I saw this once when i was 25 or so, i thought it was boring as fuck. The song endless love was one of the biggest singles ever. In addition to the popularity of the more the theme song sung by dianna ross and lionel richie hit number one on the billboard top 100 charts. One of the most celebrated novels of its time, endless love remains perhaps the most powerful novel ever written about young love. Excerpt end credits from endless love a movie in 1981 which featured the famous duet song of diana ross and lionel richie. Based on the 1979 scott spencer novel of the same name, the screenplay was written by judith rascoe.
I dont know how people would feel about the old movie. Why cant they just film whats in the novel, ending and all. Marc anthony and sara evans and lionel richie endless. As their relationship grows more intense, it begins to take a toll on the young girl. On the same page i saw the old endless love movie on dvd. Endless love was a notoriously sentimental romance about two mismatched, doomed teens. I saw up until he forces her on the bed, and then she admits she loves him, and then i missed something, but i saw the part where the brother accuses david of. I loved when bette midler was presenting the best song award at the academy awards and referred to the theme song as endless love, from the endless movie, endless love. There is a newer version 20 played by gabriella wilde. The movie endless love is one of the best love stories of all time. In the end, his passion for his first love is too strong and she must leave or this love will kill both of them. Based on a novel by scott spencer, endless love details the doomed.
One of its bad points is that its a little too 80s which may explain why it hasnt aged that well. This movie is credited with making brooke shields a household name. An absolute disgrace to the excellent scott spencer novel its based on, franco zeffirellis endless love is undoubtedly one of the worst love stories ever put to film, with laughably godawful performances except for the always great james spader, horrible writing, and an unbelievably creepy lead protagonist. The number one hit, written by lionel richie and performed by him and diana ross, is one of the most classic love songs of all time. Endless love would be a great movie to remake, since theyre making all these remakes these days some of them not even as old as endless love. Alex pettyfer stars as a charismatic young man who falls for a privileged girl played by gabriella wilde in shana festes love story, opening on valentines day.
And just for fun here is the theme song from the original 1981 movie. The movie endless love is about a teenage boy and girl who are in love, until fate and adults end their relationship. Shana festes endlessly lame endless love remake turns the obsessive sexual heat way down from the infamous 1981 brooke shields vehicle while also tossing out the tragedies of scott. Find out where endless love 1981 is streaming, if endless love 1981 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Brooke shields in zeffirellis endless love the new. Endless love, soundtrack album of the 1981 film endless love song, theme for 1981 film, recorded by lionel richie and diana ross endless love, theme song of the 2005 film the myth, performed by jackie chan and kim heesun endless love jeanette song, a 2006 song by german singer jeanette. Watch endless love 1981 full movie free streaming online. Endless love 1981 plot summary 2 a highschool students love for a 15yearold girl is thwarted by parental disapproval, circumstance, and accident. Endless love 1981 cast and crew parental disapproval of two teenage lovers brooke shields, martin hewitt causes a confusion of arson, death and insanity. Brooke shields and martin hewitt at an event for endless love 1981 brooke shields. I think they tried to give the movie something a little more upbeat, though they neednt have bothered. Endless love is a 1981 american romantic drama film based on scott.
Between musical interludes and making out between the two, we see jades dad isnt keen on the two dating, though hippie mom is pretty open to her daughter expressing her love openly. I wrote endless love between the years 1975 and 1979, beginning it as. In suburban chicago, teenagers jade butterfield and david axelrod fall in love after they are introduced by jades brother keith. Based on a novel by scott spencer, endless love details the doomed romance between 17yearold david martin hewitt and 15yearold jade brooke.
Another great point in this movie is its title song and theme endless love by lionel richie and diana ross. David stop seeing jade until the end of the school term in 30 days. Endless love 1981 where to stream and watch decider. This movie is one of the saddest heartbreaking movie. Upon its release in 1981, it was a smash success, but years afterward, its best known as one of brooke shields best performances and as the catalyst for endless love, lionel richie and diana ross sweeping, unabashedly. Dad orders david away, mom argues with him, and jade says shes not a child. When he gets out he is still in love with her and searches for her. David axelrod martin hewitt is a 17yearold high school student who is obsessed by his overwhelming passion for her. Remake of brooke shields endless love is endlessly lame. Endless love is a 1981 american romantic drama film directed by franco zeffirelli, starring brooke shields and martin hewitt.
Endless love 1981 parental disapproval of two teenage lovers brooke shields, martin hewitt causes a confusion of arson, death and insanity. When that doesnt work, david burns down the butterfields house and is sent to a mental hospital. Two high schoolers are consumed by their passion for each other. Jade butterfield brooke shields is a passionate 15yearold beauty who discovers love for the first time.
It far out lasted the movie it was originally written as the theme song for. Young teenagers jade butterfield and david axelrod fall in love, but their passion is. In this ballad, the singers declare their endless love for one another. Anyone unfamiliar with the story of scott spencers novel is bound to be mystified by franco zeffirellis latest film, which reduces endless love. In the end, his passion for his first love is too strong and she must leave or this. Its obviously a bad relationship between these two, and it doesnt end well, and a lot. But to me the 1981 endless love was better because it was more passion. There is all the difference in the world between these two story sequences, and although there are a great many things wrong with the movie, this blunder on the narrative level is the worst. But i think this movie should not be put down as much as it has, and is worth viewing, especially if your a lover of romance. The story is a teenager love story, which i would expect to be more on the innocent and curious side and that would be beautiful. Watching endless love is like experiencing a hallmark hall of fame revision of romeo and juliet, written by william shakespeares. Factory on august, 2019 with new highdefinition movie transfer taken.
Endless love 1981 original motion picture soundtrack. The original music score was composed by jonathan tunick critics compared the film unfavorably to the novel, which showcased the dangers of obsessive love. While the endless love movie itself faded into obscurity, the films soundtrack and its theme song by diana ross and lionel richie, also called endless love, certainly did not. Chicago heart association the producers wish to thank. Here is endless love by lionel ritchie and diana ross. Young teenagers jade butterfield and david axelrod fall in love, but their passion is too consuming for jades bohemian parents, who try to stop them from. Riveting, compulsively readable, and ferociously sexual, endless love tells the story of david axelrod and his overwhelming love for jade butterfield. Endless love official trailer endless love is a film for teens, so nobody in its target demo will probably care that its a remake of a 1981 movie that starred brooke shields. Endless love is a 2014 american romantic drama film directed by shana feste and cowritten by feste with joshua safran. As their affair unfolds, their emotions become so powerful that they threaten to destroy their families, their sanity and their future. A highschool students love for a 15yearold girl is thwarted by parental disapproval, circumstance, and accident. A second adaptation of scott spencers novel, the film stars alex pettyfer, gabriella wilde, bruce greenwood, joely richardson, and robert patrick the film was released on february 14, 2014 by universal pictures in the us and uk, and on february.
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