The Made for TV movie about Sonny and Cher's rise to fame and the downfall of their marriage. I am uploading this strictly for entertainment purposes only, not to infringe any copyrights.
@clickster010587 thank you for this movie! i'm a sonny and cher fan, although i'm 19 i love good classics :) the song at the beggining "i got you babe" was so beautiful, it's one of my favorite, also i noticed it's in a higher key than the original recorded song! it made the voices higher, it's amazing!
upon, the orig. 'Network' Television airing of this Tv. movie.. i really expected nothing. due, to the movies' subject matter, & content. there, just, weren't any expectations there. mainly, because these type of movies can easily/ quickly go wrong. while, only being a laughable "Mommie Dearest" type of disaster. not to mention, that Celeb. bio-pic Tv. movies are famous for their lack of promotion, casting Star power, emotion/ talent, & well written scripts/ book to television adaptations. re. this project.. i, "SO", pleasantly surprised to have been 101% Wrong?! especially, for network tv... again, i was pleasantly pleased, & surprised, by this movies content. & it's amount?! & w. the addition of one (or, two) very sm. missing elements, this, def. could've cable, or been big screen ready! all actors, here, were really great. even, the smallest ones have met all of their marks! for me, the lead actors perfs. were simply divine. & should have def. been Award winning. you might not recognize this fact? but, it is Extremely difficult to mimic the actions, personality traits of a mild mannered person; like a Sunny Bono. still. the male lead; Jay Underwood, KILLED IT. I MUST give proper credit to the female lead actress; Renee Fala, KU-DOS! please, understand the Extreme difficulty of her undertaking the role of Iconic "character" CHER. EVERY actress, (female) impersonator could "only" play Cher as a humorous spoof/ satire, a bad impersonation/ cartoon like character. or, as, just plain ol' 'cheesy' badness. but, it's almost impossible to play such an iconic character as Cher. Renee is "THE" single exception to this rule. her acting is so refreshingly, real. & also, the very Best kind of understatement. surprisingly, her portrayal of the odd, unique, eclectic, eccentric, flighty, scattered, emotionally distant, passively aggressive, irrational, reactive, defiant, sometimes difficult/ hard to please/ ungrateful, unpredictable, quick tempered, spoiled younger Cher, does not lead you to dislike her. quite, the opposite. it draws you in. & while, helping you to almost 'understand', relate to, & sympathize w. Cher's mindset. as, well as w. her point of view; re. 'her' potential happiness, her life, wants, desires, & needs. it also, shows us how two hopeful/ lovable/ misguided misfits use their imperfections as their strengths, how this (strangely) works in the best interest. & how this action makes all of their dreams realities. this keeps us all positively hopeful about our problems, wants, career goals, & unsatisfactory lives, this, alone, makes, both, of their perfs. big enough to fill any screen. i'd imagine that Renee's real life experience, as member of the band "Mazarines", may have helped her to play another musician, so flawlessly? still, i'm unsure if she actually did sing here? if not?.. her lip syncing was perfect. just as her careers as a Fashion Illustrator, & Costume Stylist, probably, helped her to feel very comfortable. & while, acting in Bob Mackie stage costume recreations. Renee, & Jay's, acting talents allows them, never, to be type casted (as, these people) afterwards. while, their chemistry is tot. undeniable! but, while, not making it overbearing, annoying, too 'in your face. or, forced. Their Amazing acting still allows all involved to shine. these things are very difficult to do/ be. some great actors can do one of things well. if they can do all of these things?. they cannot do them simultaneously. yet, they seem to do these this w. such ease? last, i must add that this movies' minimalistic production, direction, & design, works so well here. it, actually, adds to it's genuine greatness. besides, deserving every award, possible. it def. does deserve an orig. Soundtrack too! mind you, i'm speaking as someone that has witnessed all of Sonny & Cher's career, during, it's orig. time. i just cannot say enough wonderful things about this production. i dare ANYONE to watch this. then, to 'not' love it?! IMPORTANT: the sheer Enjoyment of this IS NOT limited to, 'only', Sonny & Cher fans! but, i must warn you that this movie, & everything mentioned here, WILL make love/ further understand Sonny & Cher!
If it wasn't for Sonny, there would be no Cher. He brought her out of her shyness. No one is perfect, but he did do a lot for her. I'm sure that she would say the same! Sonny was a smart man full of personality and she had none in the beginning.
@@nicolemilano2283 Yeah it's a great movie. I always enjoyed this movie growing up. She looks so much like young Cher. I'm sure Sonny had his faults but after all, he was 11 years older than her! And she was technically underage by today's standards especially.
to think if they were in current times, they'd have a reality show on E! or Bravo...lol...now Cher lives in Malibu, according to Kathy Griffin. "you get to Malibu and turn right" oh my....you have to check out Kathy Griffin's clips on here...she has some funny ass stories about hanging with Cher. They got introduced to one another by Rosie O'donnell
@xxChiQuiTitaxx73 "Baby Don't Go" is the better song for me. It's really emotional for me. Sonny also wrote the fab rock classic, "Needles and Pins" covered by someone every ten years or so.
Another minor inaccuracy: During "I Got You Babe" Cher didn't actually fling her body back and forth when she wasn't singing her lines lol...she just kind of stood there...hmmm...maybe Renee Faia was really enjoying the song and scene....But Jay Underwood (who is playing Sonny) *is* actually wearing the bobcat fur vest that Sonny wore in real life; it was his :) I think Renee is wearing Cher's real clothes too, but I can't be completely sure on that, as the real thing was and isn't colorized lol....Great reenacting, though...really
