Endless Love (1981)

Directed by

Franco Zeffirelli

Genre

drama film, romance film, teen film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

R

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 249 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy and girl fall deeply in love but their relationship is threatened by family disapproval and the boy's extreme obsession. The story follows their intense bond and the consequences that arise from it.

passionateintensemelodramaticyearningtragicobsessiveromanticnostalgic

What happens

Endless Love is a 1981 American romantic drama film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, and starring Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight, Don Murray, Richard Kiley, Penelope Milford, Beatrice Straight. The film also marks the debuts of James Spader and Tom Cruise. Based on the 1979 Scott Spencer novel of the same name, the screenplay was written by Judith Rascoe. The original music score was composed by Jonathan Tunick. Although the novel is set in the summer of 1969, the movie transports the action to the early 1980s. The film also discards the non-chronological structure of the novel and tells all the events in chronological sequence. Critics compared the film unfavorably to the novel, which showcased the dangers of obsessive love. Despite the poor reviews, its eponymous theme song, performed by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, became a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The song spent nine weeks at #1 and received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for "Best Original Song", along with five Grammy Award nominations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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