Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2017)
93%RT Audience Score: 86%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
1 win & 6 nominations total
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds is a touching, bittersweet, and ultimately charming love story that serves as a poignantly effective tribute to the strangely complicated, uniquely resilient mother/daughter duo.
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds is a touching and heartwarming tribute to two Hollywood icons who were also mother and daughter. The documentary takes us on a journey through their lives, their struggles, and their unbreakable bond. It’s a reminder that even the brightest stars have their own demons to battle, but through it all, love and family can conquer all. Plus, who knew Carrie Fisher was so hilarious and salty? She truly was one of a kind.
Production Company(ies)
Produzioni Europee Associate, Arturo González Producciones Cinematográficas, Constantin Film
Distributor
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MPAA / Certificate
TV-14
Year of Release
2017
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.78 : 1
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Runtime:NA
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Streaming): Feb 3, 2017
Genre(s)
Documentary
Keyword(s)
starring Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, directed by Alexis Bloom, Fisher Stevens, produced by Alexis Bloom, Todd Fisher, Julie Nives, documentary, mother-daughter duo, Hollywood royalty, bittersweet, charming, love story, tribute, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Margaret Lyons, Robert Bianco, Alison Herman, Jason Bailey, Jeff Jensen, Melanie McFarland, Daisy Wyatt, Anne Brodie, Bobby Finger, Christopher Campbell, MPAA rating, English, runtime 1h 35m, cast & crew, audience score, critic consensus, genre, producer names, writer names, actor names, director names, Tomatometer, Fresh Kernels
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Debbie Reynolds – Self
Alexis Bloom – Director, Producer
Fisher Stevens – Director
Todd Fisher – Producer
Julie Nives – Producer
Director(s)
Alexis Bloom, Fisher Stevens
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
Alexis Bloom, Todd Fisher, Julie Nives
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
1 win & 6 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (57) | Top Critics (30) | Fresh (57)
Ms. Fisher is brainy and salty and hilarious, and she’s frank and eloquent in describing being bipolar.
December 28, 2017
Margaret Lyons
New York Times
TOP CRITIC
This is the film we have – one that is likely to leave those who loved Reynolds or Fisher loving them even more.
December 28, 2017
Robert Bianco
USA Today
TOP CRITIC
Bright Lights is a heartbreaking tribute to a singular mother-daughter relationship.
August 11, 2017
Alison Herman
The Ringer
TOP CRITIC
HBO moving ‘Bright Lights” premiere could play as a rather ghoulish bit of exploitation. But it doesn’t, because the film is such a celebration of both extraordinary women, and the bond they shared right up to their final days.
January 17, 2017
Jason Bailey
Flavorwire
TOP CRITIC
The film transcends utility. It’s a sober yet gracious cautionary tale about fame and fandom and a powerful portrait of love in action.
January 10, 2017 | Rating: A
Jeff Jensen
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
Bright Lights plucks [Fisher’s] star and that of her mother down from distant heights and lets us gently hold them for a time, reassuring us that their brilliance and humanity was real, their mutual endearment unbreakable.
January 9, 2017
Melanie McFarland
Salon.com
TOP CRITIC
Beneath the glitz and glamour, Bright Lights told a story of family wounds that run deep – a tale we mere mortals can relate to as well.
January 25, 2019
Daisy Wyatt
iNews.co.uk
So many surprises and revelations, this intimate visit in their homes and heads is pure genius and a wonderful tribute to these ladies who clearly were the loves of each other’s lives.
August 24, 2018
Anne Brodie
What She Said
A gentle, minor tribute to one of Hollywood’s greatest loves that proves how lucky we were to have them, and how much luckier they were to have each other.
June 13, 2018
Bobby Finger
The Muse/Jezebel
For 90 minutes, we forget they’re gone, spending valuable time with two very different but well-bonded and equally charming Hollywood icons.
February 9, 2018
Christopher Campbell
Thrillist
Many of those mourning the deaths last week of “Star Wars” icon Carrie Fisher and her mother and Hollywood legend Debbie Reynolds feel as if they’ve lost good friends. The HBO documentary … helps explain that grief.
December 28, 2017 | Rating: B+
Mark A. Perigard
Boston Herald
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds is an exploration of this unusual relationship and a celebration of the beautiful lives left behind.
December 19, 2017
Meghan O’Keefe
Decider…
Plot
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.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The documentary features Hollywood icons Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds.
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