 30m Musical List
17% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 20% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
The daughter (Didi Conn) of a show-business star tries to make it on her own as a singer and songwriter.

Critics Reviews

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Steve Warren The Barb (Atlanta) It's not very good. May 5, 2023 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: C- Jul 3, 2005 Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Rated: 3/5 May 15, 2004 Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Rated: 1/5 Aug 22, 2003 Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Rated: 1/5 Jan 29, 2003 Full Review Bob Bloom Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) This should not have darkened any theaters. Rated: 1/5 Oct 4, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member The best movie song ever sung: the title song! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member you've got to be kidding Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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
Producer
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