Endless Love (1981 film)

Endless Love is a 1981 American romantic drama film directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight, Don Murray, Richard Kiley, Penelope Milford, and Beatrice Straight. The film also marks the feature film debut of Tom Cruise.

Adapted from the 1979 novel of the same name by Scott Spencer, the screenplay was written by Judith Rascoe. The original score was composed by Jonathan Tunick. While the novel is set during the summer of 1969, the film updates the setting to the early 1980s and presents the narrative in chronological order, omitting the non-linear structure of the source material.

The film received generally negative reviews, with critics drawing unfavorable comparisons to the novel, which explored themes of obsessive love. Despite the critical reception, the film's theme song—also titled "Endless Love" and performed by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie—emerged as a commercial success. It spent nine consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, along with five Grammy Award nominations.