Made shortly after Sonny Bono’s death, this biopic is based on his autobiography. As such, it tells his version of the couple’s relationship, portraying him as the real genius behind their success. Though Cher receives a less sympathetic treatment, she does prevail on at least one count – Renee Faia’s depiction of her is far more successful than Jay Underwood’s performance as Sonny Bono.

Faia captures Cher’s voice and mannerisms from the get go, and though her depiction of Cher’s self-confidence expectedly changes as she matures, her smart-mouthed attitude remains a constant source of entertainment throughout. And when she sings in the studio for the first time (with a voice supplied by Kelly van Hoose Smith) the transformation is complete. Jay Underwood, on the other hand, never manages to sound like Sonny, and his constant stammering makes him appear less like a lovable goofball and more like an idiot.

Which he most certainly wasn’t, at least professionally. In his personal relationship, Sonny’s inability to see Cher’s growing discontentment with ‘Sonny & Cher - the act’ encroaching on Sonny and Cher the couple, leads to their eventual split. Yet even towards the end of this film he confesses that he still doesn’t know where he went wrong.

The biopic ends where it started, on David Letterman’s talk show. Five months later Cher won the Best Actress Oscar for Moonstruck (1987), while Sonny pursued a different avenue of showbiz  - politics.