In 1966. Helen Reddy arrives in New York with her three-year-old daughter, a suitcase, and $230 in her pocket. She had been told she'd won a recording contract, but the record company promptly dashes her hopes by telling her it has enough female stars and suggests that she have fun in New York before returning home to Australia. Helen, without a visa, decides to stay in New York anyway and pursue a singing career, struggling to make ends meet and provide for her daughter. She befriends legendary rock journalist Lillian Roxon, who becomes her closest confidante. Lillian inspires her to write and sing the iconic song "I Am Woman" which becomes the anthem for the second-wave feminist movement and galvanizes a generation of women to fight for change. She also meets Jeff Wald, a young aspiring talent manager who becomes her agent and husband. Jeff helps her get to the top, but he also suffers from a drug addiction that gradually turns their relationship toxic. Caught in the treadmill of fame and dependent on Jeff to manage her professional life, Helen finds the strength to take control of her own career and keep pursuing her dreams.
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I Am Woman
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I Am Woman
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Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)
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Angie Baby
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Alan O'Day:
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I Don't Know How To Love Him
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Delta Dawn
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You And Me Against The World
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Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady
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That's All
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Love Song For Jeffrey
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Revolution
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Lily Donat:
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You're My World
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I Will Follow Him
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Jacques Plante:
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Franck Pourcel: Performer Arthur Altman: English lyrics Tilda Cobham-Hervey: Performer |
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I'll Make You Happy
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Equality Shall Not Be Denied
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Rafael May:
Performer
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Accounts Unpaid
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Rafael May:
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Peanut Butter and Jelly
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Rafael May:
Performer
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Arrival in New York
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Rafael May:
Performer
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Bedroom Lyrics
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Rafael May:
Performer
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Endless Phonecalls
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Rafael May:
Performer
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First Recording Session
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Rafael May:
Performer
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Washington Rally
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Rafael May:
Performer
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Breakfast Cereal
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Rafael May:
Performer
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Bedside Story
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Rafael May:
Performer
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You're Going to Be Laid Tonight
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Rafael May:
Performer
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Wives out on the Town
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Rafael May:
Performer
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Lillian Song into Washington
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Rafael May:
Performer
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Buying Milk
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Rafael May:
Performer
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Limo Drive
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Rafael May:
Performer
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Lillian Is Sick
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Rafael May:
Performer
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Coke on the Carpet
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Rafael May:
Performer
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The Old Helen
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Rafael May:
Performer
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End Credits
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Rafael May:
Performer
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Bridgets' Theme
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Adam Wiltzie:
Performer
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Night Smoke
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Adam Wiltzie:
Performer
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Scenes from a Daughters' Disappearance
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Adam Wiltzie:
Performer
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Pre Crash-Post Crash
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Adam Wiltzie:
Performer
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Search Party
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Adam Wiltzie:
Performer
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Deb Callahan
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Adam Wiltzie:
Performer
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Birthday Balloons
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Adam Wiltzie:
Performer
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Tyler and Jesse
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Adam Wiltzie:
Performer
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Kitchen Chat
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Adam Wiltzie:
Performer
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Detective Morris
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Adam Wiltzie:
Performer
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Clovers' Demise
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Adam Wiltzie:
Performer
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The Passage of Time
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Adam Wiltzie:
Performer
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Lipstick in the Trash
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Adam Wiltzie:
Performer
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Prison Visit
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Adam Wiltzie:
Performer
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Data Base Search
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Adam Wiltzie:
Performer
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The Burning Woman
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Adam Wiltzie:
Performer
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