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Music and Lyrics

Music and Lyrics

Share the music with someone you love.

20076.41h 44m

Overview

A washed-up '80s pop star gets a chance at a comeback when reigning pop diva Cora Corman invites him to write & record a duet with her, but there's a problem--Alex hasn't written a song in years; he's never written lyrics and he has to come up with a hit in a matter of days.

Directed by Marc Lawrence
Written by Marc Lawrence
Produced by Liz Glotzer, Martin Shafer
Box OfficeBudget: $40.0MRevenue: $145.9M

Top Cast

Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore

Sophie Fisher

Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant

Alex Fletcher

Brad Garrett

Brad Garrett

Chris Riley

Haley Bennett

Haley Bennett

Cora Corman

Brooke Tansley

Brooke Tansley

Janice Stern

Aasif Mandvi

Aasif Mandvi

Khan

Zak Orth

Zak Orth

David Newbert

Scott Porter

Scott Porter

Colin Thompson

N

Nick Bacon

Pop Bass Player

Andrew Wyatt

Andrew Wyatt

Pop Guitar Player

Themes & Keywords

pop starromcomhas beensongwritingpianolyrics

About Music and Lyrics

Music and Lyrics is a comedy, music, romance film released in 2007 exploring themes of pop star, romcom, has been, songwriting, piano, lyrics. Directed by Marc Lawrence, it stars Drew Barrymore, Hugh Grant, Brad Garrett. A washed-up '80s pop star gets a chance at a comeback when reigning pop diva Cora Corman invites him to write & record a duet with her, but there's a problem--Alex hasn't written a song in years; he's never written lyrics and he has to come up with a hit in a matter of days.

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