Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds doc airs Saturday on HBO

WASHINGTON — Hollywood was rocked over the holidays with the deaths of actress Carrie Fisher and her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, just a day apart.

Fisher, 60,  died unexpectedly Dec. 27 following complications from a heart attack suffered during a flight from London to Los Angeles. Reynolds, 84, was making Fisher’s funeral arrangements when she died the next day, reportedly telling the family, “I miss her so much. I just want to be with Carrie.”

Now, prepare to laugh and cry as the two are featured in the new HBO documentary “Bright Lights.”

After the stars’ deaths, the doc’s premiere date was bumped up to this Saturday, Jan. 7.

It features rare footage of the “Star Wars” and “Singin’ in the Rain” stars sharing intimate moments.

“I’m my mom’s best friend,” Fisher says in the trailer.

“I share everything with my daughter,” Reynolds says.

Watch the trailer below:

Jason Fraley

Hailed by The Washington Post for “his savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history," Jason Fraley began at WTOP as Morning Drive Writer in 2008, film critic in 2011 and Entertainment Editor in 2014, providing daily arts coverage on-air and online.

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