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I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989)
touching movie
I remember seeing this TV movie when it came out and it touched me even back then being as young as I was. Over the years I recall seeing it on TV, like Lifetime, and every single time I heard the piano music (which they played in the movie going to commercial break or something like that) I would just start crying and sometimes I'd start sobbing, it effected me so much. There was just something poignant about that lonesome piano music (I can almost hear it now) which was so perfect--it went so well with the movie...and that music along with the tragic story of Steven Staynor, wow....it would touch me so much I couldn't almost bear to watch it I'd be crying so hard. I just love this movie and I'd love to own it again. And one more thing: I remember that it was on TV a few years ago and they omitted my beloved piano music! I was shocked and dismayed! It was a betrayal to the film completely.
Rush (1991)
Rush
I first saw this movie when I was 16 years old (in 1994) and I immediately loved it. Jennifer Jason Leigh is one of my favorite actresses and the soundtrack is extremely moving and intense. Eric Clapton did an excellent job, but the song that really made the movie for me was "Bridge of Sighs", which was played twice during the movie, in the beginning and at the end, by Robin Trower. I remember after I saw it for the first time I wondered who sang that song and it took me years to figure it out. I found out who sang it in 2004 after writing down all the songs that were played in the movie, and I just kept narrowing it down and narrowing it down until I thought, "It must be 'Bridge of Sighs'" because I recognized a few of the lyrics. That song was just chilling! Gregg Allman did an amazing job, too, as Gaines. I also read the book, but years after I first saw the movie. Every time I see this movie it captivates me, and I am a very picky movie-goer. I am the type of person who likes documentaries the best, or at least movies that are really "real", with plots that could have happened in real life. And every single time I see one of the last scenes--in the courtroom-- it gives me chills and brings tears to my eyes. It's just one of my favorite movies of all time and definitely a must-see!