The Sonny & Cher Zone | Films

It's undisputed that Sonny & Cher set the music and television worlds alight in the sixties and seventies. However, the duo never achieved success on the silver screen. After a cameo in 1965's so-so 'Wild On the Beach', Sonny & Cher starred in 1967's 'Good Times'. Inspired by The Beatles' 'A Hard Day's Night', the musical-comedy co-starred Academy Award-winner George Sanders and was the directial debut of William Friedkin, who went on to direct 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection'. However, it was a Box Office bust, receiving little praise from reviewers and losing its studio $1,000,000.

After briefly appearing in documentary film 'Mondo Hollywood', Sonny (in)famously splurged all the couple's savings on 'Chastity', a 1969 film he produced for Cher to star in. Directed by a Alessio dePaola (which may very well have been Sonny) Cher's screen presence in the film was praised by critics but again, it was a flop. All four movies have since become cult classics.

Sonny & Cher eventually had success in movies - though separately. Sonny most notably starred in 1982's 'Airplane II: The Sequel', 1986's 'Troll' and 1988's 'Hairspray'. And  of course, Cher won a Best Actress Academy Award for 1987's 'Moonstruck' plus starred in hit movies 'Silkwood' (1983) 'Mask' (1985), 'The Witches of Eastwick' (1987) and 'Mermaids' (1990) amongst others.

Starring Role

Good Times Starring: Sonny & Cher Directed by: William Friedkin Release date: 12 May 1967 US gross: $600,000 Worldwide gross: $800,000 Buy DVD: Amazon; Amazon UK View trailer

Cameo Roles

Wild On The Beach Starring: Sherry Jackson, Gayle Calwell & Jackie Miller Directed by: Maury Dexter Release date: 1965 US Gross: unknown Worldwide gross: unknown View trailer Performed "It's Gonna Rain"

Mondo Hollywood Starring: Jayne Mansfield Directed by: Robert Carl Cohen Release date: July 1967 US gross: unknown Worldwide gross: unknown View trailer

Related Film

Chastity Starring: Cher Directed by: Alessio dePaola Release date: 24 June 1969 US gross: unknown Worldwide gross: unknown Buy DVD: Amazon View trailer