«I'm in it for love», The Lyric

«I'm in it fot love" by James House
(Written by Patrick Henderson and Andy Goldmark)

I’ve loved and I’ve lost
I’ve added the cost
Now I want to live
Free to start all over
If you say you will
I’ve nothing to promise
All that I want is
To know we have this chance
We can make it different
You just understand

That I’m in it for love
I’m not in it for a love of a stranger
´Cause there ain’t enough time
There ain’t enough love to be found in this world
If we’re in it for love
There can be no hurt, harm or danger
There’s no limit for us
When the walls come tumbeling down

You’ve sheltered your dreams
And what does it mean
To you if you can’t say
You have someone to side with you
When you’ve gone against the grain

I’ve been there before
And one thing’s for sure
This time I need some help
This heart holds out for you
Waiting here for no one else

I’m in it for love
I’m not in it for a love of a stranger
´Cause there ain’t enough time
There ain’t enough love to be found in this world
If we’re in it for love
There can be no hurt, harm or danger
There’s no limit for us
Let the walls come tumbeling down

You and me
Leaving the heartache in the sand
The sky’s wide open this time
This time it’s love we’re holding in our hands

I’m in it for love
I’m not in it for a love of a stranger
´Cause there ain’t enough time
There ain’t enough love to be found in this world
If we’re in it for love
There can be no hurt, harm or danger
In it for love, let the walls come tumbeling down

Lisa & Joe

Lisa Taylor

Sneaking the Script...

Joe Fisk: So, uh, what were you doing out in the forest?

Lisa Taylor: That's my secret hobby. Photography.

Joe Fisk: Really?

Lisa Taylor: I was taking pictures of myself.

Joe Fisk: Why?

Lisa Taylor: Well, I was supposed to be Ophelia.

Joe Fisk: Oh, right. That's, um... the painting out in the hallway. Right?

Lisa Taylor: Yeah. You're very observant.

Joe Fisk: Well, I saw you in the forest... Did you see me?

Lisa Taylor: Of course I saw you. That's why you're here.

TV Guide Review

Technically, this film should be classified as a fantasy: the folks behind it ask the viewer to swallow so many unlikely premises that it boggles the mind. Sheffer is a resident at a reform camp for handsome and muscular juvenile delinquents. While out on an athletic outing in the Oregon woods where the camp is located, Sheffer sees a beautiful woman floating in a pond. This lady of the lake is Madsen, a student at a nearby Catholic girls' school who is working on a photography project. Of course, it's young love at first sight, but there remains the problem of getting these kids together.

Director Gibbons makes his feature debut here after cutting his teeth in rock videos. The aesthetics of his former medium are evident throughout, including artfully lit shots, beautiful actors, and plenty of pop tunes. Missing are characters of any reasonable intelligence or believability. There's no real point to the film other than to watch Sheffer and Madsen make out. Their brief and boring lip locks aren't enough to base a film on, despite the promised passion of a poorly chosen title.

TV Guide

The New Work Times Review

Can a girl from a Roman Catholic boarding school find happiness with a guy from a minimum-security prison down the road? That is the question posed by ''Fire With Fire,'' which opens today at Loews State and other theaters. If you think the question is uninteresting, wait till you see the movie.

This is the first try at directing a feature by Duncan Gibbins, who comes to us from music video. Symptoms of that condition emerge, but without any of the fever that has been known to accompany it. Much time is given to moody music and moony shots of the young lovers (Virginia Madsen and Craig Sheffer) doting on each other. ''You smell great,'' he says. ''You're very observant,'' she says.

The boarding school is full of good-looking girls; the ''honor detention camp'' is full of rowdy youths. They get together at a dance that drags along like a marathon. In charge of the boys is a mean-talking character who goes nowhere without his shotgun (Jon Polito). In charge of the girls is Sister Victoria (Kate Reid), who has no discernible character at all. This movie even makes the accomplished Miss Reid boring.

What action there is has to do with the young lovers attempting to escape together. A fire breaks out toward the end, but it does not explain the title. The damp script is in no danger of igniting. The question with which viewers may be left is why it took four people to write this thing.

''Fire With Fire'' is rated PG-13 (''Special Parental Guidance Suggested for Those Younger Than 13''), owing to some naughty language. False Alarm FIRE WITH FIRE, directed by Duncan Gibbins; screenplay by Bill Phillips, Warren Skaaren, Paul Boorstin and Sharon Boorstin; director of photography, Hiro Narita; edited by Peter Berger; music by Howard Shore; produced by Gary Nardino; a Paramount Pictures release. At Loews State, Broadway and 45th Street; Loews New York Twin, Second Avenue and 66th Street; Loews 84th Street Six, at Broadway, and other theaters. Running time: 104 minutes. This film is rated PG-13. Lisa TaylorVirginia Madsen Joe FiskCraig Sheffer MapmakerJeffrey Jay Cohen Sister VictoriaKate Reid William (Boss) DechardJon Polito Sister MarieJean Smart Jerry WashingtonTim Russ BaxterD. B. Sweeney Ben HalseyDavid Harris.

By WALTER GOODMAN

Published: May 9, 1986

Community Review

About why it is my favorite of all. I was intrigued by the advertising on TV and was hooked when I actually went to the theater to see it. I would say my favorite scene is when Joe sneaks into Lisa's dorm and gets on top of her in bed. I have a color photo that was taken of that scene, one that is different from the photo in the press kit. The color photo I have was taken directly above
them, while the photo in the press kit was taken from the side. I also like the scene where Lisa is disguised in a black cape when she surprises Joe at the cemetary ("Young man, could you ever have the hots for an older woman?"}.
Some of the items I am looking for are unique promotional items, such as pre-release screening passes and anything else unique that was made to promote the film.

Bill Brown (USA)