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Didi Conn, Joe Silver, Michael Zaslow, Stephen Nathan, Melanie Mayron ... see more see more... , Jerry Keller , Amy Letterman , Marty Zagon , Simmy Bow , John D. Gowans , Jeffrey Kramer , Ruth Manning , Ken Olfson , Thelma Pelish , Lisa Reeves , Cynthia Szigeti , Malcolm "Sparky" Watt , Joseph Brooks , John Miller , Robin O'Hara , Eileen Dietz , Tom Gerrard

In this film, young singer Lauri Robinson (Didi Conn) struggles to make it in the harsh music business while dealing with her romantic problems. The title song from this movie won an Oscar. ~ Iotis Er... read more read more...lewine, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Joseph Brooks

Release Date: August 31, 1977

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DVD Release Date: January 22, 2002

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  • jam233
    November 9, 2009
    jam233
    This movie will always be best remembered by it's catchy Oscar winning title song. It's not an awful movie, but borders on it. Didi Conn is appealing, but the film has a cheap look to it. Director Joseph Brooks should have let someone else have a hand in the film. He directed, pr... read moreoduced, wrote and musically supervised the film. It might have given it a better result.

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Bob Bloom
October 4, 2002
Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

This should not have darkened any theaters.

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Janet Maslin
May 9, 2005
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
July 3, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Rich Cline
May 15, 2004
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

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Carol Cling
August 22, 2003
Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Philip Martin
January 29, 2003
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Geoff Andrew
June 24, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

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