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You Light Up My Life

  • 1977
  • PG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
921
YOUR RATING
You Light Up My Life (1977)
DramaMusicRomance

A young performer struggles to balance her true artistic passions with her father's expectations while navigating complicated relationships and unresolved emotions that hold her back from re... Read allA young performer struggles to balance her true artistic passions with her father's expectations while navigating complicated relationships and unresolved emotions that hold her back from reaching her full potential.A young performer struggles to balance her true artistic passions with her father's expectations while navigating complicated relationships and unresolved emotions that hold her back from reaching her full potential.

  • Director
    • Joseph Brooks
  • Writer
    • Joseph Brooks
  • Stars
    • Didi Conn
    • Joe Silver
    • Michael Zaslow
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    921
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joseph Brooks
    • Writer
      • Joseph Brooks
    • Stars
      • Didi Conn
      • Joe Silver
      • Michael Zaslow
    • 27User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast47

    Didi Conn
    Didi Conn
    • Laurie Robinson
    Joe Silver
    Joe Silver
    • Si Robinson
    Michael Zaslow
    Michael Zaslow
    • Chris Nolan
    Stephen Nathan
    Stephen Nathan
    • Ken Rothenberg
    Melanie Mayron
    Melanie Mayron
    • Annie Gerrard
    Jerry Keller
    Jerry Keller
    • Conductor
    Lisa Reeves
    • Carla Wright
    John Gowans
    John Gowans
    • Charley Nelson
    Simmy Bow
    • Mr. Granek
    Bernice Nicholson
    • Mrs. Granek
    Ed Morgan
    Ed Morgan
    • Account Executive
    Joseph Brooks
    • Creative Director
    • (as Joe Brooks)
    Amy Letterman
    • Laurie (as a child)
    Marty Zagon
    • Mr. Nussbaum
    Martin Gish
    • Harold Nussbaum
    Arnold Weiss
    • Usher
    Brian Byers
    Brian Byers
    • Singer
    Terry Brannon
    • Usher
    • Director
      • Joseph Brooks
    • Writer
      • Joseph Brooks
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews27

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    Summary

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    • Trivia
      The singing voice of Didi Conn was provided by Kacey Cisyk, who also appears in the film as a bridesmaid. Debby Boone covered the title track, and her version spent 10 weeks at #1 on the U.S. pop music charts in 1977.
    • Quotes
      • Laurie Robinson: I learned something today, Pop. It was really painful, but I learned something. I learned that I have to depend on myself. I can't depend on anybody else and that's ok. You know why? Because I'm a really good person to depend on. Maybe I don't have someone that I thought I loved a lot really, but that's ok because I've got me. And I've got my work. And I've got my music. And I love that - more than anything else on this earth.
    • Connections
      Featured in That's Hollywood: Hollywood Hit Parade (1978)
    • Soundtracks
      California Daydreams
      Music and Lyrics by Joseph Brooks
      Performed by Kacey Cisyk and Joseph Brooks

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 31, 1977 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sessions
    • Filming locations
      • United-Western Recording Studios, Hollywood, California, USA(recording sequences filmed at)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Mondial International
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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