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If Ever I See You Again

  • 1978
  • PG
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
3.9/10
209
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If Ever I See You Again (1978)
DramaRomance

Bob Morrison, a successful composer of TV commercial jingles, is unhappy with his his lack of creative freedom in developing the definitive dog-food song. Frustrated, he heads out to Hollywo... Read allBob Morrison, a successful composer of TV commercial jingles, is unhappy with his his lack of creative freedom in developing the definitive dog-food song. Frustrated, he heads out to Hollywood to score a movie. While in California, he establishes contact with an old girlfriend. J... Read allBob Morrison, a successful composer of TV commercial jingles, is unhappy with his his lack of creative freedom in developing the definitive dog-food song. Frustrated, he heads out to Hollywood to score a movie. While in California, he establishes contact with an old girlfriend. Joe Brooks ("You Light Up My Life") co-wrote, produced, directed, scored and starred in the... Read all

  • Director
    • Joseph Brooks
  • Writers
    • Joseph Brooks
    • Martin Davidson
  • Stars
    • Michael Decker
    • Julie Gordon
    • Joseph Brooks
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.9/10
    209
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joseph Brooks
    • Writers
      • Joseph Brooks
      • Martin Davidson
    • Stars
      • Michael Decker
      • Julie Gordon
      • Joseph Brooks
    • 29User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Michael Decker
    • Young Bob Morrison
    Julie Gordon
    Julie Gordon
    • Young Jennifer Corly
    • (as Julie Ann Gordon)
    Joseph Brooks
    • Bob Morrison
    • (as Joe Brooks)
    Danielle Brisebois
    Danielle Brisebois
    • Amy Morrison
    Branch Emerson
    • Jonathan Morrison
    Shannon Bolin
    Shannon Bolin
    • Elsa
    Jimmy Breslin
    Jimmy Breslin
    • Mario Marino
    Jerry Keller
    Jerry Keller
    • Steve Warner
    George Plimpton
    George Plimpton
    • Lawrence Lawrence
    Bob Kaliban
    • Account Supervisor
    Len Gochman
    • Account Executive
    Susan Rubenstein
    • Copywriter
    Steve Hiott
    • Art Director
    Gordon Ramsey
    • Larry Brookman
    Vinnie Bell
    • Guitar #1
    Eric Weissberg
    Eric Weissberg
    • Guitar #2
    Dan Resin
    • Account Supervisor
    John Nalpern
    • Account Executive
    • (as John Halpern)
    • Director
      • Joseph Brooks
    • Writers
      • Joseph Brooks
      • Martin Davidson
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    Monika-5

    Standard 70s love story

    I love to watch movies from the 1970s, especially romances, to check out the cheesy clothes, huge, poofy hair, bad disco music, etc. This and Moment by Moment, made the same year, win 1978's most cheesy romances of the year. Shelley Hack, who went on to replace Kate Jackson on Charlie's Angels, is beautiful but looks uncomfortable throughout. I've read she asks interviewers not to mention this film. Joe Brooks, who basically did everything in this movie (co-star, director, writer, producer, wrote and arranged the music), can't save the film either.

    Still, if you love cheesy 70s movies, you'll lap this one up!
    4rbass418

    See the ad agency scenes

    Saw this movie back in the mid-80's on HBO just as I'd gone to work for a medium-sized advertising agency. The best parts of this film are the ones where Joe Brooks has to pitch his music to clients and deal with them in the recording studio along with their ignorance and complete lack of knowledge. As a jingle writer and producer, Joe knows this dynamic very well, and as portrayed here, it's dead-on - the most accurate and honest part of the film. It's extremely relatable if you're in the advertising business. Joe Brooks probably has a hundred stories that are just as funny and inane as the ones presented here, maybe enough for an entire film. That might wear thin pretty quickly, but it would more entertaining than the bulk of "If Ever I See You Again."
    dphelan-1

    Men Don't Make Passes

    You know what I loved about this film ? That both Hack and Brooks wore glasses. In 1978, that was a breakthrough! Remember all the film fatales that wore specks and then when they removed them were deemed beautiful ? Or even the ones like Dorothy Malone in The Big Sleep and many others that had to remove them when they wanted to impress the guy ? Well today lots of girls wear glasses; it's a style thing and I would bet that no one under the age of 25 understands the importance of facial lenses in film. In the old days it just did not happen that a romance could develop between two four-eyes ( or eight eyes in this case) But it did in this film and THAT single thing is what makes it great.
    1Tarasicodissa

    Joe Brooks, You're not Orson Welles

    There are different types of bad movies.

    This falls into the pretentious bad category, which is the most fun. It is the sort of movie created by someone who takes himself far, far too seriously. He has a degree of talent but not nearly as much as he thinks he has so his strivings for Meaning and Significance and Truth are as clichéd as .... a commercial.

    Joe Brooks, a jingle writer of the era, was the 'creative genius' behind this effort. Director, writer, star, teeth grindingly sappy ballad writer. Hey, it was the 'auteur' era so why not get in on the action ? Fortunately, the summer special effects blockbuster was discovered at precisely that time so the threat of Joe Brooks, auteur, was nipped in the bud.
    dewey22

    As close to faultless a movie as I've seen.

    I believe I've enjoyed this movie more than any other love story that was never promoted. I wish J. Brooks would write,direct, and act in more movies. By the way, I thought the music was exceptional considering that I had never heard any of them before. This ranks as a "10" in my book.

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    • Trivia
      This movie has never been released on DVD or Blu Ray disc but it was released on home video cassette during the 1980s.
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      If Ever I See You Again
      Written by Joseph Brooks (as Joe Brooks)

      Performed by Jamie Carr (vocal)

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    • Release date
      • May 24, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • California
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 45m(105 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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