Iphoto wont open.  Message reads "you can't open the application. It might be damaged....

I get a message :-  You can't open the application IPhoto because it may be damaged or incomplete.    Any ideas??

Installing iDVD shouldn't affect iPhoto. I still have iDVD on my machine and it runs just fine!
Hmm....
Clinton
MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), OS X Mavericks 10.9.5, 16GB Crucial RAM, Crucial M500 960GB SSD, 27” Apple Thunderbolt Display

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