“It’s a love story. Carrie wanted to make ‘Bright Lights’ for Debbie and Debbie wanted to make it for Carrie.”
That’s HBO Documentary Films president Sheila Nevins, talking to Variety about the upcoming Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, who died last month only a day apart from each other.
Related: Carrie Fisher dies at age 60
The trailer features Fisher and Reynolds riffing on cell phones and memory loss while pawing through old photos and touches upon Fisher’s well-documented bouts of mental illness, chronicled in her books Shock-a-holic and Wishful Drinking.
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Fisher died at the age of 60 following a heart attack on a flight from London to LA, and 84-year-old Reynolds was hospitalized and died the next day.
Related: Film legend Debbie Reynolds dies at 84, one day after daughter Carrie Fisher
The documentary’s premiere date has been moved up to January 7 following the loss. And as you’ll see below, the footage is quite gutting, even for the callow.
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DavidThomasCurran
Sobbing ridiculously now.
MediaGuy
who were these people?
stadacona
Carrie Fisher looked AWFUL. Haggard and with one foot in the grave. That’s what a druggie lifestyle gives you. Her mother looked fantastic though.
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
Do I defect a Grey Gardens vibe..only more optimistic?
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
*detect
ChrisK
@MediaGuy: You ever heard of Google Mr Obtuse?
McBlee
It is amazing how close they were. I’ve loved both from the first time I saw each one on screen.
Debbie Reynolds in “Singing In The Rain” Carrie in “Shampoo” So very sad they are both gone, but the afterlife is filled with laughter along with Robin Williams.
jbone14
I’m absolutely ecstatic about this! Two of my favorites.