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Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds

  • TV Movie
  • 20162016
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
3.4K
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POPULARITY
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Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016)
Here's an intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty featuring Debbie Reynolds, Todd Fisher, and Carrie Fisher.
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An intimate portrait of actress Debbie Reynolds and her relationship with her beloved children, Carrie and Todd.An intimate portrait of actress Debbie Reynolds and her relationship with her beloved children, Carrie and Todd.An intimate portrait of actress Debbie Reynolds and her relationship with her beloved children, Carrie and Todd.

IMDb RATING
7.9/10
3.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
994
838
  • Directors
    • Alexis Bloom
    • Fisher Stevens
  • Stars
    • Debbie Reynolds
    • Carrie Fisher
    • Todd Fisher
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Alexis Bloom
    • Fisher Stevens
  • Stars
    • Debbie Reynolds
    • Carrie Fisher
    • Todd Fisher
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 21User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

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    Trailer 1:54
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    Photos25

    Debbie Reynolds in Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016)
    Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds in Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016)
    Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds in Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016)
    Carrie Fisher in Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016)
    Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, and Todd Fisher in Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016)
    Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds in Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016)
    Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, and Todd Fisher in Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016)
    Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds in Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016)
    Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds in Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016)
    Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds in Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016)
    Carrie Fisher in Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016)
    Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds in Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016)

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    Debbie Reynolds
    Debbie Reynolds
    • Selfas Self
    Carrie Fisher
    Carrie Fisher
    • Selfas Self
    Todd Fisher
    Todd Fisher
    • Selfas Self
    Catherine Hickland
    Catherine Hickland
    • Selfas Self
    Constance Freiberg
    • Selfas Self
    Griffin Dunne
    Griffin Dunne
    • Selfas Self
    Eddie Fisher
    Eddie Fisher
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Maxine Reynolds
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Viola Davis
    Viola Davis
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Abe Gurko
    Abe Gurko
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Karl
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Liberace
    Liberace
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Billie Lourd
    Billie Lourd
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Shirley MacLaine
    Shirley MacLaine
    • Doris Mannas Doris Mann
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Doug Maulden-Locke
    Doug Maulden-Locke
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Julia Roberts
    Julia Roberts
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Meryl Streep
    Meryl Streep
    • Suzanne Valeas Suzanne Vale
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Elizabeth Taylor
    Elizabeth Taylor
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Alexis Bloom
      • Fisher Stevens
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds star in a tender portrait of Hollywood royalty in all its eccentricity. From the red carpet to the back alleys behind it, the documentary is about the bonds of family love, which are beautifully bitter-sweet. —Anonymous
    • love
    • mother daughter relationship
    • Plot summary
    • Add synopsis
    • Taglines
      • A different kind of Hollywood love story.
    • Genre
      • Documentary
    • Certificate
      • TV-14
    • Parents guide
      • Add content advisory

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds both passed away before the documentary aired on American television.
    • Quotes

      Carrie Fisher: Family-wise, we didn't grow up with each other, we grew up around each other. You know, like trees.

    • Connections
      Featured in Good Morning Britain: Episode dated 29 December 2016 (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Just in Time
      Written by Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Jule Styne

      Performed by Eddie Fisher

      Courtesy of Ramrod Records

    User reviews21

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Sad, sweet, funny and completely in love with each other and the life they shared.
    Bright Lights is an illuminating look inside the homes and lives of two legends. I love Carrie Fisher cooking a soufflé for her mother Debbie Reynolds and then walking out Carrie's backdoor across their shared backyard and into her Debbie's back door to share a meal with mom. They share more than that with us. It's like sitting on their living room couch and going thru the family album, warts and all. How were they able to live thru all their tribulations? Maybe that they learned to talk about it and deal with it instead of letting if fester and burst inside. And there was laughter, and stories about other celebrities and other heartaches. But what I liked most was their humanity towards each other and that unsinkable spirit that kept them going until all energy was gone from them. What I liked least about it was these two wonderful women should have know the damage drugs, alcohol and cigarettes would do and avoided them. I heard Carrie drank up to 16 Cokes a day and I wonder if the Coke connection with her father had something to do with her addiction to sodas. And Debbie could have had someone to stop her from performing until she was ready to drop. I know it was her choice but they both could have been saved from themselves by their friends. Thank you ladies for all that you gave and shared and God Bless Todd now alone
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    • larry41onEbay
    • Jan 7, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 7, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Cannes title link
      • InsurgentMedia (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bright Lights
    • Production companies
      • Bloomfish Pictures
      • HBO Documentary Films
      • Insurgent Docs
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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